As a gay kid who grew up in a church that told me every day that I was sick, this song hits home. They didn't know I was gay, but I did, and their words decreased my self worth so badly that I still have no self confidence and I am 48 years old now. Careful how you treat people.
@lesleywarnock2282 жыл бұрын
I'm SO sorry they made you feel that way sweetheart 😔 in my opinion those who call themselves "Christian" or use religion as a reason to hate or judge another are the fucking WORST. They're also usually the ones with the most to hide. It look a bad marriage to a Narcissist to strip me of all of my self esteem/worth, Im 52 now 11 years after I left & I'm still trying to find mine. I made damn sure my gay son now 24 ALWAYS knew he was loved & supported 💙 Sending you tons of love & hugs tonight from 🇨🇦 xo
@I_am_UpsideDown2 жыл бұрын
People are cruel and apparently have too much time on their hands... instead of taking care of their own business, they get all up in everyone else's... their hatred, fear and anger made them characters in YOUR story, and irrelevant in their own... you won. You know who you are and the fact that you have the ability to love is a strength... WHO that is, makes no difference... it's the 21st century. Live, love and know YOU are worthy of love.
@ReleaseTheQuackers2 жыл бұрын
I am your new mom and I LOVE YOU!!!!
@croissantpower2 жыл бұрын
Why did they call you sick?
@croissantpower2 жыл бұрын
@Rose Madder I was just confused because Kiwi said the people there didn't know they were gay so was confused why they called Kiwi sick if not for that
@lesleywarnock2282 жыл бұрын
This song is hauntingly beautiful. All this time I had no idea that it was about being gay. As the PROUD Mum of a gay son hearing/seeing what others have gone through really does break my heart. For anyone out there who feels alone & unloved because of who they love; let me know, I'll do my best to help you feel just how truly worthy you really are. 💜💜💜🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈💜💜💜
@redneckangel64942 жыл бұрын
Absolutely! #FreeMomHugs 🌈❤
@kev71612 жыл бұрын
I don't know that the song is necessarily about being gay, but rather the hypocrisy of the church and some of those that attend these institutions. Catholic priests were diddling altar boys but the church was covering it up while still preaching against abortion or birth control or homosexuality or whatever. A lot of so-called Christians are Christians on Sundays but live a sinful life the rest of the week. Too many conservative bible-thumpers condemn homosexuality and other lifestyle choices while having affairs (Jim Baker and Jerry Falwell come immediately to mind) and using up all the offerings to buy themselves mansions. Not everyone is good and not everyone is bad. A majority of us probably fall somewhere in between. There is no reason for any of us to let others tell us how to behave and how to live.
@carebear45542 жыл бұрын
Me too. I never saw the video until now.
@zanethind2 жыл бұрын
Yeah same I didn't know about the song being about gay people being oppressed until I saw another reaction of this song
@RaduRadonys2 жыл бұрын
This song is not about being gay. The video is. The song can be about lots of things, like all good songs, depends on the person who's listening.
@redneckangel64942 жыл бұрын
Mr. Jayvee, thank you for this. No 2 people will hear this song and think of the same thing/situation. I live in the South and those of us who are members of the LGBT+ community have grown up hearing things like, "Pray the gay away" and "You must not go to church" or "You need more Jesus in your life". I am a firm believer in God BUT, that being said - IF my beliefs are true, we all have to face God at the end and vouch for how we lived. I won't be going to hell for anyone else's actions in their life - just mine. I refuse to judge someone based on what they do in the privacy of their own space - as long as it doesn't harm another living being. I wish we could all live this way and worry about our own stuff. May you have a wonderful day and keep up the good work. Stay strong, my guy. ❤😊
@tanyapoe54902 жыл бұрын
Yeah I'm a southern woman who happens to be bi and this song hits hard. I've never suffered because of who I am...people in my little town mind their own business, in general, thankfully.
@Comrade_mommy2 жыл бұрын
My mom was raised in a free will Baptist church in the south. Didn’t even know she could be gay. Bc of that it wasn’t till after her 3rd husband & 3rd child that she even realized she was gay. She had been desperately searching for love with men she was biologically unable to feel attracted to. Growing up in the LGBTQ+ community I knew my family and the ppl who helped raise me weren’t abnormal, but religious family members told me my mother would burn in eternal hellfire, when I was 7 fcking yrs old. It was traumatizing bc my mom was everything to me. I knew they were wrong but I was terrified of god and hell. Till I realized at 14 I’d rather burn in hell with the ppl that I loved then be in heaven with those evil religious btches who would traumatize a child to the point I devolved stomach pains and severe anxiety. I also remember my mom telling me how I should keep our family a secret to keep me from being bullied. I didn’t know at the time but that must have broken her heart. I was the only child she really had left, my older sister had run off and my ex step dad had threatened my mom with having her other kids taken away for being gay if she didn’t give custody of her toddler to him. The one thing they did for sure was make atheists out of the both of us. I believed in god as a child but all faith was killed by their bigotry and cruelty. But on a positive note my best friend in HS found my home to be her haven. Her parents were homophbic bigots but my family gave her the courage to come out. (She’s married to her wife now and they’re about to go through IVF to have their first child.) By HS I quit hiding my family and developed a reputation for beating anyones a$$ who tried to tlk sht to me. My mom passed unexpectedly in 2020 but I’m grateful she got to see marriage legalized and the end to many state level discriminatory laws. I’m also grateful that my HS best friend’s child won’t have to hide her family.
@redneckangel64942 жыл бұрын
@@Comrade_mommy Babydoll, I feel your pain in a way. I spent 3 years of my life in a Free Will Baptist. Folks are cruel and unfortunately, your mom saw that side. I lost my mom in 2001 - 5 days after I turned 18. My heart goes out to you. Your mom sounds like she was a strong, wonderful woman who instilled some great things in her daughter/son. I don't know you but I am your sister under the "human condition". Sending hugs and love your way. ❤❤
@lorrieannesilvey4742 жыл бұрын
Love is love. Hate and being different is just something that shows a person's maturity in the true human condition. My God loves all and I mean all.....
@tanyapoe54902 жыл бұрын
@@lorrieannesilvey474 exactly. And im glad you believe that.
@karenchotard95822 жыл бұрын
Wow sometimes the intolerance of people Dam, it just hurts my soul. My brother was gay, he faced a lot of discrimination. When he came out, he lost a lot of family and friends. But he was my brother and I saw his soul for what is was, pure light and kindness. Not for who he slept with.
@raquelf.19622 жыл бұрын
i am so glad you stuck by your brother!!!!!
@chrissyanddee52682 жыл бұрын
I just wanted to say GOD BLESS YOUR PARENTS FOR RAISING A MAN LIKE YOU who has the heart that you do!! Whatever woman you end up with is going to be a LUCKY LADY!! You can't fake the heart, uniqueness and the genuine person you are!! You are AWESOME and such a JOY TO WATCH!! LOVE YOU BRO!!!❤️❤️🎵🎵❤️❤️
@arthurestrada26822 жыл бұрын
So thank you for the kind perspective. The line that resonates with me is how they told me I was born sick. It's taken a lifetime to reclaim my power.
@christelsegbars16302 жыл бұрын
You where born and to me everybody is born to me outof love, other peoples tiny minds is what make us sick, I don't know you but even if you are purple with yellow dots, I love you when you love, whomever you love
@go234ko96ts52 жыл бұрын
We are not born prejudice it is taught to us and SOMETIMES religion doesn't always teach love. Great vocals by Hozier and the message is so important love eventually wins.
@1paradox2 жыл бұрын
From the emotion in his voice you can just feel that pain and devastation. I really wish humans were more accepting, but sadly some try to rationalize their hate and fear in the name of religion or just plain ignorance.
@Pr0fane262 жыл бұрын
"but sadly some try to rationalize their hate.." I wholeheartedly agree with your opinion here but personally I I think the right word for this would be " _justifying_ their hate and fear.." . I think that if these types of people (the mobs) in the video would not end up doing what they did if they'd rationalize their decisions.
@marisagettas2 жыл бұрын
Stunningly beautiful, devastatingly gorgeous song 🥲 Hozier, who had a Protestant upbringing in the the Quaker faith, but he’s calling out the hypocrisy he sees in the catholic church which influences so many parts of Irish life. From Wikipedia: “The video, shot in grayscale on location at Inniscarra Dam in Cork, Ireland, follows a same-sex relationship in Russia and the violently homophobic backlash that ensues when the community learns of one of the men's sexuality. The video had a budget of 500 euros.” A Masterpiece of a song and video.
@bkm27972 жыл бұрын
Beautifully explained, Thank you!
@lesleywarnock2282 жыл бұрын
Thank you SO much for that! I'm originally from Belfast & had no idea!! Your explanation was amazing 💜 And if you ask me the cult known as the Catholic church are the leaders in hypocrisy, that's just my own two cents.
@marisagettas2 жыл бұрын
@@bkm2797 You are most welcome, BKM 💙💛
@marisagettas2 жыл бұрын
@@lesleywarnock228 You are very welcome. And I agree 100% on the CC leading the hypocrisy race.
@tony1kenobi4682 жыл бұрын
@@lesleywarnock228 Unlike those nice Presbyterians?
@michaelstewart33152 жыл бұрын
Such a wow song. My Christian in-laws loved this song until someone told them what it’s about, they would never play it again. Silly
@flaviuspoa2 жыл бұрын
It happend with Madonna's Like a Prayer.... ppl use to love it till you tell them what it is about... lmao
@raquelf.19622 жыл бұрын
how sad for them...!!!
@m.gattus-reinhart8458 ай бұрын
Do they know the real story or what's it morphed into. The song was written to bring attention to the vile and heinous crimes perpetuated against the LGBT community in Chechnya. They were hunted. They were tortured. They were imprisoned. They were killed.
@peacefulmee5 ай бұрын
I am a muslim and i love this song. Basically just enjoy it and May God have mercy on those who are struggling 🙏
@marlarogers93042 жыл бұрын
We love who we love. I think this song's lyrics are VERY deep.
@Braedenfish2 жыл бұрын
Decades ago when I was a straight black teen who knew nothing about anything when coming out 1st became "a thing"..... n later when the dragging of a young openly gay man by a rope behind a pick up became a regular news report I was transported into the unyielding support of a group i knew nothing about. This song took me back when it was released.... n reinforced the conviction born of youth's shock n outrage.
@phoenixmastrogiovanni1572 жыл бұрын
I'm a butch lesbian trans woman and there are no words to describe how hard this song hits
@julianaFinn2 жыл бұрын
"That's a fine looking high horse ".... what you got in the stable? Words SOME pple should be told... great song, great video.
@citrusskeleton7759 Жыл бұрын
This song was about the anti lgbt hate crimes occurring and still occurring in Russia. Hozier said that the gang going after the kids was specifically a Neo-Nazi gang, based on many far right gangs that had done similar things in Russia. This song was sung in solidarity with the atrocities committed against LGBT+ people in Russia. Hozier is not Russian, but he wanted to sing for the Russians who lived in fear everyday of being themselves.
@maureenwagg53052 жыл бұрын
This video is super powerful and it makes you cherish your LGBTQ friends and family and watch out for them. It breaks my heart every time.
@jazznawol2 жыл бұрын
Love knows no bounds. Beautiful and haunting
@Llelythefallgirl2 жыл бұрын
I'd suggest Nina Cried Power next if you want another song with deep meaning, he has a ton of great songs (Shrike, NFWMB, Cherry Wine, and Movement to name just a few).
@AishaIsFabulous-x-2 жыл бұрын
YES! 💜 -x-
@kimberlyfoust28152 жыл бұрын
Movement!
@casafreesmith2 жыл бұрын
For another truly stunning video of this song, check out the ballet dancer Sergei Polunin dancing solo to this in an empty building. Haunting, sexy, ethereal.
@sajero22 жыл бұрын
Yes! That video is absolutely incredible.
@paprika630972 жыл бұрын
absolutely mind blowing!
@raquelf.19622 жыл бұрын
Yes....watching Sergei dancing to the song is amazing and all the words you used as well!!
@lilyraiyne92252 жыл бұрын
I saw/heard this so long ago, people can be so ugly, pulls at the heart-strings. It hurts to see so much hate in the world and how others are affected by it. Maybe we all should worry about fixing our own imperfections instead of casting stones at others. Great song by Hozier, beautiful vocals.
@wildk4tmc4212 жыл бұрын
This is a tough watch but an amazing song!
@sandrathompson97632 жыл бұрын
Another fantastic Irish artist, 🇮🇪 so proud of the talent from my little country!
@marig92362 жыл бұрын
"Hozier elaborated that "an act of sex is one of the most human things ..but an organization like the church, say, through its doctrine, would undermine humanity by successfully teaching shame about sexual orientation ... the song is about asserting yourself and reclaiming your humanity through an act of love"
@krckyndra2 жыл бұрын
watching the music video always makes me cry a little
@phillipbruno44432 жыл бұрын
He's performed this song live at an awards show a few years ago with non other than Annie Lennox. Can you imagine? Brilliant. Made it all the way to No.2 here in the UK. Fantastic song and singer. Has some other great music too.
@brookehornback18962 жыл бұрын
I cried the first time I saw this video.Wonderful song.
@camilateixeira74572 жыл бұрын
His voice is amazing
@naturally9532 жыл бұрын
I've never heard this song before, but it was very touching, his voice draws you in...I enjoyed your opinion of it as well!
@martinmillar71372 жыл бұрын
Jay this is why you are my fav reactor man... i always have a blast just jaming n listening to you...as if yer a mate next to me yappin... then every so often you drop one like this and genuinely get behind it and appreciate it and leave your thoughts on it it... imo you are bona fide the most open youtuber on youtube.
@kazbaz20112 жыл бұрын
Hozier is huge here in Ireland. Please check out his song Nina Cries Power - it’ll blow your mind!
@spud82842 жыл бұрын
I've always loved your channel and reactions but this one commands respect. Your open minded interpretation of this song was just awesome. As a gay man who felt wrong about it (when I was many moons younger) this song really tapped into that feeling I had. He sings it with such power and conviction it's simply amazing. I'm going to enjoy revisiting this reaction many times over ❤️
@stevencantrellzenroom73832 жыл бұрын
I am 62..I wish we’d had music like this 🏳️🌈
@lyletuck2 жыл бұрын
Every time I hear this song, I think that I'd like to hear Elton John sing it. Hozier's voice is absolutely amazing, but I think Elton would kill it, too.
@sophistik000 Жыл бұрын
This things are STILL happening......this is a crazy cruel world that I'm trying to understand.....but it's quite impossible.
@chriscreekmore2102 жыл бұрын
Never really knew the premise of this song but I always liked it. Thanks for the reaction!
@skylermichaeljameson83922 жыл бұрын
I strongly resonate with this song literally because I'm gay also and I feel that Christianity are hypocrites
@Eternalsfan Жыл бұрын
As am I. You’re being far too polite about those ghouls. No need to be polite to enemies of humanity.
@paprika630972 жыл бұрын
My amazing son is gay and is not sick...he is perfectly made in Gods image just like straight people are, and he was born that way, he did not just decide to choose to be gay, and i do not believe he will not go to heaven because of it. I am so thankful he has been born into a much more accepting time than it used to be, but we still have a long way to go.You said it perfectly...Love who you love! Thank you!!
@Eternalsfan Жыл бұрын
Cherish him and guard him.
@tracytabb28822 жыл бұрын
i have loved this song for yrs ever since it came out. and when i first seen the video i got the true meaning and it has made me cry even more now. stunning song and video. words cant describe how stunning this song and video meaning is wow
@knew33552 жыл бұрын
I’m glad you had the video faded because it is painful to watch. I will never understand how people can have so much hate for others and it breaks my heart. Hozier is an amazing artist though and you really should do more from him. I suggested a couple in another comment and I think others have suggested them as well.
@clarakam38582 жыл бұрын
It s not faire! God is love and hope not hate ...we should be free to love hwo ever we want ,we have only one life ..it s so sad ,ppl are stupid and mean 😢😢😢 i am not guy but i don t have anythink against this..i believe in God but i don t think God will aprove to do harm to somebody for hwo they love or hate😢😢😢 and i am sure still in 2022 this is true 😢😢
@CleverMonkeyArt2 жыл бұрын
I hope this is not too typecasting but though the song and video make it obvious that this is about a young man dealing with his upbringing in a Christian church that hates what he is and literally destroys him, depending on who the audience is this scenario can also be felt as being too familiar to Black people and the KKK, and Jews and the Nazis, etc. Remember Matthew Shepard. Remember Emmett Till. Remember Balbir Singh Sodhi. Remember
@pol2012022 жыл бұрын
I think you’d like Nina cried power by Hozier, but any of his songs are great 😊
@filthyclown80332 жыл бұрын
I can’t help feeling that, despite how nice, polite and understanding our come across as, you have this impression gay people choose to be gay. We don’t. We just are and we don’t choose who to love, it just happens. Just like straight people don’t choose to be straight and don’t choose who to love… if I’ve got this wrong I apologise profusely but I’m just basing this from the words you actually said in this video.. peace ✌️
@ellefitzpatrick63392 жыл бұрын
Truth? I don’t care if it’s about being gay. Music is music and more power to musicians for breaking down barriers and telling it like it like it is.
@cranberrymerlin2 жыл бұрын
There is a great (live) Cover of this song by German singer Lena Meyer-Landrut. You should Listen to that. Very unique voice☺ Thanks for being a lgbtq+ supporter, this just makes me like you and your videos more😊🙌🏳️🌈 And it really is a great Song and a great singer too!🙂
@veganlion43282 жыл бұрын
Such a powerful powerful song and the video ... I have 2 gay sons and I'm so thankful to be their mother.
@jerickson7252 жыл бұрын
I have two adult sons who are not gay, but I made sure to teach them at a very young age that sometimes a man and a woman fall in love, sometimes 2 men fall in love and sometimes 2 women fall in love, some people marry, some people don't, some have children, some don't, etc., etc. I never wanted them to think there was a wrong or right when it came to sexuality, or life choices, despite what they were sure to hear as they got older. If one of them had been gay, they would have known it made no difference to me. Neither is gay, but they are both kind hearted, open minded young men.
@veganlion43282 жыл бұрын
@@jerickson725 I have 4 sons. I taught them the same way you have and we have a myriad of relationships with and without children among the 4. That's why I'm so thankful I was their mother and not someone who was intolerant of difference. Sounds like you and I are very similar!♥️
@jerickson7252 жыл бұрын
@@veganlion4328 I bet all of your children are thankful you are their mother too!! 😊🤗 Unfortunately some are not as lucky.
@OBVIOUSLYEVELYN2 жыл бұрын
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@tongrandoncle2 жыл бұрын
I'm not part of the lgbt+ community. I mean, you can consider me an "ally" but i have a really hard time watching that mv because, as simple as it is, i hate hate,
@heathernevins18102 жыл бұрын
Hozier has a song called “Movement” that is great! The video has Ukrainian ballet dancer Sergei Polunin in it.
@TonyRom2572 жыл бұрын
People like you give me hope for a better world one day.
@darrylvonrokk2 жыл бұрын
I dug you before this video....I dig you even more....even though I'm not gay!
@schmindy77912 жыл бұрын
Love The Work Song and Like Real People Do, both by Hozier and not as popular as some of his others.
@knew33552 жыл бұрын
Hozier is amazing! Please treat yourself by listening to “Arsonist Lullaby” and “Nina Cried Power”. The great Mavis Staples joins him on Nina Cried Power, it’s an awesome song and tribute to those who have fought for civil rights through there talents.
@nvsteveg2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful song, your words were beautiful. 💙💙👏👏🙌🙌
@lblincoe20942 жыл бұрын
Other great Hozier songs to check out are "Work Song", "Movement", "To be Alone", and "Talk". He also did a cover of "We are Young" and Destiny's Child "Say My Name" and they're both pretty epic! And on a somewhat unrelated side note, you should absolutely react to Leon Bridges "River"! It's such a compelling song and it just gets in your soul!
@tresianyfb58652 жыл бұрын
Gay or not if your passion / desire / Love is this strong . your blessed
@lovelyleesa12 жыл бұрын
anit religious song more about sexuality than religion
@catherinem77482 жыл бұрын
Love is LOVE ❤ why is it easier for people to hate than it is to love. Life is short, don't judge someone on thier sexuality, life is hard enough, just live it with love.
@emeidocathail78088 ай бұрын
“That’s a fine lookin high horse” .. rampant self righteousness .. powerfull stuff
@seanok34982 жыл бұрын
Dynamite reaction brother! Such a kind fella and a true role model for anyone watching 👀
@Emburbujada2 жыл бұрын
It's great song. I'd say try Work Song next =)
@martinmillar71372 жыл бұрын
Jayvee.. you'll always be a channel i slink in to in my darkest days cause you lift me up with your comentary on songs i already love... and you do that with a ton of respect and thats why i love this channel.. i love your thoughts more than the song.. which av heard hundreds of times.. but when a nice person.... also shares the same thoughts as i did..back when... its special.. makes me glad... a new audience is born.. but at same time makes me personally feel amazing for reasons no one needs to know .... jayvee.. the boss of reactions bringing it back for all the OGs.. thats what ye do.. ye make it cool to love older music and really understand why it is part of ones life.. gor better or worse..
@Yumm...2 жыл бұрын
Glad you’re back! Please react to “Electric Feel” by MGMT from 2007
@janikaogstefan2 жыл бұрын
Work song and movement are two of my favourites by Hozier
@raquelf.19622 жыл бұрын
First time watching the video..Very powerful. Love is love..no one should be hurt because of who they love!!
@jjfurbable2 жыл бұрын
You should react to “to be alone” “it will come back” “moments silence (common tongue)” and “shrike”
@I_am_UpsideDown2 жыл бұрын
Love this song... powerful. Thanks for reacting to something different.🙃❤
@pollyannaforever83382 жыл бұрын
You have a killer smile!!!
@RelicofNod2 жыл бұрын
It's an anti religion song
@sarahyoung73942 жыл бұрын
Peace and love to all mankind ❤️ have the best day everyone and know you are loved .
@Relaxwithnomes Жыл бұрын
This applies to any "non biblical" relationship...gay, straight and out of wedlock etc.... It's very deep. I think it's beautiful.
@blackwarrior46992 жыл бұрын
Bro you r the best
@dalenikolitch83382 жыл бұрын
I grew up w the catholic religion. Not anymore..... Just Spiritual🥰✌😊 Heard this thought of human religion rite away. God Bless🙏🙏🙏
@HOLYWELL2 жыл бұрын
I'm going to watch this later so forgive me if you've mentioned this but even though this is a good song,it totally rips off Have A Cigar by Pink Floyd which you've reacted to
@teoniinimaki85472 жыл бұрын
I glad of your reaction/review. It brings me joy to see someone discover the meaning of a song which on its own mearly sounds good
@mrpuppy49452 жыл бұрын
Love is love 💕
@fs85892 жыл бұрын
Hello bro...very nice. Next "Take Mo To The Church" - Cakra Khan Cover....raspy and soulful bro ✔️
@carollittle10592 жыл бұрын
Oh you need to hear Annie Lennox dothis song.
@joannparker19772 жыл бұрын
😢 I don’t think this song is relatable to anyone except those types of people in this video. No, being dragged and burned because the church isn’t your normal thing. Reminds me of black lynchings. Abominable. No way this song is a “relatable” song. Anyway, thanks for the reaction. I’ve seen the video.
@stevebrien10412 жыл бұрын
Not worrying about politically correct Checkout Ukrainian band Sershen and Zaratskaya. Try Bad Romance
@glenjohnson93022 жыл бұрын
Sad but great song.
@MarcusBumgardner-d4eАй бұрын
Most people don't get this song till you see the video. Makes me sick. My daughter is gay and how anyone can be bigoted, racist or sexis is beyond my comprehension. Just love people for who they are. One love. Too much hatred in this world.
@ecj17cel2 жыл бұрын
You want to watch a brain teasing video? Check out the video for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "Sacrilege".. You'll probably have to watch it more than once, but it's really good and kinda crazy. 😏
@Paj1v Жыл бұрын
As far as i know, the song is actually about a heterosexual couple, but by the time they we're planning the video, the anti-gay laws in Russia were passed, so the director wanted to take the video in that direction, and it couldn't have been a better decision. The video is powerful, the first time I saw it it took my breath away and I was shedding tears. Greetings from Mexico my brother. 🖖🏽
@RichardArnista10 күн бұрын
As a gay man who was brought up in the 60’s I was told it was a mental condition, I was chastised by the Catholic Church, told I was going to Hell, it still disturbs me today
@davidmurray28292 жыл бұрын
Love who you want to love. Well said Jay. 👏
@galaxymyt48342 жыл бұрын
Yes it's absolutely about religion and church and forbidden things
@dlpowers38982 жыл бұрын
It is so powerful for sure! I think it could relate to anyone who is 'different' or dealing with ignorance and being afraid of something or someone different than themselves, in such a terrifying and violent way. The religious part could just mean the 'ignorant' ones think that what they believe is better than truly knowing and understanding the individual in question. thx for sharing Jayvee :)
@CB-on2xs2 жыл бұрын
This song, his voice wonderful. Then the first time I saw the music video? So powerful. Still find it hard to watch because it makes me cry. It took it the song to another level.
@ravenofroses2 жыл бұрын
the video is about the persecution faced by queer people, especially in russia (one shot shows people carrying a banner with cyrillic writing on it). the song itself is more broadly about the way some religions (specifically catholicism, but also other faiths) demonize sexual pleasure and pleasure in general. the narrator has been told that his desire is wrong, but he feels closest to god when he's with his lover. it's that conflict between the shame he's been taught and the joy he feels in his lover's arms. powerful stuff. still one of my favorite hozier songs (one of my favorite songs in general, tbh).
@stevencantrellzenroom73832 жыл бұрын
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@ziggyzap1 Жыл бұрын
I am religious and gay but was never forced to go to church, every person religious or otherwise I have encountered has not really cared at least in public but I understand that is not how it is in other countries :( It hurts to see my brethren being tortured just for loving someone different. When I came out to my mom even though she was very religious in life she accepted and embraced me fully.. I guess I was lucky, well I did get bullied for it in school a lot.
@kiecraig48942 жыл бұрын
DO A REACTION THE "TAKE ME BACK CHURCH" the song is a million times better.
@m.gattus-reinhart8458 ай бұрын
The song was originally written to bring attention to the violence perpetuated against the LGBT community in Chechnya. 9 years later, it has morphed into something greater.
@janicetrimmell68972 жыл бұрын
Compelling and beautiful, the build to the chorus is soaring. I saw him do this years ago on Saturday Night Live. Just hearing him and watching his eyes reached my soul.
@jimjohns90512 жыл бұрын
Being gay is still hard … that person coming out? They are the brave ones. In 2022. No joke
@sp0ngeb00b72 жыл бұрын
Thank you for highlighting another great Irish artist on your channel, Jayvee!! Hozier himself has not identified as gay at any point but is labelled an “honorary lesbian” by the LGBT community for how poetic and astounding his lyrics about women are 😁 Hozier is just one man, Andrew Hozier Byrne, and other greats of his are “Nina Cried Power” and “Movement”, and a STUNNING live performance of his would be “To Be Alone live in Kilkenny” ❤️❤️
@bodimibiash88882 жыл бұрын
Great song. I love his voice, the lyrics are so powerful and work on many levels, never seen the video before... ❤️
@Tina-qn6pq10 ай бұрын
The box he buried, is symbolic of the secret that he carried. And when you see those men holding the box, it means that they found out their secret. This song is amazing. The video is heartbreaking.
@kimberlyfoust28152 жыл бұрын
I saw Hozier live a couple of years ago and this was the last song he performed. BAWLED my eyes out, it was so emotional and beautiful.
@neilhunter58932 жыл бұрын
Yes,amazing song. Another song i love by him is Arsonist's Lullabye. Oh and Someone New.