The entire world is under Hozier’s love spell. Read on to find out which of his songs are the most romantic.
10. Unknown/Nth
“You called me “angel” for the first time, my heart leapt from me
You smile now, I can see its pieces still stuck in your teeth
And what’s left of it, I listen to it tick
Every tedious beat going unknown as any angel to me”
Hozier has a real talent for seamlessly blending romance and the macabre. And these lyrics are a perfect example of this talent. The metaphorical imagery of giving your heart to someone just to have them eat is both beautiful and terrifying.
9. From Eden
“Honey, you’re familiar like my mirror years ago
Idealism sits in prison, chivalry fell on its sword
Innocence died screaming, honey, ask me I should know
I slithered here from Eden just to sit outside your door”
This song was written from the perspective of the devil. There is something so poetic about the devil, the embodiment of temptation, looking longingly upon someone. You can listen to this song after binge watching Lucifer.
8. NFWMB
“Give your heart and soul to charity
‘Cause the rest of you
The best of you
Honey, belongs to me”
The days of Barbara Cartland’s flowery and chaste romance novels are over. People don’t want to be put on pedestals. They want to be loved for their imperfections. This lyric is particularly romantic because it says that the much lauded heart and soul are not always the best parts of us. It says that every part of us deserves to be loved.
7. To Be Alone
“But you don’t know what hell you put me through
To have someone kiss the skin that crawls from you
To feel your weight in arms I’d never use
It’s the god that heroin prays to”
I’m sure this line resonates with all of the Twilight lovers out there. Maybe Edward Cullen wouldn’t have seemed so creepy if he said “it’s the god that heroin prays to” rather than “you’re my exact brand of heroin.” These lyrics equate the physical affection of a lover as not only a need but an addiction.
6. Like Real People Do
“Why were you digging?
What did you bury,
Before those hands pulled me
From the earth?
I will not ask you where you came from,
I will not ask you and neither should you”
These lyrics evoke the image of someone trying to dig up a secret and instead finding someone to love. These lyrics really drive home this song’s story of two people coming together and not asking about each other’s baggage.
5. Cherry Wine
“But I want it
It’s a crime
That she’s not around most of the time”
This song is beautiful, but it’s not as romantic as people think. It actually tells the story of a toxic partner. But we can all relate to the visceral need to be near the person who you love. Even if the relationship is not healthy.
4. Talk
“I’d be the dreadful need in the devotee
That made him turn around (hey ya)
And I’d be the immediate forgiveness
In Eurydice
Imagine being loved by me”
We all know that Hozier loves to inject religious imagery into his songs. But he also loves to add Greek mythology into his lyrics. This is probably one of the sexiest lyrics on this list. You can just imagine your lover hugging you from behind and whispering “imagine being loved by me” into your ear.
3. In A Week
“And they’d find us in a week
When the buzzards get loud
After the insects have made their claim
After the foxes have known our taste
After the raven has had his say
I’d be home with you, I’d be home with you”
Have you ever just laid on the ground next to the person you love and thought to yourself, “I could die happily right now?” These lyrics perfectly encapsulate the contentment of being with the person who makes you the happiest.
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2. Take Me To Church
“If I’m a pagan of the good times
My lover’s the sunlight
To keep the Goddess on my side
She demands a sacrifice”
There is a reason this is one of Hozier’s most well-renowned songs. The music gets your heart racing and the lyrics make you feel like you’re a deity being worshiped on the altar of love and desire.
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1. Work Song
“When my time comes around
me gently in the cold dark earth
No grave can hold my body down
I’ll crawl home to her”
If there is one thing Hozier loves it’s death and zombie imagery. These lyrics make you realize that The Princess Bride is right in that not even death can stop true love.
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