139 Quotes by Hozier

Be that hopeful feeling when Eden was lostIt's been deaf to our laughter since the master was crossedWhich side of the war really suffers that cost

If I was born as a blackthorn tree, I’d wanna be felled by you, Held by you, Fuel the pyre of your enemies.

There is no sweeter innocence than our gentle sin.

The song is about asserting yourself and reclaiming your humanity through an act of love.

When I write songs, I try to remove myself a little bit. Obviously they’re very personal to me, but it feels easier if I feel like I’m writing characters.

The song, to me, is about what it is to be a human, what it is to love someone as a human being, and organizations that would undermine that, and undermine the more natural parts of being a person.

I am a politically motivated person, and that will come through in the music. I’m not sure if every song will be Take Me to Church, but I can only hope that people enjoy the body of work that I have ahead of me.

Social media is an advertisement for the superficial extroverted self.

I know I'm not the kind of music that's going to have tons of screaming fans, and I'm not gonna be everyone's cup of tea. I just want to do as good a job as I can.