Andrew Hozier-Byrne (born 17 March 1990), known mononymously as Hozier, is … Read Full Bio ↴Andrew Hozier-Byrne (born 17 March 1990), known mononymously as Hozier, is an Irish musician and singer-songwriter from Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland. In 2013 he released his debut EP, featuring the hit single "Take Me to Church", and his second EP "From Eden" in 2014. His debut studio album, "Hozier", was released in Ireland in September 2014 and globally in October 2014.

Hozier was born in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland. His mother is the visual artist Raine Hozier-Byrne (who also designed his latest album cover). He began a degree in music at Trinity College, Dublin, but dropped out midway through his first year in order to record demos for Universal Music. While at Trinity, he became involved with the Trinity Orchestra. He was a member of Anúna from 2008 to 2012, and appears as a soloist on their 2012 release "Illumination" singing "La Chanson de Mardi Gras". He toured and sang with the group internationally including performances in Norway and the Netherlands.

In 2013, Hozier released the EP "Take Me to Church EP" (also containing "Like Real People Do", "Angel of Small Death and The Codeine Scene" and a live version of "Cherry Wine"), with the title track becoming his breakthrough single after it went viral on YouTube. It reached number one on the Irish iTunes singles chart and number two in the official chart on 25 October 2013.

Hozier followed up Take Me to Church with the new EP "From Eden EP" (also containing "Work Song", "Arsonist's Lullabye" and a live version of "To Be Alone"), and a number of festival tour dates and television appearances in the United States. Hozier released his self-titled album, "Hozier" on 19 September 2014. It had five singles including "Take Me to Church", "Work Song", and "From Eden", which were hits on his earlier EPs. On December 2014, it was announced that "Take Me to Church" was nominated at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards for Song of the Year in 2015.

In September 2018, he released an EP titled Nina Cried Power and featured the title track as a single, reaching number one on the Billboard Adult Alternative Songs chart. He released his second album, Wasteland, Baby! in March 2019, which debuted atop the Irish Albums Chart and the Billboard 200, and has since been certified gold in the U.S.

Anything But
Hozier Lyrics

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C'mere to me, I wish I was a may fly on the River Tay
I'd fit all my joys and my pleasures in one perfect day
I wish I was the sunlight just sitting on The Mississippi
I'd settle for a shopping trolley in The Liffey
In a shot I'd swap my body for a body of water
Worry the cliff side top as a wave crashing over
I'd lower the world in a flood
Or better yet I'd cause a drought

If I was a rip tide, I wouldn't take you out

I don't wanna be anything, yeah
But I would do anything just to run away
I don't wanna be anything like this at all
But I would do anything if you'd hear me say

Go look another way
Look another way

Look, I wanna be loud
So loud, I'm talking seismic
I wanna be soft as a single stone in a rainstick
I wanna be the thunder of a hundred thousand hooves moving quick
If I was a stampede, you wouldn't get a kick

I wanna be the shadow when my bright future's behind me
I wanna be the last thing anybody ever sees
I hear he touches your hand and then you fly away together
If I had his job, you would live forever

I don't wanna be anything, yeah
But I would do anything just to run away
I don't wanna be anything like this at all
I would do anything if you'd hear me say

Go look another way
Look another way

I don't wanna be anything, hey
(I don't wanna be anything)
But I would do anything (go look another way)
I don't wanna be, wanna be, wanna be, wanna be, wanna be
(I don't wanna be, wanna be, wanna be)
Don't wanna be anything, I
Don't wanna be anything

(I don't wanna be anything, hey)
Go look another way

(I don't wanna be anything, I don't wanna be anything, be anything)
Look another way

Overall Meaning

In "Anything But" by Hozier, the lyrics explore a sense of dissatisfaction and longing for something different. The song expresses a desire to escape from one's current circumstances and be transformed into something else entirely. The singer fantasizes about being a may fly on the River Tay, experiencing pure joy and pleasure in a single day. They also wish to be the sunlight on the Mississippi or even just a shopping trolley in the Liffey, seeking a different form and existence. The lyrics convey a sense of restlessness and a yearning for a change that could bring fulfillment.

The song speaks to the universal longing for escape and the dreams of being someone or something different. It highlights the desire to be noticed, whether it's the loud seismic force or the soft rainstick. The singer envies the idea of someone who can touch others, causing them to fly away together, and wishes they had that power to make someone live forever. Throughout the song, there is a constant repetition of the line "I don't wanna be anything, but I would do anything just to run away," emphasizing the strong desire for escape from the current state of being.

Line by Line Meaning

C'mere to me, I wish I was a may fly on the River Tay
Come closer to me, I long to be a short-lived insect on the River Tay

I'd fit all my joys and my pleasures in one perfect day
I would condense my happiness and delights into a single flawless day

I wish I was the sunlight just sitting on The Mississippi
I yearn to be the comforting rays of sunshine resting on The Mississippi

I'd settle for a shopping trolley in The Liffey
I would even accept being a discarded shopping cart in The Liffey river

In a shot I'd swap my body for a body of water
Without hesitation, I would exchange my physicality for a liquid form

Worry the cliff side top as a wave crashing over
I would relentlessly erode the edge of a cliff, resembling a crashing wave

I'd lower the world in a flood
I would inundate the entire world in a catastrophic deluge

Or better yet I'd cause a drought
Alternatively, I could bring about a prolonged period of dryness and scarcity

If I was a rip tide, I wouldn't take you out
If I transformed into a strong tidal current, I would spare you from its destructive force

I don't wanna be anything, yeah
I have no desire to embody any particular existence, indeed

But I would do anything just to run away
However, I am willing to undertake any action in order to escape my current state

I don't wanna be anything like this at all
I utterly reject the notion of being trapped in this undesirable condition

But I would do anything if you'd hear me say
Nevertheless, I am prepared to engage in any undertaking if only you would listen to my plea

Go look another way
Please divert your gaze elsewhere

Look another way
Direct your attention elsewhere

Look, I wanna be loud
Listen, I aspire to be vociferous and commanding

So loud, I'm talking seismic
To such an extent that my noise resembles seismic activity

I wanna be soft as a single stone in a rainstick
Conversely, I desire to possess the gentleness of a solitary stone within a musical instrument

I wanna be the thunder of a hundred thousand hooves moving quick
I yearn to be the deafening roar created by thousands of galloping hooves

If I was a stampede, you wouldn't get a kick
If I were part of a frenzied mass of running animals, you would not be entertained

I wanna be the shadow when my bright future's behind me
I long to become the fleeting darkness when my promising future lies in the past

I wanna be the last thing anybody ever sees
I aspire to be the final image etched into the minds of all who behold

I hear he touches your hand and then you fly away together
I have heard that when he touches your hand, you ascend to the heavens together

If I had his job, you would live forever
If I possessed his role, you would attain eternal life

I don't wanna be anything, yeah
I have no desire to embody any particular existence, indeed

But I would do anything just to run away
However, I am willing to undertake any action in order to escape my current state

I don't wanna be anything like this at all
I utterly reject the notion of being trapped in this undesirable condition

I would do anything if you'd hear me say
I am prepared to engage in any undertaking if only you would listen to my plea

Go look another way
Please divert your gaze elsewhere

Look another way
Direct your attention elsewhere

I don't wanna be anything, hey
I have no desire to embody any particular existence, hey

(I don't wanna be anything)
(I have no desire to embody any particular existence)

But I would do anything (go look another way)
However, I am willing to undertake any action (please divert your gaze elsewhere)

I don't wanna be, wanna be, wanna be, wanna be, wanna be
I do not wish to become, become, become, become, become

Don't wanna be anything, I
I do not wish to become anything

Don't wanna be anything
I do not wish to become anything

(I don't wanna be anything, hey)
(I have no desire to embody any particular existence, hey)

Go look another way
Please divert your gaze elsewhere

(I don't wanna be anything, I don't wanna be anything, be anything)
(I have no desire to embody any particular existence, I have no desire to embody any particular existence, be anything)

Look another way
Direct your attention elsewhere

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Andrew Hozier Byrne

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@gwenmorris8603

36w↑66

Lyrics:

Come here to me, I wish I was a may fly on the River Tay
I'd fit all my joys and my pleasures in one perfect day
I wish I was the sunlight just sitting on The Mississippi
I'd settle for a shopping trolley in The Liffey
In a shot I'd swap my body for a body of water
Worry the cliff side top as a wave crashing over
I'd lower the world in a flood or better yet I'd cause a drought
If I was a rip tide I wouldn't take you out

[Chorus]
I don't wanna be anything
But I would do anything just to run away
I don't wanna be anything like this at all
But I would do anything if you'd hear me say

[Post-Chorus]
Oh, yeah, hey
Go look another way
Yeah, hey
Look another way

[Verse 2]
Look, I wanna bе loud, so loud, I'm talking seismic
I wanna be soft as a single stonе in a rainstick
I wanna be the thunder of a hundred thousand hooves moving quick
If I was a stampede you wouldn't get a kick
I wanna be the shadow when my bright future's behind me
I wanna be the last thing anybody ever sees
I hear he touches your hand, and then you fly away together
If I had his job, you would live forever

[Chorus]
I don't wanna be anything, love
But I would do anything just to run away
I don't wanna be anything like this at all
But I would do everything if you hear me say

[Post-Chorus]
Oh, yeah, hey
Go look another way
Yeah, hey
Look another way

[Bridge]
I don't wanna be anything, be anything
But I would do anything (Go look another way)
I don't wanna be, wanna be, wanna be, wanna be, wanna be
Don't wanna be anything, anything

[Outro]
Oh, yeah, hey
Go look another way (I don't wanna be anything)
Yeah, hey
Look another way

@j128v897

36w↑76

C'mere to me. I wish I was a may fly on the River Tay
I'd fit all my joys and my pleasures in one perfect day
I wish I was the sunlight just sitting on The Mississippi
I'd settle for a shopping trolley in The Liffey
In a shot I'd swap my body for a body of water
Worry the cliff side top as a wave crashing over
I'd lower the world in a flood
Or better yet I'd cause a drought
If I was a rip tide
I wouldn't take you out

I don't wanna be anything
But I would do anything just to run away
I don't wanna be anything like this at all
But I would do anything if you'd hear me say

Go look another way
Look another way

Look, I wanna be loud
So loud, I'm talking seismic
I wanna be soft as a single stone in a rain stick
I wanna be the thunder of a hundred thousand hooves moving quick
If I was a stampede
You wouldn't get a kick

I wanna be the shadow when my bright future's behind me
I wanna be the last thing anybody ever sees
I hear he touches your hand, and then you fly away together
If I had his job
You would live forever

I don't wanna be anything
But I would do anything just to run away
I don't wanna be anything like this at all
I would do anything if you'd hear me say

Go look another way
Look another way

I don't wanna be anything, be anything
But I would do anything (Go look another way)
I don't wanna be, wanna be, wanna be, wanna be, wanna be
Don't wanna be anything, anything

Go look another way
Look another way

@rokasklydzia

19w↑1

Lyrics:
C'mere to me, I wish I was a mayfly on the River Tay
I'd fit all my joys and my pleasures in one perfect day
I wish I was the sunlight, just sitting on the Mississippi
I'd settle for a shopping trolley in the Liffey
In a shot, I'd swap my body for a body of water
Worry the cliff side top as a wave crashing over
I'd lower the world in a flood, or better yet I'd cause a drought
If I was a rip tide, I wouldn't take you out

I don't wanna be anything
But I would do anything just to run away
I don't wanna be anything like this at all
But I would do everything if you'd hear me say

Oh, yeah, hey

Go look another way
Yeah, hey
Look another way

Look, I wanna be loud, so loud, I'm talking seismic
I wanna be soft as a single stone in a rainstick
I wanna be the thunder of a hundred thousand hooves moving quick
If I was a stampede, you wouldn't get a kick
I wanna be the shadow when my bright future's behind me
I wanna be the last thing anybody ever sees
I hear he touches your hand, and then you fly away together
If I had his job, you would live forever

I don't wanna be anything, love
But I would do anything just to run away
I don't wanna be anything like this at all
But I would do everything if you hear me say

Oh, yeah, hey
Go look another way
Yeah, hey
Look another way

I don't wanna be anything, be anything
But I would do anything (Go look another way)
I don't wanna be, wanna be, wanna be, wanna be, wanna be
Don't wanna be anything, anything

Oh, yeah, hey
Go look another way (I don't wanna be anything)
Yeah, hey
Look another way

All comments from YouTube:

@Novanoir

36w↑567

The fact this song falls under the circle of Fraud and is about avoiding someone and people are still interpreting it as a love song is so delightfully poetic

@adrianneonline9888

35w↑5

@Novanoir, Did he mention this in an interview somewhere?

@niu.06

35w↑50

It's hilarious because even the American editors thought that it was a love song and Hozier let them think so and later revealed how it is about fraud.

@Novanoir

35w

@@adrianneonline9888can’t remember which one but if you search “unreal unearth track by track” one of the interviews he goes into it

@Novanoir

35w

@@adrianneonline9888 oh wait, my mistake, its an apple music interview but the whole quote is on genius lyrics

@altalt479

34w↑41

My dumbass thought you meant freud like the guy that wanted to f his mom 💀, i was like hozier wrote about WHAT

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@AntoPineiro

33w↑282

I love how the lyrics sound so sweet upon first listening, like if he were these devastating things, like a flood or Death itself, his lover wouldn't suffer any type of harm BUT IN REALITY HE'S SAYING "EVEN IF I WERE INEVITABLE, I WOULD STILL AVOID YOU BECAUSE I WANT TO BE AS FAR AWAY FROM YOU AS POSIBLE" 😭😭😭

@Aster_druid

31w↑7

I DIDNT CATCH THAT that's actually funny

@khplaylistyt9729

9w↑2

Hatred channeled positively 😂

@dr5film

could be hate for anything, not just a person. Its actually a positive outlook on things that are inevitable.

@indigoslife1202

36w↑286

"I don’t wanna be anything
But I would do everything just to run away"
I felt that so deep in my bones

@yourmomcollins8827

34w↑168

I love how this isn’t a love song. “If I was a rip tide I wouldn’t take you out” and “if I were a stampede you wouldn’t get a kick” feels like he’s saying that he’d avoid whoever no matter what. Like irl in a stampede/rip tide you’re not getting outa that without a scratch 😭 but nah he ain’t touching you. And “I hear he touches your hand, and you fly away together. If I had his job you’d live forever” like to me “He” is an Angel/Angel of death who like takes people to heaven. My man is saying that he wouldn’t take whoever to heaven where he lives cuz he really don’t like them, he keeps says “go look another way” im sorry it’s so hilarious to me.😭 idk if that’s what Hozier intentions were (making the song sound like a big ole “stay away from me”) but i love how backhanded it all sounds especially when you think abt the song being abt fraud.

@nakochips

23w↑4

this is a really interesting take on it, especially considering i DID interpret it as a love song lol!! to me, he's describing dangerous situations (rip tide, stampede, dying) and saying how if he was those things, he would protect the person from them. but i like your interpretation too!! makes me see the song in a whole different light 😂

@wolfzmusic9706

14w↑5

@@nakochipshozier did say it's actually about fraud but I prefer being able to interpret it any way you wany

@Lalala.7.7.7

36w↑234

The high notes caught me off guard but I wouldn’t have it any other way, it so breathtaking

@MsDollyO2468

35w↑12

I couldn’t tell if the high notes were him or an unidentified collab! 😮

@edgelordshoji8871

33w↑12

@@MsDollyO2468they’re him!

@renjoSounds

36w↑48

“Look I wanna be loud! So loud, I’m talkin’ SEISMIC!” and that I was already shook! Sir just shifted himself up to second favorite artist, only trumped by Janelle Monaé themself!

@tammyw8382

36w↑37

Love the little Irish sayings/slagging's blended into this.. "the tide wouldn't take you out" "a stampede wouldn't give you a kick" 😂

@randomstranger5755

19w↑26

“If I had his job you would live forever” and “go look another way” is killing me 💀
I love how passive aggressive this is. Just Hozier, killing the lyric game, as usual 🔥

@evanhill9494

36w↑35

Hozier went lion king on us

@gwenmorris8603

36w↑66

@anaovelho6228

30w↑2

@yahpanda

36w↑74

The whole album is a gem! A gorgeous masterpiece!

@NothingsR33L

18w↑10

Haha love how it sounds so poetic you’d think it was a love song but it’s just about what great lengths he’d go to avoid this person. Last line was a nice way of saying if he was the grim reaper you’d probably live forever cus I’d still wouldn’t take you (even tho death is inevitable)

@amayamendes5565

36w↑64

This is my favorite song on this album it’s so light 😌

@macm.3889

36w↑4

I think you might like the song Rio by MIKA, this song and Nobody(Hozier’s) are pretty similar in style to it, this one even more-so in theme : )

@oliviachristinarocco

35w

Same!!!

@galasss222

36w↑105

Haven’t even listened, already love it.

@pallas5136

36w↑118

Wow, hoziers music never fails to make me
F e e l
Completely different feelings each song, but all deep. Not much music like this it’s some of the purest art I’ve heard.

@becky4041

36w↑70

I'm really feeling every song. Absolutely majestic.

@Aster_druid

31w↑19

Ive struggled to take up room my whole life. I have so many theyve been shunned because of who i am."The lyrics I wanna be loud/So loud Im talking seismic/ I want to be soft as a single stone in a rainstick" Are actively healing me.

@drilonkennedy-gorne2049

36w↑26

This song made me cry, laugh, dance, smile. This feels like the bright moment of joy on this album, the one that allows you to forget the world for a moment, forget your worries and heartache and just be. Just be. Just be. Listening to each tick, each beat isn't tedious in this song, it's delightful, it's liberated, it's raw and joyful and carefree, ego-less. Have I mentioned I'm crying?

@oliviachristinarocco

35w↑3

Same!!!!!! Been on repeat! I never listen to songs over and over again…

@Ayah.Papaya

36w↑25

THIS IS SO PEPPY I LOVE IT

@orion1202

36w↑15

having grown up listening to van morrison i gotta say that this song feels very much his style but also uniquely different, and i love that immensely

@mikasascarf

36w↑9

2:33 the way he sang “like this at all” awakened something in my soul

@georgeandfriendsadventures5073

36w↑8

This reminds me a lot of Almost (Sweet Music)

@brookepieros571

36w↑9

I can’t wait for a live version to be released of this. A pure masterpiece

@theboyandthecamera

36w↑13

your lyrics are like a sunset- they change your perspective ❤❤️

@LiftingNothing1

36w↑11

man, this one! it's giving me song from a 90's movie vibes & i'm HERE 4 it

@lavendereyes1533

36w↑5

Driving down a sunlit highway during a montage in a teen coming of age movie 100%

@LiftingNothing1

36w↑1

@@lavendereyes1533 absolutely, with an aerial camera catching views of the surrounding mountains or coastline or what have you ☀️ ⭐

@amelmb5613

36w↑11

This album is truly a work of art ❤️

@JL-lm1wb

36w↑15

Mang! This is a whole vibe and it's the kindest most generous telling of those feelings! I just love it!! 💯✨️💖✨️💯

@BunBunFuFu

36w↑23

How are we so lucky to be able to hear this impossibly beautiful album... Each new song is a wonderful surprise & inspiring journey!! How did he hit that note?! Witchcraft 😂😂 What a fantastic gift!

@kennal9389

26w↑3

I will forever be in awe of his voice and the way he writes ❤

@vaydasmith4839

36w↑5

This song is just pure joy and wow the lyrics are incredible. Oh to be this man and his mind

@MvaisGrcn

36w↑2

As soon as I heard the sound of his voice on this one I knew it will be my favorite song of the album 😍😍

@Allisonlloyd75

36w↑7

Another masterpiece, beautiful written

@justasillybug

36w↑4

this song is sooooo good

@karollzynhahhh

36w↑3

Can't stop listening

@In_a_garage

26w↑2

Everytimw i hear just tbe first moment of this song i smile from ear to ear bc its literally just like that

@FreddyCrux

21w↑1

This somb makes me want to frolic in deepest depths of my sorrows and Still smile genuinely

@styepanelton7865

36w↑1

The best one from the album for sure.

@meowmeow_nibba

28w↑2

this is so genius and it relates to my current situation. playing it on repeat

@Crhistofers

36w↑8

The Best Álbum 😍

@oliviachristinarocco

35w↑2

The most stunning song! ❤

@shaunthomas8602

36w↑2

This is BEAUTIFUL

@ultimatedeath316

31w↑2

I thought this was a love song this entire time bro I feel like a goof

@thatlesbianartist3624

36w↑1

please never stop making music!!! 😭

@DarkOneSixtyfour

35w↑3

I struggle with depression. This embodies the feeling of wanting to be anyone but you because you hate yourself so much.

@Rose-kt5hn

36w↑2

I heard genuinely 2 seconds on this on tiktok and came here immediately. I love hozier and his everything

@sophiapatriciamartin

27w↑1

I love Hozier so much. This album is a masterpiece, just like his others. 🥹 This song makes me want to just get up and dance the night away. ❤️

@zendamanuelmarata2841

36w↑1

Wow!! He did it again❤🎊

@morgan8838

13w↑1

if i was a riptide i wouldn’t take you out‼️‼️

@rachelburston4007

36w↑2

Love it ❤

@gosiastiller6855

36w↑5

Dear Andrew… I had a chance to met you in person in London and thanked you for your music and inspiration..your new album is absolutely incredible, stunning… thank you so much🖤♥️

@meowmeow_nibba

29w

you r so lucky

@sierrawann

36w↑2

THIS ONE

@maepearl7027

36w↑1

God this song is gorgeous

@paddymarron2742

36w↑1

Ok this is my favourite

@thehallofvalhalla

36w

'Cmere to me' Excellent.

@maxgerber4258

36w↑2

he put crack in this song. ive never happy stimmed to something so hard

@neenaadams4301

27w

The power of creation

@sophiahannahsobrepena2740

36w↑2

Sir, how do you manage to talk to my soul everytime you make music?

@bevh46294

36w↑2

K … I’d love to be dancing in the surf but I have one more day of work this week and one request: PLEASE drop these releases on Saturday?! 😂😉💞

@AnthonySymphony

34w

This will hit over millions of views. I'm calling it. It's beautiful!

@monserrathsilva5338

36w↑2

Te amo tanto flaco 😭😭😭😭🙏🏼

@karolakarola5006

32w↑2

Świetna piosenka, dawno nic mi się aż tak nie spodobało :D

@jackmcgrath2471

30w

This is genius. Just genius.

@haliensexist

34w

I can't stop smiling

@andrewmcilveen

31w

Good god this is amazing

@newskills3265

21w

I love this song so f***ing much!!!

@feeljoshu

27w↑2

You're a gift🎁

@elsacrotty3300

36w↑4

I don’t understand this one, but I like the way it sounds

@snehalshrestha

36w↑5

Music🙌
Video🌻👄

@JimeLello

36w↑7

Incredibly catchy song!! Maybe it is just my headphones, but does anyone else think the audio mix is a bit muffled? Absolutely incredible album, though it wasn't expecting it to be so upbeat

@yourawfulhearttosong

36w↑5

that might be a conscious choice, bc it’s sort of the same at the beginning of abstract (psychopomp) if i remember correctly. i think it’s just so that his voice matches better with the twangy strings & background instruments, though i’m no producer so i might be wrong

@neomasoeu3400

35w

banger!

@eddv6090

35w

Daaamn the vocals really have an AURORA vibe and I'm totally here for it

@j128v897

36w↑76

@Widdershyn

36w↑2

Thank you!

@azulluza2278

36w↑2

essa música me lembrou muito a Aurora, amei

@Quell1964

36w↑2

😮😮😮😮😮😮😮 ANDREW?! I was so caught off guard I screamed 😅

@abbiemart2

32w

This album is my personality

@antiisern2120

36w

❤ u
From the east

@pietrycranberry6621

36w↑1

It's giving a 80s/90s movie song vibe..

@thechicantique4567

36w↑1

Yessss!!!! ❤❤❤❤

@danielefreire9618

36w↑4

Hozier é uma fábrica de músicas perfeitas ❤️🇧🇷

@quimenga

31w↑3

The rollicking beats and melody really raising my spirits! I wouldn't even have known the lyrics about fraud if I didn't read yall in the comments XDDD

@user-eo5re4bz4m

18w

Merry Christmas po 😇

@GillianRice

31w

This song is fucking INCREDIBLE

@annethegoblin1737

36w↑39

"I hear he touches your hand and you fly away together, if i had his job youd live forever" hes talking about his lover and how hed wish to be anything but have her gone. This album is one of his saddest but its so beautiful, talking about death in such a beautiful way. Having recently lost my mamaw this album means so much to me. Its grief but its art ❤❤

@drilonkennedy-gorne2049

36w↑10

Genius lyrics says it's about an ex he would avoid

@annethegoblin1737

36w↑16

@@drilonkennedy-gorne2049ofc he could write about wanting to avoid someone and make it sound like a love song 😅

@drilonkennedy-gorne2049

35w↑1

@@annethegoblin1737 He's just unparalleled!!!

@pixiedust44411

35w↑24

I actually find this lyric kind of hilarious and brilliant. I don’t know if this is what meant necessarily, but if the song is about avoiding an ex lover, he’s basically saying that if he was the angel of death, he’d rather let her live forever than fly away with her hand in hand hahah

@drilonkennedy-gorne2049

35w↑1

@@pixiedust44411 yeppp bingo!! It's delightful!

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@kristinberchak9219

36w↑3

When I tell y’all I GASPED

@Jesusfish1110

34w

I hate how called out i feel by this song... thank you for coming to my ted talk

@GrainneMhaol

35w

That gated reverb sound? "Don't wanna be anything." SMACK. Why does heartbreak feel so exhilarating?

@miracat12

36w↑43

hey maybe i've totally misinterpreted this, and obviously everyone is entitled to their own interpretations of songs, but - i feel like this is not a love song at all! for me, this is a "i do not love you please go away i just want to vibe" kinda song which is such an aroace mood! - "if i was a riptide, i wouldn't take you out!" "if i was a stampede, you wouldn't get a kick" i love those lyrics!!

@monch2277

35w↑1

yeah pretty sure that's exactly what it's about!

@wellno9

34w↑10

You're completely right! Everybody else is falling for the fraudulence of this song. It's anything but a love song. It's about wanting complete avoidance

@RegAgape

25w↑2

Hi I'm aroace flux. This song reminds me of a time I developed the most unwelcome and unusual squish. It was kinda all-consuming and my partner at the time really disliked the person, so yes, avoidance. But not total ambivalence. More like, "Ugh I don't wanna feel these things please just let me dislike/forget you so I can get on with life!" Hence, perhaps, the "C'mere to me," in the beginning. Like I get the sense he's saying, "I don't love you/want to love you, but I definitely like and think about you and I don't like that."

@CelestialAgony829

27w↑6

"If I his [Death's] job, you would live forever." Like damn he REALLY doesn't like this person lol.

@alillamas5680

36w↑19

How is every song so different but also the same

@RyanPalomo

36w

Oh, man. I'm suddenly transported back to the rear seat of my mom's Celica in 1988.

@EoCEoCEoC

We have an expression in Ireland - "The tide wouldnt take you out"

@itsnath_12

36w

I love you, Andrew

@jessicagodfrey3958

20w

I dont think it has to do with love i think its mainly about how he feels about himself

@rokasklydzia

19w↑1

@arturvictor5245

36w

antes dos 1000

@space6842

36w

Hi sara

@papl20

36w↑6

Look, I wanna be loud
So loud, I’m talking seismic
I wanna be soft as a single stone in a rain stick

that shit TOUCHED ME, i feel so seen with this

@chasemeadows7985

36w↑3

I feel like Hozier’s appreciation of Van Morrison must’ve influenced the style of this track

@amandafeliciano542

36w

I hear that on a couple tracks for sure!!

@DavidGarcia-kd8nu

36w

Definitely on First time too :3

@eugenefarrell1002

36w

Yeah I got a Van Da Man vibe from this song .

@geoffreyconnors3247

33w

This reminds me of something that Paul Simon would make.

@gdoh2280

30w

If I was a rip tide I wouldn’t take you out

@tiffytifftiff2898

11w

Basically I want to go out of my way to make sure you’re cursed to live forever

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