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.
Dinner & Diatribes
Hozier Lyrics
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Dinner and diatribes
I knew it from the first look of
The look of mischief in your eyes
Your friends are a fate that befell me
Head is the talking type
I'd suffer Hell if you'd tell me
What you'd do to me tonight
Tell me
Tell me
Tell me, ah
That's the kind of love
I've been dreaming of
That's the kind of love
I've been dreaming of
Honey, I laugh when it sinks in
A pillar I am of pride
Scarcely can speak for my thinking
What you'd do to me tonight
Now that the evening is slowing
Now that the end is in sight
Honey, it's easier knowing
What you'd do to me tonight
Tell me
Tell me
Tell your man
That's the kind of love
I've been dreaming of
That's the kind of love
I've been dreaming of
That's the kind of love
That's the kind of love
That's the kind of love
That's the kind of love
Ohh
Let there be hotels complaints and grievances raised
In that kind of love
(That's the kind of love)
(That's the kind of love)
(That's the kind of love)
Ohh
Let there be damage ensued and tabloid news
In that kind of love
(That's the kind of love)
(That's the kind of love)
(That's the kind of love)
That's the kind of love
I've been dreaming of, ah
Oh
And that's the kind of love
I've been dreaming of
(That's the kind of love)
(That's the kind of love)
(That's the kind of love)
(That's the kind of love)
And that's the kind of love
I've been dreaming of
(That's the kind of love)
(That's the kind of love)
(That's the kind of love)
In Hozier's song "Dinner & Diatribes", the singer is infatuated with someone they have met at a club. They describe the club as "stuck up" and full of "dinner and diatribes", indicating that they don't feel like they fit in with the people they are surrounded by. However, the singer is drawn in by the mischief in their love interest's eyes and the tantalizing prospect of what they might do together that night. The singer is consumed by their attraction, willing to suffer through anything if it means being with this person.
The lyrics continue with the singer expressing how much they crave this kind of love. They envision a passionate, intense relationship with their love interest, where there are "hotels complaints and grievances raised" and "damage ensued and tabloid news". Despite the potential for chaos and destruction, the singer is willing to risk it all because this person makes them feel alive. The song ends with the repeated refrain, "That's the kind of love I've been dreaming of", emphasizing the singer's longing for this intense, all-consuming love.
Overall, "Dinner & Diatribes" is a song about desire and longing for a love that is all-consuming and exhilarating, even if it comes with risks and potential consequences.
Line by Line Meaning
Honey, this club here is stuck up
The club is exclusive, but the singer feels attracted to the other person
Dinner and diatribes
The singer is romanticizing intellectual conversations and lavish meals
I knew it from the first look of
The singer immediately recognized the other person's mischievousness
The look of mischief in your eyes
The other person has a playful and cunning gaze
Your friends are a fate that befell me
The artist doesn't enjoy the company of the other person's friends
Head is the talking type
The singer enjoys intellectual conversation
I'd suffer Hell if you'd tell me
The singer is willing to endure almost anything to know what the other person desires
What you'd do to me tonight
The artist wants to know the other person's desires and intentions
That's the kind of love
The artist dreams of a passionate and intense relationship
I've been dreaming of
The artist has been longing for this kind of relationship
Honey, I laugh when it sinks in
The singer finds it humorous that they're falling for the other person
A pillar I am of pride
The artist is usually confident but feels vulnerable around the other person
Scarcely can speak for my thinking
The singer is so consumed by their thoughts that they struggle to express themselves
What you'd do to me tonight
The singer is still curious about the other person's intentions
Now that the evening is slowing
As the night comes to an end, the singer feels a sense of urgency
Now that the end is in sight
The artist knows that time is running out
Honey, it's easier knowing
The artist feels relieved to finally understand the other person's intentions
Tell your man
The singer wants the other person to communicate their desires to them
Let there be hotels complaints and grievances raised
The singer is willing to face the consequences of a passionate and intense relationship
In that kind of love
The artist wants a relationship that is passionate and intense, regardless of the consequences
Let there be damage ensued and tabloid news
The artist is willing to deal with any negative consequences of their intense relationship, even if it becomes public
And that's the kind of love
The artist is convinced that an intense and passionate relationship is worth pursuing
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Andrew Hozier Byrne
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@albamiranda28
I think a lot of people are missing the meaning of Diatribes here...
It's a bitter verbal attack towards something or someone...
Watching this and taking that into consideration my interpretation of this song is two lovers who fall in love with each other through intellectual sparring.
Sometimes using others to do their bidding, both try not to show how impressed they are with each attempt but finding themselves combusting with attraction.
At times becoming offended and literally attacking and when not getting the reaction they want they flirt or attempt physically seducing the other with looks or actions.
Obviously, one is more experienced than the other.
Ah, the appeal of manipulation, darkness, grotesque and the unseemly, toxicity defined.
@jackcollin4644
Title: "Dinner & Diatribes"
Me and my dyslexia: "Dinner & Diabetes"
@bunnycat5552
I have been reading it like that since forever too! And also... Hoizer...
@michaelacatoe5033
Bunny Cat HOIZER- PLEASE I CANNOT HANDLE THIS
@bunnycat5552
@@michaelacatoe5033 DO YOU THINK I CAN HANDLE MYSELF
@rewachauhan7112
wAIT DOES IT NOT SAY DIABETES?
@bunnycat5552
@@rewachauhan7112 apparently no, it says dia-tribes and my life is a lie
@srijonnalagedda3044
Gonna tell my kids this was The Menu (2022)
@amberlewis561
Oh my god - the way I wheezed when I read this
@ThatModernMombie
Oh my god 😂😂😂😂
@griffyn.is.sillier
i lauhged a lil too hard at this😭😭