From the Rolling Stone: "Too Sweet' is one of the most lighthearted, fun songs that I've ever put out,” Hozier says. “So part of me was like, 'Well, I better follow this up with an anti-war song.'”"
Yeah, telling artist what they have to do, that always works. They always do just as they are told, and keep in line, never straying from the establishment.
@@lgolem09l he's not "telling what they have to do" thats how expressing yourself works, if you've ever seen the "establishment" you'd know this is not the shit they want, they want shit to make people love the stuff that make them richer not the stuff thats honest, it's an artist's duty to express and sing that shit loud, speak about shit that matters to them, they always have the choice to not do so of course, thats how being an artist works, it's choice and self-expression, not going the path everyone else goes, thats the whole fucken point. it's choice and emotion. btw he's talking about idols and that sort of thing not your usual broke artist or musician (speaking as a broke artist)
There's nothing I love more than a catchy tune about bringing down the military industrial complex and challenging the idea that men have inherent violence within them. we love an emotionally intelligent artistic genius.
Nice comment, although I would argue men do have inherent violence in them, that can be used for good. The aggression and competitiveness and grit we have purely because of our biological makeup can he turned into tremendous ambition and action towards good, productive things and protection. And not evil, useless wars to fill the pockets of a select few with an unimaginable amount of money. But I guess it's all a big power game that you have no choice but to participate in. It just depends what choices you make once you start playing the game actively.
@@SzaboDTamas-ki4wuI believe humans, as a whole species have inherent violence in them. But just as you said, it can be used for good instead of killing.
For real. Making statements (anti-war, anti-colonization, pro-lgbt, the importance of community) at every concert. Playing a video (excerpt from take me to church) of two men kissing on the screen behind him in anti-lgbt countries. Mad, mad respect for him
The constant stream of doll parts mirrors the horrors we've seen in an unending stream coming from Gaza. Thank you Hozier for being bold about what the powers at be are trying so desperately to silence. Truly you are one of the greatest artists of our time and a gift to the people.
I empathize with what's going on in Ukraine, however, you can't compare it to what's happening in Palestine. The Palestinians have been suffering for over 75 years now. The media is always trying to paint them as the bad guys in this, they're saying they're barbarians and animals, and that they're the ones who started this war despite us all knowing that this ain't the truth. The Palestinians have no official army, and the only ones fighting for them are ham@s, who are paint as terrorists no matter what they do, and don't have enough weapons. I feel sorry for Ukraine, and for that little baby's family, but comparing Ukraine who got almost all countries' support and help to Palestine who's got no one else on it's side sounds a bit inappropriate. @@polinaporechna2008
"Let me look a little older" - because he's either a salesman or a soldier, either needs to look young to sell better or dying young, either way his body is a commodity... I love Hozier.
And his soul. Constantly reporting about things, especially horrible things, can destroy your soul. And with being a solider, going to war/being in combat can destroy your soul.
Honestly shaken by how bold and effective this music vid is. To do this after Too Sweet and to not leave any room for discussion on what the song is about. ESPECIALLY with it doing well on the charts. Just chefs kiss
Running with bulls Working my miracles Holding my world together with a boot string Living the dream Benzos and gasoline Coffee and blue light screens till the morning [Pre-Chorus] If I tell you this is drowning You tell me I'm walking on water I could bring fire from the mountain You tell me it feels a little colder I don't wanna [Chorus] Choose between being a salesman or a soldier Just let me look a little older Let me step a little bolder Choose between being a butcher or a pauper Honey, I'm taking no orders Gonna be Nobody's Soldier [Verse 2] Sick to my skin Watching thе news again Whatever you choosе, you lose out in the long run The paint on the walls Come down like a waterfall The goal I was aiming for was the wrong one [Pre-Chorus] If I say that this is drowning You tell me I'm walking on water I could bring fire from the mountain You tell me it feels a little colder I don't wanna [Chorus] Choose between being a salesman or a soldier Just let me look a little older Let me step a little bolder Choose between being a butcher or a pauper Honey, I'm taking no orders Gonna be Nobody's Soldier [Bridge] (Nobody's Soldier) Mm, being a butcher (Nobody's Soldier) Or a pauper, I'm (Nobody's Soldier) I'm gonna be Nobody's Soldier [Chorus] I don't wanna choose between being a salesman or a soldier Just let me look a little older Let me step a little bolder Choose between being a butcher or a pauper Honey, I'm taking no orders Gonna be Nobody's Soldier
I had to choose a song to dissect and analyze for a college class. I instantly thought of this one. I'm currently writing it and felt overwhelmed by the layers of importance. One of the major takeaways for me personally is the idea that we can be more than an accomplice to this devastating system. I felt torn between what I can do to make the world better and the idea that nothing I do matters. This song really opened my eyes to the idea that you can’t change a system built against you, you have to break out of it and start a new one.
I'm an old Joni MItchell, Bob Dylan, Jefferson Airplane, Beatles gal, and while they all had great lyrics, in all my years of listening to music, I have never ever heard or seen anyone even begin to approach the artistry of Hozier. Or the heart. Or the intellect.
I feel like he spent so much time away and then he got heartbroken and he realized you know what? People love what I do so I’m gonna give them what they want
god this is so powerful. the shot of the child's shoe with the word "collateral" really got me, how children dying in war is just seen as collateral damage and not a real problem. this video and this song are amazing. i love u hozier
so fucking proud to stan someone so LOUD AND POLITICAL absolutely what you should be as an artist- from love to an (ironically) battlecry for the war to stop WHAT CAN THIS MAN NOT DO
Part of the problem with Born in the USA is a LOT of people never grasped (and still don't) that it isn't a rah-rah, go us, song. Look at how many times Springsteen has had to have his people issue cease and desist letters. They're the same people thinking The Chicks Not Ready To Make Nice is FOR them when it's really ABOUT them.
I heard this for the first time last week on the radio (yes, people still listen to that) and I was blown away. His vocal gymnastics and soul are unmatched.
I love the way that the upbeat drums and big horns in the first few seconds of the song contrast with his soft crooning of the lyrics, it’s so beautiful
Lyrics: Running with bulls Working my miracles Holding my world together with a bootstring Living the dream Benzos and gasoline Coffee and blue light screens till the morning If I tell you this is drowning You tell me I'm walking on water I could bring fire from the mountain You tell me it feels a little colder I don't wanna Choose between being a salesman or a soldier Just let me look a little older Let me step a little bolder Choose between being a butcher or a pauper Honey, I'm taking no orders Gonna be nobody's soldier Sick to my skin Watching the news again Whatever you choose, you lose out in the long run The paint on the walls Come down like a waterfall The goal I was aiming for was the wrong one If I say that this is drowning You tell me I'm walking on water I could bring fire from the mountain You tell me it feels a little colder I don't wanna Choose between being a salesman or a soldier Just let me look a little older Let me step a little bolder Choose between being a butcher or a pauper Honey, I'm taking no orders Gonna be nobody's soldier (Nobody's soldier) mm, being a butcher (Nobody's soldier) or a pauper, I'm (Nobody's soldier) I'm gonna be nobody's soldier I don't wanna choose between being a salesman or a soldier Just let me look a little older Let me step a little bolder Choose between being a butcher or a pauper Honey, I'm taking no orders Gonna be nobody's soldier
The thing is, I feel this way inside and it torments me. I am in an internal storm of endless rage that started when I was at least 15, maybe younger. I once believed in a fair world because I was lied to and I have never recovered from learning the truth. Hozier is one of the few artists that makes my rage feel like it holds beauty and meaning, and isn’t lost in a sea of six billion voices. And he’s also one of the very very few men on this earth I have great respect for. Mostly, men are a disgrace in my eyes. I am trying to change my perspective but it has become a battleground of criminals and poets.
As a designer, I'm screaming!!! The Ukraine coloured lighting; utility clothing; the doll hands remind me of the scene in 1984 where Winston kicks the baby's hand into the gutter! Amazingly powerful imagery!!
@@scilly180608it’s blue and yellow in more than one shot and he already made a music video about war (Eat your young) starring a Ukrainian actress and performed at a concert with a Ukrainian singer Jamala, but sure it’s impossible that this war-themed video could be about Ukraine that’s still suffering from russian agression🤡🤡
My respect for him as a humanitarian artist & someone who always stands on people's side, wherever in the world they might be, just increases every single day! You inspire, sir! You're the best🖤
I need a straight up jaw-drop emoji, please This is amazing. Trying to put everyone back together but it's moving too fast, this whole futility of the cycle we're born into BUT THE CONVEYOR BELT STOPS AT THE END ! IT'S OKAY HOZIE WE'RE WITH YOU, WE'LL SLOW THIS SHIT DOWN 🖤💯🖤💯🖤💯🖤💯🖤💯🖤
Massive respect for Hozier staying relevant in his artistry. No one in the world can afford to exclude anti-war efforts from their careers, social lives, art, or even general conversation. Every breath we take is for liberation. Free Palestine, free Sudan, free the Congo! No more martyred, exploited, or neglected children under the empire of profit and white supremacy!
Free Palestine from HAMAS and stop the indiscriminate attacks on Israeli civilians and then, maybe there can be a conversation about "freeing Palestine". Just FYI, Israel had withdrawn from Gaza in the mid-2000s, expecting normal political relations with the government the locals voted in and spent decades trying to reach an acceptable 2-State solution with the PLO. All for nothing, because some people in this dispute just hate Jews too much to care for a chance at normal life with acceptable political relations with the neighbors.
@@ronrocker7131 shut. the. f. up man. stop it with the lies. Isr*el still attacked the following years after their supposed withdrawal. just. stop. lying. No one besides the empire and their allies governments are behind you because everyone sees the lies. real people see the lies. you can dress it up all you want but even searching the stats shows you the facts vs. your excuses. so just shut it at this point, its embarrasing
This is one bad ass song. I always say, “If you are going to make a statement, own it.” Wow! There are so many of us feeling this kind of passion right now, drawing the line in the sand of right and wrong.
Everyone should look into how to become conscientious objectors. Refuse to fight or die in a war you had no part in causing. Refuse to kill or maim innocent people. Refuse to fight so some rich man gets richer. As ever, as always Free Palestine 🇵🇸 Free Congo 🇨🇩 Free Sudan. Free every oppressed human being. Thank you for all that you do, Andrew. Thank you for using your voice.
This is exactly what I needed today! I'm so grateful for all of the new Hozier music and videos over the last year. It's done so much to keep me excited about something coming up. Sometimes that's all we need.. something to look forward to.
The vocal technique here is super interesting. He has such incredible diaphram control. I like the use of trumpets (horns of some kind? Idk) and the driving drums, very on-theme. The run-up from "feels a little colder" to "I don't wanna" builds a great amount of suspense. And of course this mv is genius.
If I tell you this is drowning You tell me I'm walking on water I could bring fire from the mountain You tell me it feels a little colder I don't wanna This part is so deep. True poet Hozier.
It doesn't ceise to amaze me your ability to write something so powerful and meaningful and made it sound so beautiful even when the message is so dark. It's so sad that we didn't change at all, because as humans being every single time that I see us, I see us worse! We don't improve we are every single time worse seeing without problem that the children are dying all over the world for wars for hunger for whatever other reasons that there are. It's horrible and you say it outloud and so beautifully. Thank you for opening so much eyes. Please come back soon to Argentina. We are waiting for you! Please, never change! Love and peace!
[Verse 1] Running with bulls Working my miracles Holding my world together with a boot string Living the dream Benzos and gasoline Coffee and blue light screens till the morning [Pre-Chorus] If I tell you this is drowning You tell me I'm walking on water I could bring fire from the mountain You tell me it feels a little colder I don't wanna [Chorus] Choose between being a salesman or a soldier Just let me look a little older Let me step a little bolder Choose between being a butcher or a pauper Honey, I'm taking no orders Gonna be nobody’s soldier [Verse 2] Sick to my skin Watching thе news again Whatever you choosе, you lose out in the long run The paint on the walls Come down like a waterfall The goal I was aiming for was the wrong one [Pre-Chorus] If I say that this is drowning You tell me I'm walking on water I could bring fire from the mountain You tell me it feels a little colder I don't wanna [Chorus] Choose between being a salesman or a soldier Just let me look a little older Let me step a little bolder Choose between being a butcher or a pauper Honey, I'm taking no orders Gonna be nobody’s soldier [Bridge] (Nobody's soldier) Mmm, being a butcher (Nobody's soldier) Or a pauper, I'm (Nobody's soldier) I'm gonna be nobody’s soldier [Chorus] I don't wanna choose between being a salesman or a soldier Just let me look a little older Let me step a little bolder Choose between being a butcher or a pauper Honey, I'm taking no orders Gonna be nobody’s soldier
Hozier already says so much with his words and I love how much he says with his videos. I mean I know people analyze his lyrics, but the videos he does are also all so complex. I’m in awe of him every time he touches any subject 🤎
Hozier Is A Super World Class Singer And Songwriter With Three Super Classic Studio Albums And Super Classic Singles And Super Big Respect From Matthew Jervis
Pow. A slap in the face. An eye opener. Andrew you're such a breath of fresh air. Thank you for keeping us on our toes and wanting to do better for this world 💚(it's been on repeat since I first heard the extract)
From the Rolling Stone: "Too Sweet' is one of the most lighthearted, fun songs that I've ever put out,” Hozier says. “So part of me was like, 'Well, I better follow this up with an anti-war song.'”"
Couldn’t let people start thinking he had forgotten to be sassy.
Would be sweeter as a no war song played by both sides.
Like a reality check on shrooms to make sure your on the same page
Which is why the brilliant track has bombed, (pun intended) the entertainment industry doesn't give airplay to antiwar songs.
“An artist's duty, as far as I'm concerned, is to reflect the times.”
Well done Hozier
Amen
Yeah, telling artist what they have to do, that always works. They always do just as they are told, and keep in line, never straying from the establishment.
FUCKING NINA SIMONE REFERENCE HOZIER IS ALWAYS DOING THE RIGHT SHITTTT
An artist's first duty is to figure out a way to make a living. Same as the rest of us.
@@lgolem09l he's not "telling what they have to do" thats how expressing yourself works, if you've ever seen the "establishment" you'd know this is not the shit they want, they want shit to make people love the stuff that make them richer not the stuff thats honest, it's an artist's duty to express and sing that shit loud, speak about shit that matters to them, they always have the choice to not do so of course, thats how being an artist works, it's choice and self-expression, not going the path everyone else goes, thats the whole fucken point. it's choice and emotion. btw he's talking about idols and that sort of thing not your usual broke artist or musician (speaking as a broke artist)
There's nothing I love more than a catchy tune about bringing down the military industrial complex and challenging the idea that men have inherent violence within them. we love an emotionally intelligent artistic genius.
This comment is Brittany Broski coded
Father is feeding us well
yessss this and eat your young are phenomenal
Nice comment, although I would argue men do have inherent violence in them, that can be used for good. The aggression and competitiveness and grit we have purely because of our biological makeup can he turned into tremendous ambition and action towards good, productive things and protection. And not evil, useless wars to fill the pockets of a select few with an unimaginable amount of money. But I guess it's all a big power game that you have no choice but to participate in. It just depends what choices you make once you start playing the game actively.
@@SzaboDTamas-ki4wuI believe humans, as a whole species have inherent violence in them. But just as you said, it can be used for good instead of killing.
using the collateral baby doll body parts to put together soldier dolls is the perfect visual metaphor
I love how this man has NEVER shied away from a political statement.
For real. Making statements (anti-war, anti-colonization, pro-lgbt, the importance of community) at every concert. Playing a video (excerpt from take me to church) of two men kissing on the screen behind him in anti-lgbt countries. Mad, mad respect for him
@@EnaGoba prochoice too
You said it .. (man )
wish his fanbase would recognise that too
@@EnaGobahe also hired people to register voters at all of his US concerts
The constant stream of doll parts mirrors the horrors we've seen in an unending stream coming from Gaza. Thank you Hozier for being bold about what the powers at be are trying so desperately to silence. Truly you are one of the greatest artists of our time and a gift to the people.
Exactly what came tomy mind, baby dolls' parts to be precise. Thank you Hozier
please do not forget that the same thing is going on every day in Ukraine, just today a 5-month old baby was wounded in a missile attack
I’m glad someone talked clearly about gaza and it’s horrors when most comments are acting like this song and the video exist in vacuum
.....also from russia and ukraine (as russian, i tired of it, and not joining forces)
I empathize with what's going on in Ukraine, however, you can't compare it to what's happening in Palestine. The Palestinians have been suffering for over 75 years now. The media is always trying to paint them as the bad guys in this, they're saying they're barbarians and animals, and that they're the ones who started this war despite us all knowing that this ain't the truth. The Palestinians have no official army, and the only ones fighting for them are ham@s, who are paint as terrorists no matter what they do, and don't have enough weapons.
I feel sorry for Ukraine, and for that little baby's family, but comparing Ukraine who got almost all countries' support and help to Palestine who's got no one else on it's side sounds a bit inappropriate. @@polinaporechna2008
No one is free until we are all free
🇵🇸🇨🇩🇸🇩🇭🇹!
Hear hear!
Absolutely!!!
A strange feeling to be the thousand likes
Period
The way the trumpets blare after each chorus sounds so much like an air raid siren...
Yes!!! The horns are grand, magnetic AND urgent. A warning…
Brilliant Hozier!
I’m unwell with how much he’s given us this year
"Unwell" is gonna be the name of his next EP, I'm calling it.
And yet I need more lol
this accurately describes how I feel
Unreal, unearth->Unheard->Unearth->Unwell
Unreal Unearth Unaired Unwell
"Let me look a little older" - because he's either a salesman or a soldier, either needs to look young to sell better or dying young, either way his body is a commodity... I love Hozier.
And his soul. Constantly reporting about things, especially horrible things, can destroy your soul. And with being a solider, going to war/being in combat can destroy your soul.
“Thank you hozier” we all say in unison
Thank you Hozier!
Thank you Hozier!!
Thank you Hozier!
THANK YOU HOZIER!!
Thank you hozier❤️
Nothing like the visual representation of the butchering of so many dolls just to put together two “perfect” ones.
Bravo 🙌 Hozier
completely off topic but i just got jump scared seeing your name
Heyyyyy!!! It’s a great name isn’t it 😂
Andrew really said, “you want an anti- war song? Sure, I’ll give you a fire video to go along with it”
for real
@@stvcky.I second that.
And he's done it at least twice in probably less than a year.
Amen
Bruh you have no idea
Honestly shaken by how bold and effective this music vid is. To do this after Too Sweet and to not leave any room for discussion on what the song is about. ESPECIALLY with it doing well on the charts. Just chefs kiss
Running with bulls
Working my miracles
Holding my world together with a boot string
Living the dream
Benzos and gasoline
Coffee and blue light screens till the morning
[Pre-Chorus]
If I tell you this is drowning
You tell me I'm walking on water
I could bring fire from the mountain
You tell me it feels a little colder
I don't wanna
[Chorus]
Choose between being a salesman or a soldier
Just let me look a little older
Let me step a little bolder
Choose between being a butcher or a pauper
Honey, I'm taking no orders
Gonna be Nobody's Soldier
[Verse 2]
Sick to my skin
Watching thе news again
Whatever you choosе, you lose out in the long run
The paint on the walls
Come down like a waterfall
The goal I was aiming for was the wrong one
[Pre-Chorus]
If I say that this is drowning
You tell me I'm walking on water
I could bring fire from the mountain
You tell me it feels a little colder
I don't wanna
[Chorus]
Choose between being a salesman or a soldier
Just let me look a little older
Let me step a little bolder
Choose between being a butcher or a pauper
Honey, I'm taking no orders
Gonna be Nobody's Soldier
[Bridge]
(Nobody's Soldier) Mm, being a butcher
(Nobody's Soldier) Or a pauper, I'm
(Nobody's Soldier) I'm gonna be Nobody's Soldier
[Chorus]
I don't wanna choose between being a salesman or a soldier
Just let me look a little older
Let me step a little bolder
Choose between being a butcher or a pauper
Honey, I'm taking no orders
Gonna be Nobody's Soldier
Bump for lyrics! Tysm op
bump!
Ty!!!
Thank you so much for this. I can't hear without my lyrics.😂
Perfect! Thank you!!
I had to choose a song to dissect and analyze for a college class. I instantly thought of this one. I'm currently writing it and felt overwhelmed by the layers of importance. One of the major takeaways for me personally is the idea that we can be more than an accomplice to this devastating system. I felt torn between what I can do to make the world better and the idea that nothing I do matters. This song really opened my eyes to the idea that you can’t change a system built against you, you have to break out of it and start a new one.
I never thought I’d see Hozier dressing up Josefina as a soldier but I’m 100 percent here for it… the symbolism goes too hard
Could you please explain it, who is josefina and how is it important 🥺
@@hannahfahy9429 While the doll looks similar, it's not Josefina- her face mold is different, plus that doll comes with its ears pierced.
@@alexu5065 just an american girl doll lol
@@belle-x1c ah sick
I'm an old Joni MItchell, Bob Dylan, Jefferson Airplane, Beatles gal, and while they all had great lyrics, in all my years of listening to music, I have never ever heard or seen anyone even begin to approach the artistry of Hozier. Or the heart. Or the intellect.
We’re being fed so much material, I’m scared we won’t see him for the next 15 years 😣
GENUINELY LMAO
We're gonna lose him to that damned bog AGAIN
I feel like he spent so much time away and then he got heartbroken and he realized you know what? People love what I do so I’m gonna give them what they want
He has talked about it. He went through a deep depression but he is recovering from it and doesn’t have writer’s block anymore.
Yes, I think after November, that'll be that for a while.
0:46 - this hozier, the passion, the little shoulder bounce, it is something. My favorite part of video.
That COLLATERAL on a little girl's shoe symbolism really goes hard on my mind, but sadly, we all know what it means.
I had to pause the video for a second and just process that, that was rough but sadly too real
I almost missed it at first and had to rewind once my brain processed the word! Painful but powerful
I feel like the entire video is about that in particular, there’s so many more symbols scattered all over it’s chilling
My heart broke at that part, especially after seeing the news out of Gaza this morning
that absolutely gutted me i had to take a second
god this is so powerful. the shot of the child's shoe with the word "collateral" really got me, how children dying in war is just seen as collateral damage and not a real problem. this video and this song are amazing. i love u hozier
The way he adresses social issues disguised in catchy songs is brilliant. He's actually creating awareness in a way people can't help but listen!
HUGE shout out to the production/creative team, that's a work of ART
The baby shoe "collateral" 😭 I'm too full of empathy to watch his videos, I always cry. Anyway luv u, Hozier 🫶🏻
That image of the shoe - is so harrowing!!!! Got me! 💔
I love how Hozier addresses important issues and at the same time it's the best song ever heard
When you have to pause hozier to listen to hozier
this
literally me lol
Real
fr
Exactly this
As Nina Simone said "How can you be an artist and not reflect the times?" You're doing it great Andrew, I'm so proud to be your fan.
Gnawing at the iron bars of my enclosure
fire pfp btw
How'd you make this comment three hours ago?
@@BEANS518 real recognizes real 🙏🏽🫶🏼
@@robinnmn the premiere queen…was clocked IN the second the premiere dropped 😭
Thx brittany
This song deserves to be praised at the same level as Too Sweet (or higher)
Definitely higher IMO. Empire now also is the song that should've topped the charts instead of Too Sweet;
@@HakaimonoIM SAYING!!
@@Hakaimono UGH!! Empire Now is one of my all time favs
so fucking proud to stan someone so LOUD AND POLITICAL absolutely what you should be as an artist- from love to an (ironically) battlecry for the war to stop WHAT CAN THIS MAN NOT DO
It would be super cool if an anti war song topped the charts like “Born in the USA”. I love that this video pulled no punches.
Hozier's big but he's not THAT big an artist
@@idontneedaname318 I don't know, Too Sweet went super viral and has pretty much revived public interest in him, never say never.
@@idontneedaname318 Too Sweet reached #1 though?
Part of the problem with Born in the USA is a LOT of people never grasped (and still don't) that it isn't a rah-rah, go us, song. Look at how many times Springsteen has had to have his people issue cease and desist letters.
They're the same people thinking The Chicks Not Ready To Make Nice is FOR them when it's really ABOUT them.
Pretty sure this was at #7 yesterday...
I heard this for the first time last week on the radio (yes, people still listen to that) and I was blown away. His vocal gymnastics and soul are unmatched.
I love how brazen the visual messaging is. For Hozier, it's probably just another Tuesday of showing the finger to the establishment.
The shoe with "collateral" on it is such a powerful image. Outstanding video overall.
*Switches from listening to Nobody’s Soldier on Spotify to watch the video premiere*
Literally me
I love the way that the upbeat drums and big horns in the first few seconds of the song contrast with his soft crooning of the lyrics, it’s so beautiful
MUSIC IS POLITICAL. PERIODT.
ANOTHER BANGER FROM ANDREW, LET’S SAY - THANK YOU!!
Lyrics:
Running with bulls
Working my miracles
Holding my world together with a bootstring
Living the dream
Benzos and gasoline
Coffee and blue light screens till the morning
If I tell you this is drowning
You tell me I'm walking on water
I could bring fire from the mountain
You tell me it feels a little colder
I don't wanna
Choose between being a salesman or a soldier
Just let me look a little older
Let me step a little bolder
Choose between being a butcher or a pauper
Honey, I'm taking no orders
Gonna be nobody's soldier
Sick to my skin
Watching the news again
Whatever you choose, you lose out in the long run
The paint on the walls
Come down like a waterfall
The goal I was aiming for was the wrong one
If I say that this is drowning
You tell me I'm walking on water
I could bring fire from the mountain
You tell me it feels a little colder
I don't wanna
Choose between being a salesman or a soldier
Just let me look a little older
Let me step a little bolder
Choose between being a butcher or a pauper
Honey, I'm taking no orders
Gonna be nobody's soldier
(Nobody's soldier) mm, being a butcher
(Nobody's soldier) or a pauper, I'm
(Nobody's soldier) I'm gonna be nobody's soldier
I don't wanna choose between being a salesman or a soldier
Just let me look a little older
Let me step a little bolder
Choose between being a butcher or a pauper
Honey, I'm taking no orders
Gonna be nobody's soldier
+
I feel so lucky to be alive at the same time as Hozier. One of the greatest to ever do it!
Hozier can write a song about touching grass and I’d love it. But I love this video so much! Freedom is for everyone, not just the majority.
Bro casually releasing another top billboard song 🔥🔥🔥
The thing is, I feel this way inside and it torments me. I am in an internal storm of endless rage that started when I was at least 15, maybe younger. I once believed in a fair world because I was lied to and I have never recovered from learning the truth. Hozier is one of the few artists that makes my rage feel like it holds beauty and meaning, and isn’t lost in a sea of six billion voices. And he’s also one of the very very few men on this earth I have great respect for. Mostly, men are a disgrace in my eyes. I am trying to change my perspective but it has become a battleground of criminals and poets.
THIS is an artist. Thank you, Andrew. We are lucky to have you. 🖤
This song is deserving of appreciation on par with, if not more than, Too Sweet.
As a designer, I'm screaming!!!
The Ukraine coloured lighting; utility clothing; the doll hands remind me of the scene in 1984 where Winston kicks the baby's hand into the gutter! Amazingly powerful imagery!!
Both Ukraine and Russia have been using conscription to send their young people to die, so this applies to them too lol
Yes!! It’s one of his favourite books so i’d guess it was an intentional reference
What do you mean "Ukraine coloured lighting" 😂 It's a blue backlight. What the heck does it have to do with Ukraine? Coincidence, ergo:- nothing.
@@scilly180608it’s blue and yellow in more than one shot and he already made a music video about war (Eat your young) starring a Ukrainian actress and performed at a concert with a Ukrainian singer Jamala, but sure it’s impossible that this war-themed video could be about Ukraine that’s still suffering from russian agression🤡🤡
That's some heavy confirmation bias you've got there regarding the lights 💀
My respect for him as a humanitarian artist & someone who always stands on people's side, wherever in the world they might be, just increases every single day! You inspire, sir! You're the best🖤
EVERYBODY SAY THANK YOU HOZIER
THANK YOU HOZIER!!
THANK YOU
Thanks, dude!
stsg fan found under a hozier song, i said "oh im sure" /c
(not hating. just gave me a good giggle)
Hozier the man that you are
*HI ANDREW if you're seeing this, thank you for every incredible gift you've given the world.
Unreal Unearth, Unheard, Unaired... Undead, postponing that funeral.
this is one of hoziers jazziest/most upbeat songs, maybe THE most
AND THE THEME ??? THE SYMBOLISM???
we eatin good 🙏🙏🙏🙏
this is so insanely well executed - not surprised in the slightest
If you haven't seen this man in concert... I HIGHLY RECOMMEND! Probably the best concert I've ever been to. He and his band are so TALENTED!
Shh don’t tell anyone else
HONEY I AIN'T TAKING NO ORDERS!!!!
fire pfp
I need a straight up jaw-drop emoji, please
This is amazing. Trying to put everyone back together but it's moving too fast, this whole futility of the cycle we're born into BUT THE CONVEYOR BELT STOPS AT THE END ! IT'S OKAY HOZIE WE'RE WITH YOU, WE'LL SLOW THIS SHIT DOWN 🖤💯🖤💯🖤💯🖤💯🖤💯🖤
There’s so much meaning behind this omg
Love seeing music and art being used to highlight injustices, especially on a world stage like this. This is what celebrity status should be used for!
Veterans for peace, veterans for hozier 🤍
Screaming. Crying. Throwing up. Dying. All of the above.
Massive respect for Hozier staying relevant in his artistry. No one in the world can afford to exclude anti-war efforts from their careers, social lives, art, or even general conversation. Every breath we take is for liberation. Free Palestine, free Sudan, free the Congo! No more martyred, exploited, or neglected children under the empire of profit and white supremacy!
Free Palestine from HAMAS and stop the indiscriminate attacks on Israeli civilians and then, maybe there can be a conversation about "freeing Palestine". Just FYI, Israel had withdrawn from Gaza in the mid-2000s, expecting normal political relations with the government the locals voted in and spent decades trying to reach an acceptable 2-State solution with the PLO. All for nothing, because some people in this dispute just hate Jews too much to care for a chance at normal life with acceptable political relations with the neighbors.
@@ronrocker7131 You want a political debate, I want children to live in peace and not be bombed. Love and liberty for all people
@@ronrocker7131 shut. the. f. up man. stop it with the lies. Isr*el still attacked the following years after their supposed withdrawal. just. stop. lying. No one besides the empire and their allies governments are behind you because everyone sees the lies. real people see the lies. you can dress it up all you want but even searching the stats shows you the facts vs. your excuses. so just shut it at this point, its embarrasing
Thanks god/universe for bring me alive at the same time as Hozier
i love that his songs ALWAYS have deeper meanings. hozier is soooo good at doing it
Beautiful, thoughtful, deep and intriguing. As always Hozier knows how to use symbolism to speak about issues in the world
This is one bad ass song. I always say, “If you are going to make a statement, own it.” Wow! There are so many of us feeling this kind of passion right now, drawing the line in the sand of right and wrong.
Everyone should look into how to become conscientious objectors. Refuse to fight or die in a war you had no part in causing. Refuse to kill or maim innocent people. Refuse to fight so some rich man gets richer. As ever, as always Free Palestine 🇵🇸 Free Congo 🇨🇩 Free Sudan. Free every oppressed human being. Thank you for all that you do, Andrew. Thank you for using your voice.
The imagery in this music is incredably powerful. The zooming on the men, the stitching of the children's dolls.
another banger
And everyone says "thank you andrew" istg this man just puts out one banger after another 🍉
So powerful. You are the voice the world needs. You do the artistic activists who came before you proud!
This is exactly what I needed today! I'm so grateful for all of the new Hozier music and videos over the last year. It's done so much to keep me excited about something coming up. Sometimes that's all we need.. something to look forward to.
The vocal technique here is super interesting. He has such incredible diaphram control. I like the use of trumpets (horns of some kind? Idk) and the driving drums, very on-theme. The run-up from "feels a little colder" to "I don't wanna" builds a great amount of suspense. And of course this mv is genius.
hozier music video era, we are SO back
“solidarity costs nothing” powerful song and video 👏🏼
that was TOO fucking good dude those silhouettes were EVERYTHIIINGGGG
If I tell you this is drowning
You tell me I'm walking on water
I could bring fire from the mountain
You tell me it feels a little colder
I don't wanna
This part is so deep. True poet Hozier.
It doesn't ceise to amaze me your ability to write something so powerful and meaningful and made it sound so beautiful even when the message is so dark. It's so sad that we didn't change at all, because as humans being every single time that I see us, I see us worse! We don't improve we are every single time worse seeing without problem that the children are dying all over the world for wars for hunger for whatever other reasons that there are. It's horrible and you say it outloud and so beautifully. Thank you for opening so much eyes.
Please come back soon to Argentina. We are waiting for you!
Please, never change! Love and peace!
I feel like this is Hoziers response to people constantly misinterpreting his music. Message so clear it slaps you in the face
ANDREW WE STAN YOU 🙏 FREE 🇵🇸🇸🇩🇨🇩🇾🇪 HAWAII AND GUAM
and ukraine!!!
@@stvcky. Yep. That too! And 🇭🇹 as well
And 🇵🇷
@@NicoleCuretAlvas someone with puerto rican heritage my heart lit up to see it mentioned!! 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷
and Venezuela!!!!
THIS IS AN ANTHEM FOR PEACE 🕊
Brilliantly written and relatable to all generations. Well done Hozier ❤
I will sit here for 102 minutes if it means I get to watch more hozier.
[Verse 1]
Running with bulls
Working my miracles
Holding my world together with a boot string
Living the dream
Benzos and gasoline
Coffee and blue light screens till the morning
[Pre-Chorus]
If I tell you this is drowning
You tell me I'm walking on water
I could bring fire from the mountain
You tell me it feels a little colder
I don't wanna
[Chorus]
Choose between being a salesman or a soldier
Just let me look a little older
Let me step a little bolder
Choose between being a butcher or a pauper
Honey, I'm taking no orders
Gonna be nobody’s soldier
[Verse 2]
Sick to my skin
Watching thе news again
Whatever you choosе, you lose out in the long run
The paint on the walls
Come down like a waterfall
The goal I was aiming for was the wrong one
[Pre-Chorus]
If I say that this is drowning
You tell me I'm walking on water
I could bring fire from the mountain
You tell me it feels a little colder
I don't wanna
[Chorus]
Choose between being a salesman or a soldier
Just let me look a little older
Let me step a little bolder
Choose between being a butcher or a pauper
Honey, I'm taking no orders
Gonna be nobody’s soldier
[Bridge]
(Nobody's soldier) Mmm, being a butcher
(Nobody's soldier) Or a pauper, I'm
(Nobody's soldier) I'm gonna be nobody’s soldier
[Chorus]
I don't wanna choose between being a salesman or a soldier
Just let me look a little older
Let me step a little bolder
Choose between being a butcher or a pauper
Honey, I'm taking no orders
Gonna be nobody’s soldier
Watching this while the sky echoes with thunder and lightning, it's a moment of madness
Hozier already says so much with his words and I love how much he says with his videos. I mean I know people analyze his lyrics, but the videos he does are also all so complex. I’m in awe of him every time he touches any subject 🤎
I’m so happy he makes music like this- music is a way to fight for change! Free Palestine 🇵🇸
HOW DO YOU MAKE SUCH A GOOD SONG EVERY SINGLE TIME
Oh my God!!!! 😍.. Andrew Hozier 🖤✨
Hozier Is A Super World Class Singer And Songwriter With Three Super Classic Studio Albums And Super Classic Singles And Super Big Respect From Matthew Jervis
This man keeps making my life worth living 💘
SAMEEEEE
A true artist. Every song is such a powerful message he executes perfectly.
Hoziers voice is therapeutic!
Pow. A slap in the face. An eye opener. Andrew you're such a breath of fresh air. Thank you for keeping us on our toes and wanting to do better for this world 💚(it's been on repeat since I first heard the extract)
This is my new favourite Hozier song, its brilliant, powerful and captivating, well done Hozier!
Hozier dropping bangers like crazy in 2024
His voice, sound, lyrics, melody heals, expresses,resonates and unravels me and i mean this with every fiber of my being. THANK YOU ANDREW❤ 2:26
Bro releasing another top billboard song like it's just another day in his life 😩🔥🔥
Just another insanely powerful piece of art from one of the best musicians to ever live 🫶🏼
Hozier making art always🤸
What an amazing, tight, bass driven song...the style & vocals are reminiscent of INXS
He’s single-handedly made 2024 peak