Hozier scrisse la canzone immediatamente dopo la rottura con una delle sue fidanzate del passato. Lui stesso racconta:
Ho trovato l'esperienza di innamorarsi o essere innamorati simile ad una morte, la morte di tutto. Ti guardi mentre muori in un modo meraviglioso, e sperimenti per un momento brevissimo (se ti guardi per un momento attraverso i loro occhi) che tutto ciò che pensavi di te se ne va. In un senso di morte e resurrezione.
Il video, in bianco e nero, racconta la storia violenta di un amore omosessuale impossibile. Tema che in questi giorni è riemerso grazie al film The Imitation Game che racconta la storia del matematico Alan Turing genio britannico perseguitato perchè omosessuale.
Testo e Accordi
Mi- La-
My lover's got humour
Mi- La-
She's the giggle at a funeral
Sol La-
Knows everybody's disapproval
Mi- La-
I should've worshiped her sooner
Mi- La-
If the heavens ever did speak
Mi- La-
She's the last true mouthpiece
Sol La-
Every Sunday's getting more bleak
Mi- La-
A fresh poison each week
Re Do
'We were born sick,' you heard them say it
Mi- La-
My Church offers no absolutes.
Mi- La-
She tells me, 'Worship in the bedroom.'
Sol La-
The only heaven I'll be sent to
Mi- La-
Is when I'm alone with you
Re Do
I was born sick, But I love it
Do Sol
Command me to be well
Do Sol
Amen.
Do Sol
Amen.
Do Sol /Fa#
Amen.
Mi-
Take me to church
Si7
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
Sol
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
La-
Offer me that deathless death
Mi-
Good God, let me give you my life
Mi-
Take me to church
Si7
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
Sol
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
La-
Offer me that deathless death
Mi-
Good God, let me give you my life
Mi- La-
My lover's the sunlight
Sol La-
To keep the Goddess on my side
Mi- La-
She demands a sacrifice
Re Do
Drain the whole sea get something shiny
Mi- La-
Something meaty for the main course
Mi- La-
That's a fine looking high horse
Sol La-
What you got in the stable?
Mi- La-
We've a lot of starving faithful
Re Do
That looks tasty that looks plenty
Do
This is hungry work
Mi-
Take me to church
Si7
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
Sol
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
La-
Offer me that deathless death
Mi-
Good God, let me give you my life
Mi-
Take me to church
Si7
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
Sol
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
La-
Offer me that deathless death
Mi-
Good God, let me give you my life
Do Sol
No Masters or Kings
Si7 Mi-/Sol
When the Ritual begins
Do Sol
There is no sweeter innocence
Si7 Mi-/Sol
than our gentle sin
Do Sol
In the madness and soil
Si7 Mi-/Sol
of that sad earthly scene
Do Sol
Only then I am Human
Si7 Mi-/Sol Re Sol Do Sol
Only then I am Clean
Do Sol
Amen.
Do Sol
Amen.
Do Sol Fa#
Amen.
Mi-
Take me to church
Si7
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
Sol
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
La-
Offer me that deathless death
Mi-
Good God, let me give you my life
Mi-
Take me to church
Si7
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
Sol
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
La-
Offer me that deathless death
Mi-
Good God, let me give you my life
Mi-
(Fine)
Mi- La-
My lover's got humour
Mi- La-
She's the giggle at a funeral
Sol La-
Knows everybody's disapproval
Mi- La-
I should've worshiped her sooner
Mi- La-
If the heavens ever did speak
Mi- La-
She's the last true mouthpiece
Sol La-
Every Sunday's getting more bleak
Mi- La-
A fresh poison each week
Re Do
'We were born sick,' you heard them say it
Mi- La-
My Church offers no absolutes.
Mi- La-
She tells me, 'Worship in the bedroom.'
Sol La-
The only heaven I'll be sent to
Mi- La-
Is when I'm alone with you
Re Do
I was born sick, But I love it
Do Sol
Command me to be well
Do Sol
Amen.
Do Sol
Amen.
Do Sol /Fa#
Amen.
Mi-
Take me to church
Si7
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
Sol
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
La-
Offer me that deathless death
Mi-
Good God, let me give you my life
Mi-
Take me to church
Si7
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
Sol
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
La-
Offer me that deathless death
Mi-
Good God, let me give you my life
Mi- La-
If I'm a pagan of the good times
Mi- La-
My lover's the sunlight
Sol La-
To keep the Goddess on my side
Mi- La-
She demands a sacrifice
Re Do
Drain the whole sea get something shiny
Mi- La-
Something meaty for the main course
Mi- La-
That's a fine looking high horse
Sol La-
What you got in the stable?
Mi- La-
We've a lot of starving faithful
Re Do
That looks tasty that looks plenty
Do
This is hungry work
Mi-
Take me to church
Si7
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
Sol
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
La-
Offer me that deathless death
Mi-
Good God, let me give you my life
Mi-
Take me to church
Si7
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
Sol
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
La-
Offer me that deathless death
Mi-
Good God, let me give you my life
Do Sol
No Masters or Kings
Si7 Mi-/Sol
When the Ritual begins
Do Sol
There is no sweeter innocence
Si7 Mi-/Sol
than our gentle sin
Do Sol
In the madness and soil
Si7 Mi-/Sol
of that sad earthly scene
Do Sol
Only then I am Human
Si7 Mi-/Sol Re Sol Do Sol
Only then I am Clean
Do Sol
Amen.
Do Sol
Amen.
Do Sol Fa#
Amen.
Mi-
Take me to church
Si7
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
Sol
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
La-
Offer me that deathless death
Mi-
Good God, let me give you my life
Mi-
Take me to church
Si7
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
Sol
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
La-
Offer me that deathless death
Mi-
Good God, let me give you my life
Mi-
(Fine)
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