Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

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First Light

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Meaning of “First Light” by Hozier

“First Light” is the 16th and closing track of Hozier’s album “Unreal Unearth”, a project that was inspired by the classic epic poem known as Dante’s Inferno (which, more accurately, is titled Divine Comedy).  Said work revolves around a protagonist...

Abstract (Psychopomp)

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Meaning of “Abstract (Psychopomp)” by Hozier

There’s a lot of inspiration and influences behind Hozier’s “Abstract (Psychopomp)”song. First, it has something to do with Dante’s Inferno. This is a classic piece of Italian religious literature which influenced (almost) the entirety of “Unreal Unearth”, Hozier’s album...

Son of Nyx

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Meaning of “Son of Nyx” by Hozier

“Son of Nyx” can be counted as one of the simpler pieces on “Unreal Unearth”, not only because it’s an instrumental, but also due to the fact that it only has three writers. The other two authors,...

Who We Are

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Meaning “Who We Are” by Hozier

Hozier has described “Who We Are” as being based on a sort of a fatalism, i.e. an acknowledgement of the observation that, in his own words, “not one thing is ever perfectly terrible or perfectly great”. ...

De Selby (Part 1)

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Meaning of “De Selby (Part 1)” by Hozier

“De Selby (Part 1)” is the opening track on Hozier’s album “Unreal Unearth”, which Columbia Records and Rubyworks made public on 18 August 2023, with the song first being teased, via Instagram, back in January of 2022. To...

De Selby (Part 2)

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Meaning of “De Selby (Part 2)” by Hozier

The release of “De Shelby (Part 2)” makes it the fourth single issued from Hozier’s forthcoming LP, “Unreal Unearth”. “De Selby (Part 1)” is actually the first song on its playlist, being followed by “Part 2”.  Hozier wrote this...