Hozier - Eat Your Young (Official Lyric Video)

This man doesn't have one bad song. Every single song of his is absolutely amazing

Something that I adore about this is the use of the phrase "Come and Get Some" because based on tone and context it can mean either an invitation to dinner or a promise of violence

Hozier is the only person alive that can make gluttony sound like lust

The marketing of this song, the one clip we were all obsessed with before this released, draws us in under this false pretense of sexuality and heat. Only for Hozier to hit us with yet another moral and political narrative. Drawing people in with the lure of sex (one of the 7 sins referenced in the song ;) ) to send them home with a message about exploitation and the abuse of power is genius. Hozier never ceases to be not only a musical mastermind, but an incredible representative of the people.

Hozier releasing a song that sounds like the sexiest thing on the planet and it actually being about older generations exploiting the younger generation is so perfectly on brand. Fucking obsessed

this man’s ability to conjure up such bewitching lyrics and vocally transmit each emotion is a feat not only of masterful musicianship, but also of magic.

He's a genius for releasing the thirsty part of the song forst to get people engaged with the song and then it has such a heavy message

Really clever hint to Irish history by Hozier; for those who don't know, the Irish author Jonathan Swift wrote a pamphlet called "A Modest Proposal" in 1726, when there was yet another massive famine in Ireland due to intentional mis-management by the British oppressors. There was lots of complaining in Britain about the hordes of starving Irish begging for their children's lives outside the walls of government, so Swift wrote this satirical book explaining to the Irish that they and their children would be better off to "Eat Your Young", because Hell would freeze over before the British rulers decided to help them. What a lovely people they are :)

He never fails to amaze me. In such a unique way, he talks about how the choices we make are harming and killing our children, that it would simply be easier to eat them than to have them suffer through the world

"It's quicker and easier to eat your young" is incredible

How can a song be both chill and chilling? Wow.

Hozier never disappoints. The timing and message of this song are impeccable. Reminds me of A Modest Proposal essay too

All 3 songs are genuinely incredible. If the rest of the album is this good, it's gonna easily be the best one yet

hozier can never do ANYTHING wrong. the man’s an absolute gem

Lyrics are so grotesque yet so poignant, while the music behind is so groovy - I LOVE IT

Dude is a lyrical genius. Haunting and beautiful interspersed with duality at every turn. Incredible.

“Come and get some, skinning the children for a war drum” is so horrifying and poignant these lyrics are incredible

How he’s able to evolve his sound and his voice fits always is amazing

Heard this song right after ANOTHER mass shooting at an elementary school in Tennessee, and that line "putting food on the table selling bombs and guns, skinnin' the children for a war drum" has been whirling around in my head ever since! What an amazing song, absolutely amazing.

Hozier's lyricis are unbeatable. They almost always have a melody that sounds sound like you could dance the bed-tango to it but the words in it are nothing to do with that, it's something deeper, darker. And I love him for that.