Für Diverse Aussagen schämt man sich hier langsam | Amen Take me to church I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies I'll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knife Offer me that deathless death, Oh Good God, let me give you my life Take me to church I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies I'll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knife Offer me that deathless death Good God, let me give you my life If I'm a pagan of the good times My lover's the sunlight To keep the Goddess on my side She demands a sacrifice To drain the whole sea Get something shiny Something meaty for the main course That's a fine looking high horse What you got in the stable? A 24-second sample of "Take Me to Church" by Hozier, where a portion of the chorus is heard |
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His cover peaked at number 5 on the charts and at number 92 on the | The video, shot in on location at Inniscarra Dam in , follows a same-sex relationship in Russia and the that ensues when the community learns of one of the men's sexuality |
Hozier ist nicht schwul, das Video soll aber über Institutionen aufmerksam machen wie die Kirche die natürliches, menschliches Verlangen wie die Sexualität verdrängen | We've a lot of starving faithful That looks tasty That looks plenty This is hungry work Take me to church I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies I'll tell you my sins So you can sharpen your knife Offer me my deathless death Good God, let me give you my life Take me to church I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies I'll tell you my sins So you can sharpen your knife Offer me my deathless death Good God, let me give you my life No masters or kings when the ritual begins There is no sweeter innocence Than our gentle sin In the madness and soil of that sad earthly scene Only then I am human, only then I am clean Amen |
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It was released on his debut extended play EP and later his self-titled debut album 2014 | It's a discovery platform and it's been invaluable to me over the past year |
As of July 2015, the song has sold 4,270,000 copies in the US.