Hozier - Unknown / Nth (Official Lyric Video)

Other artists say "I ignored the red flags"; Hozier says "if there were scarlet flags, they washed out in the mind of me"

This man is truly out for blood with this album.

The way Hozier sings about love makes you amazed that such a feeling is free to experience

"The injury of knowing you" will forever be the greatest line

The warped fantasy you create about them, the dreadful longing, the searing joy of feeling loved back, the pain of feeling fundamentally misunderstood/unseen, and the ultimate betrayal that shatters the illusion.
I’ve never heard this experience articulated so beautifully. And I can’t help but appreciate the lovely irony of a song about feeling unknown making you feel so seen and understood.
Once again, this man has me blown away and lying in a puddle of tears.

"Do you know I could break beneath the weight
Of the goodness, love, I still carry for you"
I love how visceral and vividly the words are when hozier talks about love - and this whole song another testament to how good a writer he is and the vocals are unreal too

Somehow, Hozier never fails to impress, you can't just simply "listen to hozier" its like you feel it too, love this sooo much!

if he made a podcast breaking down his songs and explaining the meaning....I'd pay for it

hozier’s music never fails to make my heart swell when i hear it. i seldom feel that way with any other artist. how anyone can be this talented is beyond my comprehension.

"there are some people, love, who are better unknown." i think about this line an uncountable number of times every day

I know this is about a relationship ending, but that line 'so much of the living, love, is the being unknown' really hits me. I've thought before the real thing about loneliness isn't physically being alone, it's the feeling that nobody truly knows the heart of you. That's why you can feel entirely alone surrounded by even friends and family. That private, most vulnerable part of you being walled up is all it takes to feel alone anywhere, anytime. I really can't imagine what it's like to actually let yourself be known by somebody, and then lose that. Must be worse than never being known in the first place.

God forbid anyone went through heart break recently and finds This man's music. They'd be done for.

This album’s gonna break me in the most beautiful way and I’m so ready for it

That bridge was one of the most transcendant things I've ever heard, this man cannot make anything that is less than incredible

I'm disabled, an occasional cane user. Today was a bad pain day but I'm able to sway and dance with this song. It's a sad song but it heals my heart and makes my feet feel light again. Thank you Andrew.

Don't imagine Crowley sitting in his Bentley listening to this new album thinking of his angel 😢

ready to bawl my eyes out

Listing to this after Season 2 of Good Omens is actively painful. It works too well

“it ain’t the being alone, it ain’t the empty home, you know I’m good on my own”
I don’t know how hozier has managed to describe the feeling of pained longing so well in a 4 minute song. god damn it

This song is literally good omens s2 anthem

this song fits Crowley and Aziraphale so much

Lost my husband, of 35 years, to cancer in December…wept at the beauty of this song. Thank you ❤

Dude has a song for literally every emotion you could possibly be feeling

I was singing along to this song out loud in a park while it was dark. As the part "Do you know I could break beneath the weight" had started playing, the wind started shaking the trees and blowing all around me. Hozier truly is THE forest spirit

the amount of incredible songs you’ve put out will never fail to amaze me. thank you for another masterpiece.

Opened the comments to see fellow hurt Good Omens fans

I CANNOT go on without hearing this live at least ONCE😭❤

Really hurting myself by listening to this after good omens

Hozier is like a bridge between the earth and the divine… his voice always brings out so many feelings I can never express in words

These releases have been intentional. Every song has been so provoking, thoughtful, and moving. But this hit in a different way and the whole team needs their flowers. This is beautiful.

I truly think someone thinking of you as an "angel" or calling you an angel because they perceive you that way, is one of the purest and most beautiful forms of love. I can never get over Hozier's lyrics, every time I think he cannot get any more poetic and gentle spoken, he does. These kinds of words can only come from a person who experiences love as maybe the grandest and most beautifully consuming thing, that is the very core of life, so listening to his songs is like experiencing life through his lenses, and that's such an honor

"Do you know, I could break beneath the weight
Of the goodness love I still carry for you
That I’d walk so far just to take
The injury of finally knowing you."
He is literally SICK for these amazing lyrics and that melody.

Hits different after Good Omens s2 :(((((((((((

he always finds a way to comfort even when he devastates. youve done it again andrew 💜

I've been going through some hard times recently, and Hozier's masterpieces are like breathes of fresh air. He never fails to amaze me, with his terrific lyrics and perfect melodies, he makes me cry almost every time. I'm so happy that he returned when I needed him the most.

This man’s songs just describe AziCrow so perfectly 😭

getting to see this man in concert in september will literally put me in a month long coma because how could i POSSIBLY recover from hearing him sing this song live

In the hands of a poet, 'red flags' turn into scarlet ones :) Yet another gem, this one.

They need to use this in Season 3 of Good Omens 😭♥️

Had the most spiritual experience listening tho this for the first time stoned sitting under the stairs at 1am. The amount of loved I felt in my body was overwhelming it made me cry and laugh. it was the most peace I’ve ever felt in life.

hozier has a way of rephrasing and reframing thoughts and feelings i couldn't put my finger on and makes them so clear but also so new and scary and amazing and i just cannot be more in awe of this as much as of this album's other songs released until now

I’ve waited so long for this to release officially and it was so worth it this song is beautiful and I’m crying

The good omens 2 animatics that will be made to this song are going to be war crime level tragic.

Listening to Hozier's new songs for the first time is like opening a present box. Breathtaking

I've been waiting for this song to be released for months, and oh boy, does Hozier always deliver masterpieces

For anyone else who likes to read the lyrics a bit more slowly:
LYRICS:
[Verse 1]
You know the distance never made a difference to me
I swam a lake of fire, I'd have walked across the floor of any sea
Ignored the vastness between all that can be seen
And all that we believe
So I thought you were like an angel to me
[Verse 2]
Funny how true colors shine in darkness and in secrecy
If there were scarlet flags, they washed out in the mind of mе
Where a blindin' light shone on you еvery night
And either side of my sleep
Where you were held frozen like an angel to me
[Chorus]
It ain't the being alone (Sha-la-la)
It ain't the empty home, baby (Sha-la-la)
You know I'm good on my own (Sha-la-la)
Sha-la-la, baby, you know, it's more the being unknown
So much of the livin', love, is the being unknown
[Verse 3]
You called me angel for the first time, my heart leapt from me
You smile now, I can see its pieces still stuck in your teeth
And what's left of it, I listen to it tick
Every tedious beat
Going unknown as any angel to me
[Bridge]
Do you know I could break beneath the weight?
Of the goodness, love, I still carry for you
That I'd walk so far just to take
The injury of finally knowin' you
[Chorus]
It ain't the being alone (Sha-la-la)
It ain't the empty home, baby (Sha-la-la)
You know I'm good on my own (Sha-la-la)
Sha-la-la, baby, you know, it's more the being unknown
And there are some people, love, who are better unknown

Everytime I listen to Hozier, I am just glad to be alive. Literally, being so lucky to be here in this time and Moment and to be able to go through so many great emotions just by listening to this music.
Good morning from Bavaria :)

I think this one will probably end up being my favorite off the album, I don’t know how he could beat it:)

Hozier is a one in a generation talent, He's got a golden voice

I just came out of relationship and I don’t think I’ll find any other song that encapsulates what I’m feeling right every lyric hits just right it hurts but I’m not alone in my feelings

days of trying to listen to this through his concert videos OVER!!! this is so good i’ve waited forever, thank you hozier for simply doing what you do💘💞💖

There is something just so intimate about this song, not even about romantic love but how someone can feel so strongly about another individual no matter where they are they'll do anything to be with them

When I listen to this song I understand how christian people feel when they say they feel the holy spirit

The bridge in this piece of magic makes me cry every time 🥹😭

Hozier's lyrics always hit me right in the gut, and always seem relevant to what I'm going through. Words that I would've never been able to say, put into song. Nothing else resonates with me so deeply. Thank you for your talent and your passion Andrew, it's truly a gift to the world

This might be the most beautiful song ever written

This song just broke me down into tears in a way I've never experienced, and then held me closer than ive ever been held

I thank the ground, the skies, the seas and the eternal fire heartbeat of the planet for Hozier.

This level of artistry is impossible without pain

Woke up a couple of minutes ago and I am listening to this song as I am writing this. What a good beginning of the day. I feel like even if the lyrics weren’t profound and he was just humming random sounds, the melody would still carry the message perfectly. That’s when you know a song is good.

The bridge threw me into orbit before I could gasp for breath

The fire of Longing and the fiery Ice of stunted Longing. The words. The music. The images. The Pain. Deeply touched. Crying. Thank you.

I have no words to describe all the emotions that I experience from this. His music is always a masterpiece.

'So much of the living love, is being unknown' why am i weeping like a child?!?

How am I just finding this song? 🥹 Hozier's voice is something out of this world. 🥰

This man knows the lyrics of the soul and its sorrows

Recently went through the worst heartbreak I've had yet. This resonates so much with how I felt for him and how I'm now healing and finding the peace to move on, on my own. It seems optimistic and happier, but I'm able to reflect on it too. This song is so moving in such a beautiful and understanding way. I will forever love this man's music 🩷 he's a genius

This was the first song I learned when I got an electric guitar, still my favorite to play. It’s not too difficult and very relaxing.

he's a poet for sure. what an experience of a song.

how am i supposed to sha la la in these conditions?

A true Pisces and true artist in every single way 🥺

This song just randomly came on a random Spotify playlist on my way home from work. The other songs were skippable, but this… I can’t even remember which number of repeats I am on right now.
It’s made me ponder deeply, which eventually led to tears being shed. That’s how I know Hozier is a great artist. Made me feel and think far too deep for a Friday afternoon. Usually it’s a happy time to go into the weekend. Nevertheless, I am grateful my ears have been blessed with this track.

I think this is it for me. This will forever be my favorite Hozier song.

He’s so incredible, how is he even human

It's rare to find an artist that is so consistently brilliant in all that he puts out, and it's a real treat I'm not taking for granted. I have never heard a bad Hozier song. There are those I prefer above others, but that isn't to imply that the others are bad, it's just that I haven't listened to them enough such that they've wormed their way into my soul...yet.

a musical mastermind! i’m even more excited for Unreal Unearth

From knowing someone to being called unknown.. Thats life.

What a time to be alive bc Hozier is dropping masterpiece after masterpiece

Listening to Hozier is like a daydream, like suddenly you’re no longer wherever you were, you’re in a field, staring up at the stars on a warm summer night. It’s legitimately so soothing.

my ears are always blessed by hozier's voice and melodies ♡

This man is incredible. Listening to a song like this, which is so heart breaking, but it makes your soul sigh. It's like when you're going through it, and life is just weighing you down. You put on your favorite song by him, the weight is lifted , and you can breathe again.

And when the music industry and fans needed him most,. He comes back singing with moonlight.

"And there are some people, love who are better unknown" ❤️‍🩹

I'm going through a tough time. It feels like I'm drowning and this song feels like fresh air.

I'm here for the Good Omens Vibes 😭❤

I can`t believe every time I listen to it, it`s getting better and better. The amount of emotion and hurt in this song is unbelievable!
This song is personal to me and the bridge part gives me goosebumps.
well done Hozier! It seems like you never let us down which is a surprise in the cruel and evil world.

Hozier is extremely talented. No artist can make me feel the way he does. He has inspired my creativity that i thought i lost. My spark for art is back and now im designing a tarot deck inspired by his songs.

This song touches every part of my being and somehow makes me feel everything. Love, loss, longing, sadness, hope, tenderness. It’s all there.

Going through a rough break up and man this song rips my heart farther apart.

This is so good omens coded 😢

I am devestated and rebuilt again. Thank you for putting these feelings into words, I've been searching for the words for so long

This song BREAKS ME INTO A MILLION PIECES I LOVE IT

“Do you know I could break beneath the weight of the goodness love I still carry for you?”
Oh my goodness how wonderfully shared 💛

Do you know I could break beneath the weight of the goodness love I still carry for ....this makes me cry everytime

Hozier's music is just like falling in love unexplectedly

I love the versatility of your poetic tongue and how you play with words. It seems so much deeper and potent. From the moment the song started, I just knew that I would fall in love

Oh, we're really in circle 9 now, aren't we? This is gorgeous.

I'm on campus in tears with this song. These words ripped open wounds that I've never known to have, honestly Hozier I needed this album

Whenever I heard Hozier songs, i got feeling like, yeah! I'm in Hozier World! ❤

this song helped me get through my first ever break up way back in September, I used to listen to it every night without failure to help me sleep without a clouded mind. It is super bitter sweet to see the studio version finally released, but I'll forever love this song for what it helped me in. ♥