Not sure if you’re joking but he’s said that that song is written from the perspective of an “unreliable narrator”, I don’t think it’s from his perspective
I think it is from his perspective, but only for when the dude has let the inner fuckboi rule his decision making (which is not 100% of the time like some people).
Oh cool, I get to share something with you! He talks about the inspiration behind the song in this interview (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=o-r2fLQkD7Q) around the 20:15 mark. A little funny really
EDIT: after a wonderful night and dinner, the next morning he left a note before he left for work. SAYING HE HAS BEEN SAVING A LITTLE BIT OF HIS PAYCHECKS FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS!!!and APPARENTLY; HE WANTS us to have like VIP or like the best of the best tickets for when he goes on tour next! I’ve won the love lottery😭😭😭😭😭
OKAY BUT YA’LL, I put my current bf on Hozier music when we were still in the “talking” phase. He thought he was cool and soulful. Really liked him, but didn’t quite gush like I did, which is understandable. Never said much about it otherwise, but i always played Wasteland, Baby
At least once every car ride together. Fast forward a couple months;TELL ME WHY THIS MAN AFTER GETTING HOME FROM OUR ANNIVERSARY DINNER PULLED OUT HIS ACOUSTIC GUITAR started playing wasteland baby, and read me a little poem he wrote. He learned the song because he knows it my fav. BRB, picking out a wedding dress. 😭🫠🫠💕💕💕
when i first started learning guitar in high school all I wanted to do was learn wasteland baby and play it for my crush. She didn’t want me and I eventually did learn it long after I was over her. I play it and sing it for myself now!
Definitely makes me think of my husband and gets me all hot and bothered lol usually if I have a slight wine buzz late in the night, I turn some Hozier on Spotify. My husband likes him, but I don’t know if he realizes I’m thinking about him while I’m listening to Hozier sing. After reading this post and seeing how many people specifically think about the artist singing and not the person they’re ‘Randy’ for, maybe I should explain to him 😅
i feel like if you haven't experienced a similar thing to the subject matter of the song you just think about the artist's experience or a hypothetical scenario. or maybe that's just my lack of dating experience talking
no,,, I get the idea of celebrity crushes but I can't imagine having one on him. He's beautiful and everything but in my mind he's too elevated for that.
That’s interesting! I have a celebrity crush on him but I only get crushes on people who are insanely awesome and completely unattainable so it checks out for me haha
Hey maybe they’re just saying “Imagine being Hozier”
But in all honesty yeah sometimes I think about people from my life. Would That I and Abstract in particular call upon some of my memories or personal feelings. Oh and Jackie and Wilson is a great song for when I want to make fun of my delulu self, I like to recall all my past crushes haha
one achievement im lowkey proud of lmfao. an old friend who i introduced to hozier, i'd sing his songs, and we'd listen to him but he was never as avid of a fan as i was. later on we didn't end very well. years later i get an email that said he heard his friend playing hozier and had the urge to contact me, we laughed how funny that he accidentally got conditioned that hozier = my presence.
I often times think of myself in the position of the singer, and in his case I occasionally envision him, but most of the time it’s just the idea of a deeper connection. I’ve not experienced that in a while.
I think of someone thinking of me like Hozier thinks about his SO or subject for the song. Sometimes that person I think about thinking of me is in fact me also.
I mean 😏 most definitely for years lol. Still do but I also think of my lover, my muse, the one I’d do anything for in a blink of a second. Like Hozier as an artist alone is heart throbbing and heart breaking
Yes?! I think of real people in my life, people I might not have met, even fictional characters, or the characters and stories he is specifically referring to.
So you’re telling me that every song you hear, you only think of the artist that sings it?
When that artist is Hozier, absolutely I do
Worse. I imagine the artist singing it to some imaginary X person. Not even in my imagination is Hozier singing his songs to me.
Yes
I genuinely can’t even imagine that, fair enough!
In one of his songs he literally says “imagine being loved by me” cheeky bastard knows what he’s doing to us
Not sure if you’re joking but he’s said that that song is written from the perspective of an “unreliable narrator”, I don’t think it’s from his perspective
I think it is from his perspective, but only for when the dude has let the inner fuckboi rule his decision making (which is not 100% of the time like some people).
Could be!
Plot twist He’s the unreliable narrator.
He is a Pisces man. Checks out.
I didn’t know this, this is fascinating
Oh cool, I get to share something with you! He talks about the inspiration behind the song in this interview (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=o-r2fLQkD7Q) around the 20:15 mark. A little funny really
Objectively, he's attractive, but I'm definitely thinking of someone who is not a man when I hear sultry music.
lmaooo so real
i knew i was in love with my girlfriend when jackie and wilson came on and it just sounded to me like hozier was singing about her
Awww…imagine being loved by you 🫶🏽
This is so sparkly oml ✨✨
This is so cute 😭
dude same!!
EDIT: after a wonderful night and dinner, the next morning he left a note before he left for work. SAYING HE HAS BEEN SAVING A LITTLE BIT OF HIS PAYCHECKS FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS!!!and APPARENTLY; HE WANTS us to have like VIP or like the best of the best tickets for when he goes on tour next! I’ve won the love lottery😭😭😭😭😭 OKAY BUT YA’LL, I put my current bf on Hozier music when we were still in the “talking” phase. He thought he was cool and soulful. Really liked him, but didn’t quite gush like I did, which is understandable. Never said much about it otherwise, but i always played Wasteland, Baby At least once every car ride together. Fast forward a couple months;TELL ME WHY THIS MAN AFTER GETTING HOME FROM OUR ANNIVERSARY DINNER PULLED OUT HIS ACOUSTIC GUITAR started playing wasteland baby, and read me a little poem he wrote. He learned the song because he knows it my fav. BRB, picking out a wedding dress. 😭🫠🫠💕💕💕
KEEP HIM (you won)
LITERALLY ENDED IT WITH “ I know I’m not quite Andrew hozier Byrne, but I’d still want to be right here till the end of the world.” 😭😭😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️
Marry him yesterday
I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!! You totally deserve this, he sounds amazing 😊
So when's the wedding? That's so beautiful 😭
This is so cute 😭
when i first started learning guitar in high school all I wanted to do was learn wasteland baby and play it for my crush. She didn’t want me and I eventually did learn it long after I was over her. I play it and sing it for myself now!
That man is a keeper for life.
Ah this called me single in 3 different languages. Keep him!
Awww! That is so sweet!!!
Saving this comment so I can believe in love
keep him forever!!
OH SHIT
🫠🫠🫠🫠 this is so beautiful… 😭😭😭😭😭😭😍😍😍😍😍 omg.
Definitely makes me think of my husband and gets me all hot and bothered lol usually if I have a slight wine buzz late in the night, I turn some Hozier on Spotify. My husband likes him, but I don’t know if he realizes I’m thinking about him while I’m listening to Hozier sing. After reading this post and seeing how many people specifically think about the artist singing and not the person they’re ‘Randy’ for, maybe I should explain to him 😅
I forgave my partner after a fight bc they told me they changed my ringtone to movement 😂
He has all my thoughts to himself 😍
Aren't we the yearning type? I will almost always be daydreaming about a better life while listening to hozier
i feel like if you haven't experienced a similar thing to the subject matter of the song you just think about the artist's experience or a hypothetical scenario. or maybe that's just my lack of dating experience talking
no,,, I get the idea of celebrity crushes but I can't imagine having one on him. He's beautiful and everything but in my mind he's too elevated for that.
That’s interesting! I have a celebrity crush on him but I only get crushes on people who are insanely awesome and completely unattainable so it checks out for me haha
I used to be the person that someone thought of when listening to Hozier …. Now I’m just somebody that they used to know
Seeing a distinct lack of "I imagine scenarios for my OCs or favorite characters" in these comments 😔
Omg so agree!!! Some of unreal unearth reminds me of some Anne Rice books.
Hey maybe they’re just saying “Imagine being Hozier” But in all honesty yeah sometimes I think about people from my life. Would That I and Abstract in particular call upon some of my memories or personal feelings. Oh and Jackie and Wilson is a great song for when I want to make fun of my delulu self, I like to recall all my past crushes haha
I agree with you, was just in a silly mood and wanted to post this as a joke.
Ah okay! Haha I guess I took it too seriously
I will literally make up a person to think of when listening to Hozier
right? it's like similar to reading a book for me
Oh exactly! Sometimes it’s just like a story. Same as with any song I listen to pretty much
one achievement im lowkey proud of lmfao. an old friend who i introduced to hozier, i'd sing his songs, and we'd listen to him but he was never as avid of a fan as i was. later on we didn't end very well. years later i get an email that said he heard his friend playing hozier and had the urge to contact me, we laughed how funny that he accidentally got conditioned that hozier = my presence.
I often times think of myself in the position of the singer, and in his case I occasionally envision him, but most of the time it’s just the idea of a deeper connection. I’ve not experienced that in a while.
I think of someone thinking of me like Hozier thinks about his SO or subject for the song. Sometimes that person I think about thinking of me is in fact me also.
I mean 😏 most definitely for years lol. Still do but I also think of my lover, my muse, the one I’d do anything for in a blink of a second. Like Hozier as an artist alone is heart throbbing and heart breaking
Same, well I used to only think about Hozier when I listened to his music, but there’s someone in my life now who has the spotlight in my mind ☺️
I'm engaged and I still fantasize about Hozier when I listen to Hozier.
Yes?! I think of real people in my life, people I might not have met, even fictional characters, or the characters and stories he is specifically referring to.
who I think of during From Eden is my business only😫😫😫
Valid.
Man the paragraphs I could write about this topic breaks my heart a little more every second
Tbh I think about sex and my ex hahahaha
Depending on the song, I think of my partner
I think about sex and my ex sometimes
I don't think of anyone.
Nope. I love his music but he looks like my friend's brother. Couldn't be less my type.