2014: Try not to sing 2021: Try not to cry

I go to a catholic school and in religion we had to pick a song that had a deep meaning (other then love songs) one of the girls picked this song and you should’ve seen how triggered the teacher got

My lover's got humour She's the giggle at a funeral Knows everybody's disapproval They should've worshipped her sooner If the heavens ever did speak She's the last true mouthpiece Every Sunday's getting more bleak A fresh poison each week We were born sick You heard them say it My church offers no absolutes She tells me, "Worship in the bedroom" The only heaven I'll be sent to Is when I'm alone with you I was born sick But I love it Command me to be well A-a-a-a-a-a-a, amen, amen, amen Take me to church I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies I'll tell you my sins, and 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, and you can sharpen your knife Offer me that deathless death Oh 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 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? 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 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 my deathless death Oh 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 Oh, oh, amen, amen, amen Take me to church I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies I'll tell you my sins, and 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, and you can sharpen your knife Offer me that deathless death Oh good God, let me give you my life

Who's watching it on April 2024?😅

Me : *asks what she’s listening to* My mom : christian rock music Me : *ok mom*

so did everyone just remember this song or what?

This song is almost 10yrs old , but I found this masterpiece in 2024. Only 1 time I heard this song and it took a place in my heart❤

*”We we’re born sick, You heard them say it”* NO ONE should have to hear that for being themselves. I’m a Christian and I DON’T CARE if I get hate for this comment. People should be able to be themselves WITHOUT HATE. In the Bible it says to love others around you, so why’s are people getting hate for being themselves?!

This song is 5 years old and I've never seen the video. wow

Let’s repeat all togheter: THIS SONG IS NOT A RELIGIOUS SONG.

Whos listening this masterpiece in 2024 😎 👍🏻

i'm from a catholic school and a member of a poetry club. The teacher showed this to us and told us to decipher both the lyrics and the music video. It was a bit awkward at first but for people who is into poetry, we should be open for almost everything. I treated this as a new perspective back then. I still love this to this day

I see humans but not humanity...

Title : Take Me To Church Singer : Irish Meaning : about lgbt Comments : English Subtitle : Japanese

10 years later and i still get goosebumps at this song and this video still makes me sob. Thank you for your work ❤

Wow it's my first time watching the music video (though I've heard the song before) but I was in awe and was grabbing on my seat due to intense music video. Great job!! Let's aim for 1 billion views!!

9 years old me: * likes this Song * 16 years old me: * understand the Song *

Religious moms: Sing this song because it has amen in it Their lgbtq+ children: (:O)

Who remembers when this song came out?

Tengo una gran pesar, me siento fatal, pero simplemente existo a pesar del dolor qué hay en mi, está canción no me va a quitar el malestar, pero sin duda me ayuda a sobrellevarlo, la música para mi es un compañero, alguien que está conmigo y me ayuda a sentirme reconfortado, esta canción me cautivo desde que la escuche, y la verdad me sigue encantado, la letra, la voz… me ayuda a sentirme tranquilo. Y el mensaje me hace conectar.

Ok but no one is talking about his lover getting killed in the end, that really broke my heart into pieces.

English Subtitles: No Subtitles in Japanese: _Yes_ *Stonks*

Makes me so proud to be irish listening to hoziers voice what a truly talented musician he is i remember when this song came out was played everywhere

Я один пришел посмотреть за что оштафовыли девушку из Славянска-на-Кубани?

Fun fact: when I was younger, I wondered why they didn’t play this on Sunday with the other Christian songs. My bad-

"we were born sick, heard them sayin' " Like exactly thats the part where y'all can get its about homosexuality

Amo esta canción tanto su adaptación en español como la de inglés (I love this song both its adaptation to Spanish and the English one)

One of the best songs ever If this isn’t playing at my funeral I ain’t dying

i already have seen 4 peaple comment ”Let’s see how many people listening to this masterpiece in February.” stop. why do you do this.

Anyone else confused how people thought this was a religious song? He literally says "worship in the bedroom" and "shrine of your lies."

música de ouvir mais de 80 vezes, dormir, acordar e continuar ouvindo!!!

Holy shit I just watched this music video for the first time after listening to the song on repeat....... Who was gonna warn me??? I had no clue that I was gonna cry at the end 😭😭😭

I remember they played this song on the way home in the bus from christian girls camp and all the girls & leaders were singing along LMFAOOOO

Everyone is reuniting at this song years after it came out lol

2024 anyone?

I just now realized that when he’s saying “amen”, it sounds like he’s saying “gay men”, I know he isn’t but I can’t get it out of my head now

Nobody: My child ass singing this song 6 yrs. ago not knowing the meaning: (-0-)

“My church offers no absolutes” good, only a Sith deals in absolutes.

I know this song isn’t Christian but Hozier kinda looks like Jesus.

Hozier calls for cab. Cab arrives, the driver recognises him... Hozier:”Eh...i would you like to..” Driver:*excited*”Take you to church?”

The amount of power this song holds is like no other

Even after a decade it remains unsurpassed 🔥

I cant be the only one that didn’t know that this song was about gay people Cmon Edit: must of y’all acting like im hating gays. Dude, im bi😂

Nobody: Subtitle: japanese

This song is my favourite song because of the vocals

Everyone commenting on what they "think" it's all about. Most are wrong but to be enlightened just watch Hozier himself descriptively breaking it down verse by verse and more. See the light folks or forever be condemned to being lost in the dark. Cherish the love while you can.

"there is no sweeter innocence than our gentle sin" bro... 😭 this song will always have a special place in my heart.

After 6 years I’m still trying to understand what’s in the box

I love that song it makes me happy when I am feeling Blue & Depressed 😢 and happy when I see the lyrics and sing along

Love is love...no matter what?...God Bless (:

I love how christians are fighting for this to not be a gay song and to be a christian song while in the chorus it littlearly says how the church is stabbing ur back and its a shrine of lies.

Stop asking who's still listening in 2020, we never stopped listening

10 years ago i came out of the closet for the fist time thanks to this song

0:42 Now every time I see that guy in the hoodie I just think... Fnaf?

Reminder that this shit STILL happens. people are still murdered for their sexual orientation, so videos like this are still just as important. Be safe, but be proud everyone

Let’s remember this great song as the decade ends

This song is a masterpiece of voice,music and lyrics in harmony,giving a message of love in all kinds,to the world with the strong force of art, thank u Hozier!

heard this back in 2014 and still appreciating it 10 years later, this song will live on forever.

I'm straight man... But honestly, wken they kiss at that exact time In the song with that triumphant, fuck everything we're in love moment it was just beautiful

the first time that i listened to this, instead of singing ‘amen’ i would sing ‘gay men’ edit: i would sing this not because i wanted to, but because i thought that was what the song said and since the video matched, i never questioned it.

And this song is beautiful and I never stopped listening to it

좋은 영상 공유해줘서 고마워요,^~🎸~^ This is Seoul, Korea. I am a lover of humanity and peace, I applaud and cheer for my good friend,04/19~~~~~~18

The fact that people still think this song is genuinely about christianity makes me cringe

I can't believe how long I've known this song for without knowing what it was about.

These beautiful times will never return😢😢

2069 anyone?

No one: Subtitles: JAPANESE

People in 2020 : Who's here during corona? People in 2021 : Any survivors here?

Bro 10 years now and it’s still a masterpiece

so it's 2024 I'm from russia and I've decided to rewatch this video after I read in the news that one of my compatriots was fined for having this clip on her social network page. I'm actually crying.

Y’all idk how y’all thought this was a Christian song it literally said “she tells me worship in the bedroom” lmboooo😭😭

why did i think reading the comments would be fun?

It is a good sounding song, its easy to enjoy his awsome voice, the emotions, the feeling that its communicating a truth, truth that is not easily spoken or described. But I think that it's an illusion perhaps. It seems to offer these things that we as humans seem too long for but while we're really thinking about it I'm not so sure that this is actually those things that we connect to with so deeply this is more like a parody, no not a parody, that's not right. Seemingly close enough to be indistinguishable but maybe more like is simulacrum. Perhaps I've lost touch just enough to where imitation passes as indistinguishable from authentic? I think this only reminds me of something else and that's where those feels come from where is if I'm honest with myself this leaves me feeling Hollow. Ultimately I know this is only my perception from my own limited frame of reference. Maybe I am right and maybe I am wrong I don't want to argue about it though if you feel differently....well, I'm not saying anything more than what Ive said, how i said it.

I've been singing this song with the entirety of my lungs sinds i was 8 years old, Today is the first time i've watched the music video. I can only wail. This song is beautiful.

Teacher: "Who taught you about homosexuality?" Me: "Hozier"

me: explicit content? how bad can this be? me after: oh. now im sad

First time I heard this song was in 2014. When I heard it I loved it and. I still love to hear it and it carries a lot of meaning to me. Will always love listen over and over.

I COME TO THIS SOM EVERYTIME IM SAD OR CRYING AN IT HELPS ME CALM DOWN 😢

There is something so poetic to me about the line "In the madness and soil, of that sad earthly scene; only then I am human, only then I am clean."

bro i’m not gay but this lyrics made me feel something i can’t really explain

Kids at my Christian school are singing this constantly and I am just trying not to laugh since they don’t know what it actually means. (Edit: spelling) (Edit 2= I am going to clarify this. I AM CHRISTIAN! I Know that that doesn’t mean you’re homophobic! )

You do not make human sacrifices Hath no greater love than one who lays his life down for his friends

People are who they are and should never be punished for being themselves. On another note i have friends that i love dearly and if anyone ever hurts them the consequences be unfolded by your own hands.

Christian Schools: Me: ma'am this song ain't christian-

The Christians really just heard “church” and “amen” and then took the song and ran..

this song and video is true art. and it makes me sad ... let people love the person they want to love. as long as both persons are equal to each other everything is fine and wonderful.

Who else thought that this was a religious song 👇

if your religion requires hate, it’s not a religion, it’s you modelling it to fit your homophobia, racism, sexism, etc. stop hating on people, if you believe in God you must believe in love. from a muslim girl.

I just realised after 8 years that this is not a Christian song.

Every time I hear him say “we were born sick, I heard them say it” just breaks my heart into pieces… he’s right that’s what they said😢

Doesn’t matter what time and day it is, doesn’t matter what time of year it is. This song will always live through all of us. Once you understand the meeting to this song, it hits you on a deeper level❤️‍🩹

Essa música tem uma força que não consigo explicar.

This song is only for those who can actually read between the lines.

Me: thinking it is about Jesus 2 minutes later: Me: ohhhhhhhhh.......

2024 and I'm still listening to this song ♥

Damn.. 10 Years its Still a Good Music

"We were born sick, you heard them say it" if this doesn't give a truer meaning of this song then idk what else will.

It’s so sad we can’t be ourselves without feeling unsafe ..🤒

I'm a 16 years old religious bisexual trans boy. My religion, my identity and my sexuality are the most difficult things in my life. I often lose my view in the things I believe. But inside me I know that the god I believe in never weould be that cruel or disapointed by what I feel. My god loves me and he made me bi and trans too. I love this song and the musicvideo!

0:59 This is when the part of the song everyone is looking for is at.