Analysis Of Take Me To Church By Hozier

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The song “Take me to Church” by the artist Hozier, though a popular song, is filled to the brim with many types of analogies, symbols, and social struggles. He explains the trials and opposition that a homosexual individual goes through throughout his/her life by explaining the strong bias of government, religion, and other world views as the song progresses. He successfully creates a beautiful and catchy song on the outside, all the while holding a deeper meaning of the clash of what is accepted and what he believes. In order to connect the symbols to one another, you must first know the overall meaning of the text. In the song, there are lines that state, “I was born sick/But I love it/Command me to be well”; in the context of the song,

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