вЂњWe are deaf, we are numbвЂќ probably from the effects, they dont function normally anymore.

вЂњWeвЂ™re nursing a poison that never stung.вЂќ They are letting this drugs, this poison that kills them The struggle of getting out of something youвЂ™re addicted to is almost close to impossible. вЂњLord we should quit but we love it too muchвЂќ. Hence the word вЂњsedatedвЂќ, the effect of being high on drugs. вЂњOur teeth and lungs are lined with the scum of itвЂќ probably from smoking, your teeth and your lungs will get most of the damage. вЂњOur veins are busyвЂќ probably the drug shooting up their veins. I love the 'PARADOXICALOGY' of Hozier's song writing and how the Video director translated it visually.If anything i think this song is about drug addiction.

Lighting up his fire lit her up as well?п»ї ' ' I believe you're absolutely right, however at the end she didn't seem to lose her power, instead she appears to have caught on fire as well. Then she loses her power again by the end.п»ї ' - Reyna A ' She's only hating the dinner because she can't, 'light his fire.' It's driving her insane until she gets it. Same thing here, the woman appears to hate the dinner and the man seems to be pure evil. Cherry wine is sung from the perspective of an abused man and acted from that of an abused woman. ' Hozier always seems to flip the narrative around in his music videos. As for the video in itself, tbh IвЂ™m not really sure why he decided to look creepy in it but someone in the comments mentioned the male gaze and I think itвЂ™s a pretty good hypothesis, particularly because Hozier seems to really enjoy being paradoxical i.e singing about something from a certain perspective and showing something from a whole other perspective which you didnвЂ™t see coming, usually denouncing something in the process, but thatвЂ™s just my thoughtsп»ї ' - Carolane F. ' the song is pretty much about dining with friends and one of them is your lover but you canвЂ™t do anything with them because youвЂ™re with friends, so the song is about the disconnection from the social gathering and the anticipation of whatвЂ™s for dessert. Here are some pretty good fan perspectives I found on Youtube. Then at the very end, one of the servants tosses a match in her lap, so she has become what she sought to burn down, and has herself become a target. This attempt to burn him is successful and she seems to gloat in satisfaction while he burns seemingly unaware of his condition.

She is once again pulled back into her seat by the two black servants, and handed a new set of matches by the androgynous person aforementioned. Her hand is stopped by a rather androgynous looking person who may represent an LGBTQ person/community. When she crawls across the table, it seems like she is almost being controlled or lured in by the smarmy white guy (white patriarchy), probably symbolizing the lure of giving in and becoming the same as him, lured by power and wealth. This to me symbolizes their urging her not to give up her seat, and to fight as they do not yet have a seat at the table (there is also a brief appearance later of a black woman who has an almost pleading look on her face). She is brought back to her seat by two black men who appear to be servants. The video appears to me to symbolize white feminists who do 'have a seat at the table' becoming frustrated with failed attempts to burn down patriarchy and nearly giving up (the way she tries to run from the table/room). Here's my take (I'm probably missing a few things): I feel like there are a few things in the video that stand out, though to me the video seems to have little to do with the song. The video is called 'a seat at the table.' I think it deals a lot with societal power dynamics.

Dinner and diatribes hozier lyrics