Hozier - Cherry Wine Lyrics

Hozier Lyrics

"Cherry Wine"

Her eyes and words are so icy
Oh but she burns
Like rum on a fire
Hot and fast and angry
As she can be
I walk my days on a wire

It looks ugly, but it's clean
Oh mamma, don't fuss over me

The way she tells me I'm hers and she is mine
Open hand or closed fist would be fine
The blood is rare and sweet as cherry wine

Calls of guilty thrown at me
All while she stains
The sheets of some other
Thrown at me so powerfully
Just like she throws with the arm of her brother

But I want it, it's a crime
That she's not around most of the time

Way she shows me I'm hers and she is mine
Open hand or closed fist would be fine
The blood is rare and sweet as cherry wine

Her fight and fury is fiery
Oh but she loves
Like sleep to the freezing
Sweet and right and merciful
I'm all but washed
In the tide of her breathing

And it's worth it, it's divine
I have this some of the time

Way she shows me I'm hers and she is mine
Open hand or closed fist would be fine
The blood is rare and sweet as cherry wine

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Writer(s): Andrew John Hozier-byrne

The final single from the album.

All proceeds from this track's downloads go to anti-domestic violence charities since this song was released to draw attention to the problem.

Hozier said, "With the song 'Cherry Wine' I tried to get across the difficulty of coming to terms with and facing up to domestic violence and the dynamic of an abusive relationship."

Saoirse Ronan plays in the music video for this song. Her character is a victim of domestic violence.

album: "Hozier" (2014)

Take Me To Church

Angel Of Small Death & The Codeine Scene

In The Woods Somewhere

(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)

Run

(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)

Arsonist's Lullabye

(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)

My Love Will Never Die

(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)

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