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Take Me to Church
For anyone shamed for who they love ⛪
Who it's for
Hozier uses religious language to describe a romantic relationship facing the Church's discrimination, pushing back against shame around love and sexuality.
Ashamed and defiant→Free and self-accepting
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Take Me to Church" was Hozier's debut single, released in 2013 and later included on his 2014 self-titled debut album. The song uses religious language as a metaphor for a romantic relationship. Hozier said he wrote it partly out of frustration with the Catholic Church's influence in Ireland and its teaching of shame about sexuality, and that it is about reclaiming your humanity through love.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Age: Suggested 13+
Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged of man.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 77
