In the madness and soil of that sad earthly scene (a reference perhaps to leaving earth into the вЂњheavenly blissвЂќ of sexual embrace) There is no sweeter innocence than our gentle sin (hey, at least he knows itвЂ™s sin вЂ“ heвЂ™s Irish!) No masters or kings when the ritualВ begins (egalitarian ritual вЂ“ sex) What you got in the stable? (reference to the Christ Child вЂњin the stableвЂќ) She demands a sacrifice (hereвЂ™s where the song gets вЂњEucharisticвЂќ with reference to sacrificial meal and hungerвЂ¦) To keep the Goddess on my side (the god/girlfriend is also a goddess) Good God, let me give you my life (he hands overВ his life to her the вЂњgodвЂќ)

IвЂ™ll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knife (confession reference) IвЂ™ll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies Take me to church (remember, вЂњChurchвЂќ here is sexual reference in this song) I was born sick, but I love it (acknowledges original sin вЂ“ butВ he loves it)Д¬ommand me to be well (a reference to Christ commanding people to be well in the Gospels) ItвЂ™s the place of union between him and the вЂњgodвЂќ/girlfriend) She tells me вЂњworship in the bedroomвЂќ (the liturgy is sex. My church offers no absolutes (So unlike Catholicism, there are no moral absolutes вЂ“ only relativism) вЂњWe were born sickвЂќ, you heard them say it (вЂњtheyвЂќ teach original sin) If the Heavens ever did speak (вЂњIf the Heavens everвЂќ =В revealed religion is cast into doubt) The God throughout the song is a girlfriend.) I shouldвЂ™ve worshipped her sooner (So this is the cue. HereвЂ™s my theological analysis with my commentary in the red: Regrettably, the lyrics to вЂњTake Me to ChurchвЂќВ are pretty blasphemous. This is Irish Catholicism with a blasphemous twistвЂ¦ Take Me to ChurchВ Lyrics Analyzed

However,В HozierвЂ™s religion is not Protestant or Evangelical Christianity. When he sings of вЂњChurch,вЂќ it is a вЂњsacrificeвЂќ at a вЂњshrineвЂќ with a вЂњritualвЂќ and includes вЂњIвЂ™ll tell you my sins.вЂќ вЂњTake Me to ChurchвЂќ by Hozier could only have been written by an Irishmen with Catholic roots. ItвЂ™s almost hymn-like.вЂќ ItвЂ™s Elton John mixed with an old SouthernВ Spiritual from the American Civil War.Д«ut then I started listening toВ the lyricsвЂ¦ Admittedly, when I first heard it, I thought, вЂњWow, this is a powerful song. The song is hauntingly beautiful with subtle verses and a soulful chorus.

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