Would That I

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Would That I by Hozier

About Would That I

“Would That I” is about love, and the destruction of love. It describes past romances as trees the protagonist used as shelter, and then a new interest as a fire that burns down those trees. Hozier explained the song to Apple Music: “It’s about somebody characterising all of their past romances, people that they cared for, as trees they took shelter under, and describing a would-be jealous lover as fire that ultimately burns that wood… .

Would That I Lyrics

[00:18.17] True that I saw her hair like the branch of a tree
[00:22.20] A willow dancing on air before covering me
[00:26.09] Under cotton and calicoes
[00:29.46] Over canopy dapple long ago
[00:34.23]
[00:37.58] True that love in withdrawal was the weeping of me
[00:40.57] That the sound of the saw must be known by the tree
[00:44.22] Must be felled for to fight the cold
[00:47.82] I fretted fire but that was long ago
[00:52.77]
[00:58.37] And it's not tonight (oh, oh)
[01:02.16] Where I'm set alight (oh, oh)
[01:06.14] And I blink in sight (oh)
[01:09.87] Of your blinding light (oh)
[01:13.51] Oh, it's not tonight (oh, oh)
[01:17.06] Where you hold me tight (oh, oh)
[01:20.78] Light the fire bright (oh)
[01:24.36] Oh, let it blaze, alright (oh)
[01:28.25] Oh, but you're good to me (oh, oh)
[01:30.53] Oh, you're good to me (oh, oh)
[01:32.04] Oh, but you're good to me, baby (ooh)
[01:37.24]
[01:48.00] With the roar of the fire, my heart rose to its feet
[01:52.28] Like the ashes of ash I saw rise in the heat
[01:55.94] Settle soft and as pure as snow
[01:59.49] I fell in love with the fire long ago
[02:03.91]
[02:07.13] With each love I cut loose, I was never the same
[02:10.68] Watching still living roots be consumed by the flame
[02:14.41] I was fixed on your hand of gold
[02:17.86] Laying waste to my lovin' long ago
[02:22.49]
[02:28.36] But that's not tonight (oh, oh)
[02:32.46] Where I'm set alight (oh, oh)
[02:36.12] And I blink in sight (oh)
[02:39.85] Of your blinding light (oh)
[02:43.43] Oh, and it's not tonight (oh, oh)
[02:47.12] Where you hold me tight (oh, oh)
[02:50.44] Light the fire bright (oh)
[02:54.50] Oh, let it blaze, alright, honey (oh)
[02:58.40] Oh, but you're good to me (oh, oh)
[03:00.31] Oh, you're good to me (oh, oh)
[03:01.82] Oh, but you're good to me, baby
[03:05.72]
[03:11.23] So in awe, there I stood as you licked off the grain
[03:15.19] Though I've handled the wood, I still worship the flame
[03:18.78] Long as amber of ember glows
[03:22.07] All the "would that I'd loved" is long ago
[03:26.71]
[03:29.75] But it's not tonight (oh, oh)
[03:32.90] Where I'm set alight (oh, oh)
[03:36.63] And I blink in sight (oh)
[03:40.14] Of your blinding light (oh)
[03:43.96] Oh, and it's not tonight (oh, oh)
[03:47.59] When you hold me tight (oh, oh)
[03:51.28] Light the fire bright (oh)
[03:54.90] Oh, let it blaze alright (oh)
[03:58.99] Oh, but you're good to me (oh, oh)
[04:00.76] Oh, you're good to me (oh, oh)
[04:02.24] Oh, but you're good to me (oh, oh)
[04:06.99] Oh, you're good to me (oh, oh)
[04:08.19] You're good to me (oh, oh)
[04:09.63] Oh, but you're good to me, baby
[04:11.40]

From the album: Sunset Chill Vibes