Hozier - It Will Come Back (live sessions)

Drums - Alex Ryan
Cello - Elliot Murphy
Video - Patrick Ryan
Sound - John Byrne

[CarFox]

Don't you just love it when a song could just as easily be about summoning a demon as it could be about starting a new relationship?

[amadaun]

Hozier - "It’s quite a sad song, to me…. it’s about asking someone to do the right, do the merciful thing and cut all ropes, cut all ties…..it’s asking or begging someone not to be good to them…give them the old heave ho."

[pamplemoussebleu]

I love the fact that he tries to distance himself from these "feelings" by saying "it will come back", but it slowly becomes "I will come back", as if he couldn't help it. Anyway the bluesy feel is amazing and I can't get tired of that song!

[holyyoghurtman]

I like the part where he goes "don't you hear me howling?" and he bends his guitar notes to sound like a wolf's howl

[kittynnbrown]

There's something undeniably sensual about this performance.

[terlynnlucas]

Hozier's voice is like liquid gold. Am I the only one he prefers him live over an actual song? So raw and uncut

[kapppuz]

Yes i know hozier is amazing. But what about the drummer and celloist? They are excellent, so delicate..

[ButtonsandBookends]

In music, men have been comparing themselves with dogs for ages. But never this compellingly.

[makennaf]

"that's a kindness you can't afford" just really scratches the itch in my brain wow

[ashleyshen]

Lyrics

You know better babe, you know better babe,
Than to look at it, look at it like that.
You know better babe, you know better babe,
Than to talk to it, talk to it like that.

Don't give it a hand, offer it a soul
Honey, make this easy.
Leave it to the land, this is what it knows
Honey, that's how it sleeps.

Don't let it in with with no intention to keep it
Jesus Christ, don't be kind to it.
Honey don't feed it, it will come back.

You know better babe, you know better babe,
Than to smile at me, smile at me like that
You know better babe, you know better babe,
Than to hold me just, hold me just like that.

I know who I am when I'm alone
Something else when I see you
You don't understand, you should never know
How easy you are to need

Don't let me in with with no intention to keep me
Jesus Christ, don't be kind to me.
Honey don't feed me I will come back.

Can't be unlearned
I've known the warmth of your doorways
Through the cold, I'll find my way back to you
Oh please, give me mercy no more.
That's a kindness you can't afford!
I want you baby tonight, as sure as you're born

You'll hear me howling outside your door.
Don't you hear me howling babe?
Don't you hear me howling babe?
Don't you hear me howling babe?
Don't you hear me howling
Don't you hear me howling
Don't you hear me howling babe?

[LoquaciousApe]

Hozier's voice is an instrument in itself. One tuned to perfection and singular in its quality.

[a.m.huchard]

Can we all agree that this is better than the studio version?

[adrianvanherwynen]

This man is a pure gem. Absolutely unparalleled by anyone who is currently making music. A veritable diamond in a terrifyingly endless rough. 

[tanyaroberson]

This song is so under rated. Its hypnotic.

[staceymcr]

Hozier's performances are borderline pornography.

[loai]

It's not a bored look, rather a serious look I reckon, hope he stays natural...a rarity these days. This is a gem, and he is a gem. Best talent come out of Ireland since Rory Gallagher.

[hoangavw]

His voice is just jaw-dropping beautiful. The live performances are better than the recordings, it’s just hypnotising.

[LoquaciousApe]

I like the technical simplicity of this song, compared to say _Take Me To Church_. It really allows you to appreciate the quality of his voice and all-around singing ability.

[amybishop]

The feeling in this song hits too close to home. It feels so good to listen to an artist preform something so passionately that you can feel the complexity of the situation and relate to it. Being teased sucks

[LaUNiCaDsi]

You know better babe, to sing like that.. I will come back.