Hozier - Too Sweet (Official Lyric Video)

Official Lyric Video for “Too Sweet” by Hozier

Lyrics

It can’t be said I’m an early bird
It’s ten o’clock before I say a word
Baby, I can never tell
How do you sleep so well
You keep telling me to live right
To go to bed before daylight
But then you wake up for the sunrise
You know you don’t gotta pretend
Baby, now and then

Don’t you just wanna wake up
Dark as a lake
Smelling like a bonfire
Lost in a haze
If you’re drunk on life, babe
I think it’s great
But while in this world

I think I’ll take my whiskey neat
My coffee black and my bed at three
You’re too sweet for me
You’re too sweet for me
I take my whiskey neat
My coffee black and my bed at three
You’re too sweet for me
You’re too sweet for me

I aim low
I aim true and the ground is where I go
I work late where I’m free from the phone
And the job gets done
But you worry some, I know
But who wants to live forever babe
You treat your mouth as if it’s heaven’s gate
The rest of you like you’re the TSA
I wish that I could go along
Babe, don’t get me wrong

You know you’re bright as the morning
As soft as the rain
Pretty as a vine
As sweet as a grape
If you can sit in a barrel
Maybe I’ll wait
Until that day

I’d rather take my whiskey neat
My coffee black and my bed at three
You’re too sweet for me
You’re too sweet for me
I take my whiskey neat
My coffee black and my bed at three
You’re too sweet for me
You’re too sweet for me

I take my whiskey neat
My coffee black and my bed at three
You’re too sweet for me
You’re too sweet for me

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[hozier]

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[heller-noor]

This is the most beautiful way someone's said "its not you, its me"

[khuehoang]

To genuinely value someone without compromising your own authenticity

[ambroisinebottarelli]

i cant believe that song is only 3 months old. i thought it was an old classic ive heard my entire life. this is one the greats that will survive time.

[loudgrape]

Only Hozier could write such a banger about not being a morning person

[neiceychapman]

It’s the “damn you’re perfect….for someone else” of it all

[idfkk]

Crawling out of my grave to be here for this song

[BowlingRat]

That baseline, the vocals, the harmonizing, perfection. Perfect down to the last minute detail.

[Mushroom_FernFox]

I like how this song can have a double meaning. It could be that he’s explaining the reasons why HE doesn’t want to be with her; he acknowledges her good qualities but still explains how they’re not what he’s looking for or doesn’t go well with his lifestyle. Basically gently saying why he’s going to break up with/reject her, even though she might like him. OR it could be that he likes the girl, and wants to be with her, but doesn’t think he’s good enough. This explains why he describes her so fondly, and then contrasts that with bitter descriptions of himself. So it’s more of “It’s not you it’s me, I’m not good for you”, with the ‘I’m not good for you’ part being a direct parallel to ‘you’re too sweet for me’. He doesn’t believe he deserves, or can handle, the sweetness she offers him. That, or he’s concerned about corrupting her. If she had been bitter to start with it might’ve been alright. Overall it’s a damn good song and I can’t get it out of my head

[koketsomoshira]

The most poetic way to say "you're great but you not my type" x

[rohanramjas]

The way he sang the line “I’ll take my whiskey neat” is what drew me to this song. I’m so glad I looked it up, it’s amazing.

[refiloemoloi]

Hozier is the only man that can make rejection sound so... sweet. Like what a poise way to say "you served but I am actually full" 😭😭😭

[dannmustde]

BABE WAKE UP, NEW HOZIER SONG JUST DROPPED

[shinnyyx]

i just love how this song can have two different meanings. it's either he's pushing this person because she's too sweet for him. At 2:34 he's saying that if she's less sweet like a grape and more bitter like a wine, maybe they could be a thing.

or at the intro, it's already hinting that he's rejecting her because she's way too functional/productive than he is. he just knows that he's not good for her. Therefore, he's gently coaxing this person with sweet words so the rejection wouldn't hurt, because he knows that it would hurt her because she's too sweet.

[sargammalik]

Hozier's way of saying you are sweet & great but not just my type.

[Lexxi_Pop]

I can't wait to see the Hozier girlies in depth lyric breakdowns

[Eminemineminem]

Do I drink whiskey? No. Do I drink coffee? No. Do I heavily relate and absolutely WORSHIP this song? with all my soul

[popmusic_]

Everyone who reads this, we don't know each other and probably never will but I wish you all the best in life and all the luck in the world

[ATinyWarrior]

This song is the epitome of "Live & Let Live" & "Really, it's not you, it's not me either, we just want different things in life".

[c-really-h]

Imagine being an overall happy and energetic person, always trying to look on the bright side and being able to successfully manage your problems, then you date Hozier and he writes this song about you after breaking up