Hozier - Talk (audio) -

: Drafted lyrics and themes suggest a willingness to "tear the pages from the book of Odyssey" or frame the romance as an "old Sophocles' tragedy" just to lure the lover in. Musical Composition

: The audio maintains a heavy, bluesy atmosphere that matches the "underground" and "trench" imagery used throughout the lyrics. Hozier - Talk (Audio)

: References to The Divine Comedy appear through the "sweat of fever on the brows of Beatrice," positioning the narrator within the circles of sin before love is lost. : Drafted lyrics and themes suggest a willingness