Moment's Silence (Common Tongue) – English Lyrics

• By: Hozier
• Album: Nina Cried Power EP

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the lyrical mastery of Hozier's "Moment's Silence (Common Tongue)," a song where profound social commentary intertwines with raw intimacy. This track offers a unique opportunity to explore English through rich, poetic language that simultaneously celebrates pleasure and critiques societal hypocrisy. Discover how Hozier uses powerful metaphors and double entendres, making the lyrics a fascinating study in nuanced expression and a bold embrace of what makes us human. Through its clever wordplay and soulful delivery, you'll uncover layers of meaning that encourage a deeper appreciation for the artistry of songwriting and the diverse ways language can convey complex ideas.

[English]

When stunted hand earns place with man by mere monstrosity

Alarms are struck and shore is shook by sheer atrocity

A cure I know that soothes the soul, does so impossibly

A moment's silence when my baby puts the mouth on

Me and my babe relax and catch the manic rhapsody

All reason flown as God looks on in abject apathy

A squall and all of me is a prayer in perfect piety

A moment's silence when my baby puts the mouth on me

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When the meaning is gone

There is clarity

And the reason comes on the common tongue of your loving me

And it's easy done

Our little remedy

And the reason comes on the common tongue of your loving me

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What yields the need for those who lead us, oh, so morally

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Those that would view the same we do through their deformity

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Who view the deed as power's creed, as pure authority

This moment's silence when my baby puts the mouth on me

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Since it all begun

To it's reckoning

There the reason comes on the common tongue of your loving me

Be thankful some know it lovingly

There the reason comes in the common tongue of your loving me, ooh

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Like a heathen clung to the homily

Let the reason come on the common tongue of your loving me

So summon on the pearl rosary

Let the reason come on the common tongue of your loving me

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