Below, you will find the lyrics for Shrike (Live at Windmill Lane Studios) by Hozier.
Verse 1
I couldn't utter my love when it counted
But i'm singing like a bird about it now
I couldn't whisper when you needed it shouted
But i'm singing like a bird about it now
Chorus 1
Words hung above, but never would form
Like a cry at the final breath that is drawn
Remember me, love when i'm reborn
As a shrike to your sharp and glorious thorn
Verse 2
I'd no idea on what ground i was founded
All of that goodness is going with you now
Then when met you, my virtues uncounted
All of my goodness is going with you now
Chorus 2
Dragging along, following your form
Hung like the pelt of some prey you had worn
Remember me love, when i'm reborn
As a shrike to your sharp and glorious thorn
Verse 3
I fled to the city with so much discounted
But i'm flying like a bird to you now
Back to the hedgerows where bodies are mounted
But i'm flying like a bird to you now
Chorus 3
I was housed by your warmth
But i was transformed
By your grounded and giving
And darkening scorn
Remember me love, when i'm reborn
As the shrike to your sharp and glorious thorn
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Andrew Hozier-Byrne