Her eyes and words are so icy
Oh but she burns
Like rum on a fire
Hot and fast and angry
As she can be
I walk my days on a wire
It looks ugly, but it’s clean
Oh mamma, don’t fuss over me
The way she tells me I’m hers and she is mine
Open hand or closed fist would be fine
The blood is rare and sweet as cherry wine
Calls of guilty thrown at me
All while she stains
The sheets of some other
Thrown at me so powerfully
Just like she throws with the arm of her brother
But I want it, it’s a crime
That she’s not around most of the time
Her fight and fury is fiery
Oh but she loves
Like sleep to the freezing
Sweet and right and merciful
I’m all but washed
In the tide of her breathing
And it’s worth it, it’s divine
I have this some of the time
The lyrics and music video to Hozier’s new single “Cherry Wine” portray the cycle of power and control, and it was Hozier’s goal to “get across the difficulty of coming to terms with and facing up to domestic violence and the dynamics of an abusive relationship.” Domestic violence is a complex issue that many have a hard time understanding, including “why she stayed.” This music video is particularly interesting because the abuse is presented visually from the perspective of a female victim, but lyrically from the perspective of a male victim, a rare depiction in mainstream media.
#FaceUpToDomesticViolence
Watch the music video by clicking on the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdSCCwtNEjA
*Proceeds from each download of this song will be donated to a variety of international domestic violence organizations.
