Summary Of From Eden By Hozier

According to biblical reference, the origin story of man and his foolishness comes from the tale of Adam and Eve. The story depicts the two as perfect creations of God, who fell from greatness by the temptation of the devil, in the form of a snake. The idea of the corruption of man is one that has been utilized in many works in order to show humanity as well as mistakes humans make. Within the song, “From Eden,” written by Hozier, a stereotypical character is used to represent temptation itself. Hozier employs this character in order to show that man is not perfect and that one must accept that within their life. The allusion of Adam and Eve is more specifically used in the form of the snake, the devil. This is directly seen when Hozier writes “I slithered here from Eden just to sit outside your door. The snake
When the snake mentions that the woman is familiar as he was years ago, it shows that the woman is similar to a past version of the speaker. This raises the idea that the speaker has changed, seemingly for the worst. Hozier uses anaphora throughout the phrase “No tied sighs, no rolling eyes, no irony, no ‘who cares’, no vacant stares, no time for me.” The repetition within the lyric gives the reader a false sense that everything is positive, but then it is broken when the narrator shows tension by saying that this woman has no time for him. This idea works towards the purpose of the song which attempts to show that just as Adam and Eve were not perfect, neither is love and though it is not perfect, it is still okay. The speaker wishes to show this woman that although love is not always pure, as shown by the personified lyrics that state “idealism sits in prison, chivalry fell on it's sword,” it is