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Lyrics of Too Sweet by Hozier
verse
It can′t be said I'm an early bird
It′s ten o'clock before I say a word
Baby, I can never tell
How do you sleep so well?
You keep telling me to live right
To go to bed before the daylight
But then you wake up for the sunrise
You know you don't gotta pretend, baby, now and then
pre-chorus
Don′t you just wanna wake up, dark as a lake?
Smelling like a bonfire, lost in a haze?
If you′re drunk on life, babe, I think it's great
But while in this world
chorus
I think I′ll take my whiskey neat
My coffee black and my bed at three
You're too sweet for me
You′re too sweet for me
I take my whiskey neat
My coffee black and my bed at three
You're too sweet for me
You′re too sweet for me
hook
Ooh
Ooh
Ooh
Ooh
verse
I aim low
I aim true, and the ground's where I go
I work late, where I'm free from the phone
And the job gets done, but you worry some, I know
But who wants to live forever, babe?
You treat your mouth as if it′s Heaven′s gate
The rest of you like you're the TSA
I wish I could go along, babe, don′t get me wrong
pre-chorus
You know you're bright as the morning, as soft as the rain
Pretty as a vine, as sweet as a grape
If you can sit in a barrel, maybe I′ll wait
Until that day
chorus
I'd rather take my whiskey neat
My coffee black and my bed at three
You′re too sweet for me
You're too sweet for me
I take my whiskey neat
My coffee black and my bed at three
You're too sweet for me
You′re too sweet for me
bridge
Whoa, oh
Whoa, oh
Whoa, oh
Whoa, oh
Whoa, oh
Whoa, oh
Whoa, oh
Whoa, oh
chorus
I take my whiskey neat
My coffee black and my bed at three
You′re too sweet for me
You're too sweet for me
Writer(s): Daniel Tannenbaum, Chakra, Andrew John Hozier-byrne, Tyler Reese Mehlenbacher, Sergiu Adrian Gherman, Stuart Johnson, Peter Gonzales
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The song 'Too Sweet' by Hozier talks about the contrast between two individuals with different lifestyles and personalities. One person prefers a simple, grounded life symbolized by whiskey, black coffee, and late nights, while the other embodies sweetness and brightness, akin to morning and rain. The lyrics explore the idea of being incompatible due to these differences, with one feeling overwhelmed by the other's sweetness and purity.
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Themes
Individuality and personal choices
• My coffee black and my bed at three
• I think I'll take my whiskey neat
• But who wants to live forever, babe?
Contrast in lifestyles
• But then you wake up for the sunrise
• You keep telling me to live right
• You're too sweet for me
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Moods
Love, reflection, joy, solitude, nature
Rating: PG
Lyrics to be enjoyed with parental supervision
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