The song "Eat Your Young" by Hozier is a commentary on how society often places material gain and profit above the welfare of children and young people. The chorus directly references this idea, with lines such as "get some/ pulling up the ladder when the flood comes/ seven new ways that you can eat your young," illustrating how those in power seem more concerned with their desire for wealth than the well-being of their youth. The song also implies that this kind of behavior ultimately harms society in the long term, as the exploitation of children will prevent them from reaching their full potential. In essence, Hozier is warning us against the temptation to think that turning a quick profit is more important than investing in our future generations.
Eat Your Young
Lyrics
I'm starving, darling
Let me put my lips to something
Let me wrap my teeth around the world
Start carving, darling
I wanna smell the dinner cooking
I wanna feel the edges start to burn
Honey, I wanna race you to the table
If you hesitate, the getting is gone
I won't lie, if there's something to be gained
There's money to be made, whatever's still to come
Get some
Pull up the ladder when the flood comes
Throw enough rope until the legs have swung
Seven new ways that you can eat your young
Come and get some
Skinning the children for a war drum
Putting food on the table selling bombs and guns
It's quicker and easier to eat your young
You can't buy this fineness
Let me see the heat get to it
Let me watch the dressing start to peel
It's a kindness, Highness
Crumbs enough for everyone
Old and young are welcome to the meal
Honey, I'm making sure the table's made
We can celebrate the good that we've done
I won't lie, if there's something still to take
There is ground to break, whatever's still to come
Get some
Pull up the ladder when the flood comes
Throw enough rope until the legs have swung
Seven new ways that you can eat your young
Come and get some
Skinning the children for a war drum
Putting food on the table selling bombs and guns
It's quicker and easier to eat your young
Writer(s): Andrew Hozier Byrne, Craig Balmoris, Daniel Krieger, Daniel Tannenbaum, Marius Feder, Peter Gonzalez, Sergiu Gherman, Stuart Johnson, Tyler Mehlenbacher
Copyright(s): Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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