the meaning for this song; Hozier: “That's a collaboration because for the actual melody, that piano that you're hearing at the beginning is my wonderful musical director and longtime friend and bandmate Alex Ryan. He sent me this beautiful piano piece, and it was at a very difficult time, and his father's name is Nick, so I asked him if I could call it "Son of Nyx," as a sort of play on words that would also honor his father, and I was delighted to have his work on it because, to me, it's such a beautiful piece. And Nyx is a Greek goddess, and one of Nyx's sons is Charon, the boatman in Greek mythology. So the song, to me, really felt like a crossing, and it reflected on that river crossing or that sort of crossing over. So that was a wonderful example of opening up the process, of opening the door to a new experience of sharing in the creation of something. And I think the result is beautiful - it's one of my favorite pieces on the album, and I am so proud of that.”

@sarahkate9060

10 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this! It adds so much depth

@KamisatoElias

10 ай бұрын

Stunning

@Sally-AnnLaw

10 ай бұрын

Son of Nyx, adds depth & layers , promising other worldly emotions on the opening of "That" door

@kristikean912

10 ай бұрын

I wonder if Alex Ryan is influenced by Hans Zimmer, because I was put in mind of the Dune (2021) soundtrack when hearing this, namely “Night on Arrakis”. I’m trying to say Alex is on par with Zimmer, hopefully a compliment!

@rachelmaher1310

10 ай бұрын

Oh. My heart.

I don’t know why, but to me this song feels like finally reaching acceptance after struggling with something for a very long time. It's a masterpiece.

@susannagenova1269

9 ай бұрын

It's true. Even though this is not the meaning Hozier gives to this piece I cannot but imagine this as the end of Dante's Inferno, the moment in which Dante and Virgilio manage to get out. "...The Guide and I into that hidden road Now entered, to return to the bright world; And without care of having any rest We mounted up, he first and I the second, Till I beheld through a round aperture Some of the beauteous things that Heaven doth bear; Thence we came forth to rebehold the stars." To me 1:17 is the exact moment they see the stars.

I didn't realize he was releasing the rest of the album at once. Had to make sure my heart still worked. 😂

@GodlesAngel

10 ай бұрын

No kidding. And Huston, we have activity. I repeat. It’s not completely dead.

@haiku859

2 ай бұрын

Amen For HIM\US/ Butz Most~est~Ly… For YOU 🎼🙏🎼

"there are many sons of nyx, which are you seeking? sleep? death? the crossing guard?" "the persistent one" "ah doom. moros. then he seeks you, not the other way around, and lead you to his brothers in order"

@XIIconstNvChr

9 ай бұрын

before y'all get the chance to rag me yeah I know the song is the representation of charon/crossing over to somewhere new, that's why I listed the crossing guard aka charon last. doom will always chase you in life, you seek salvation in sleep with its dreams which is a temporary reprieve, and death comes before you enter the afterlife, only then you find the boatman to ask to ferry you away 🤷

@sanjasanja8802

9 ай бұрын

Where are these quotes from?

@XIIconstNvChr

9 ай бұрын

@@sanjasanja8802 me. i just made that up man lmao ✌️

@elinamakela8435

7 ай бұрын

@@XIIconstNvChr I'd read a book written by you!

@XIIconstNvChr

7 ай бұрын

@@elinamakela8435 this is hands down the sweetest and best compliment I ever received thank you 😭

And in the middle of the album, in the middle of this fantastic journey, an instrumental song... mind-blowing

After listening to the full album, I feel this is the song that epitomizes its themes the most - while individual high points are reached in songs like I, Carrion, and Eat Your Young, listening to this feels like a dream. Closing one's eyes, one can imagine floating on an infinite lake, hearing the distant waves lap against a shore you'll never reach - and, in a sense, beyond even water and night, loss and the passage of time, the theme that pervades Unreal Unearth is that of dreamlike reality.

@Ayah.Papaya

10 ай бұрын

That... is truly the perfect way to describe this song. Well done!!

@lachutedIcare

10 ай бұрын

Fact

@invinciblehoe7437

10 ай бұрын

nice

@thechicantique4567

9 ай бұрын

Well you just captivated exactly how I feel after listening to the entire album...and did it in only a paragraph. Wow 💕 thank you!

@neenaadams4301

7 ай бұрын

Beautifully said sweet heart

Imagine seeing this live in concert with the orchestra.

@FaultyWristwatch

Ай бұрын

I would die on the spot happily

I need a 1 hour loop of just this track. Obsessed doesn't begin to cover it.

Is it possible to cry over a song without words? Yes, apparently it is

@jaydenjbryant8665

10 ай бұрын

The first time I ever almost cried to an instrumental

@bl4z3j

9 ай бұрын

You never listened to classical music then

@cristinacavicchi4422

9 ай бұрын

@@bl4z3j I did. And I cried even back then☺️

@lydiaj2128

9 ай бұрын

I almost exclusively cry over orchestral/symphonic music

@43Disciple

2 ай бұрын

Piano is the voice of reality, violin is the voice of your heart, cello is the soul, while the 3 fight in harmony the body’s emotional release is greater than any form of therapy.

This song indeed has the ‘ancient Greek’ vibe and I’m so here for it

It may be an instrumental song but this is fantastic, sounds like it should be in a movie

@L0r110

9 ай бұрын

Yes! My exact thoughts! Was looking to see if others felt that too ❤

@TheMsCroft

9 ай бұрын

Thought the same !

@Gaze73

2 ай бұрын

Check out Woodkid if you like this sound.

Hozier knows how to pull at your heartstrings just so 😭

I love music that can make you feel so much more, even without words. This is a masterpiece

If I close my eyes, listening to this music, I can perfectly imagine myself in a fanciful, dark setting, shrouded in a dense mist. It's like I'm sailing in uncharted deep waters. Amazing how this song manages to get that through!

This makes me think of when Zoë Nightshade passed away in Artemis' arms and when Clarisse got her vengeance for Silena and Beckendorf's deaths, she earned the blessing of her father, Ares, as she slayed the Drakon.

@Madiitetr

10 ай бұрын

Happy Percy’s birthday !!

@nishajade7416

9 ай бұрын

So real for this

@CamelliaAoi

9 ай бұрын

Wouldn't it be amazing if they used this song in the new pjo series?

This piece also contains the "themes" of all the other songs in the album, I'm far from having found them all but these are the ones I did find so far: - 0:45 and 2:20 you can hear "See how it shines" from Abstract/Psychopomp - 2:10 you can hear "It's who we are" from Who We Are - 0:49 I think it's the melody from First Light's chorus (but I could be wrong) - 2:50 there's some of the backup vocals from "Damage Gets Done" Let me know if you spot any more

@gracebradesku9662

9 ай бұрын

Is 1:32 also from Who We Are?

@gracebradesku9662

9 ай бұрын

Abstract, not who we are

@parisushi

9 ай бұрын

i'm not sure!! i've been trying to pin it down but it very well might be the vocal run he does at the end of who we are@@gracebradesku9662

@wellno9

9 ай бұрын

I believe 0:49 is the post-chorus (the "oohs") of 'Abstract'

@maravalente24

8 ай бұрын

@@gracebradesku9662 I think that's Anything but

Hozier need to do the soundtrack of a movie

Well done Alex Ryan for your wonderful piano piece that inspired this stunningly beautiful work. It is so haunting. Between you, you and Andrew have created a masterpiece

I've been playing Hades recently and this is perfect especially for the scene where you first reach the surface and Zagreus, raised by Nyx, is greated by the sunrise for the first time in his life.

All of the thoughts that are constantly running through my head are silenced by this piece. It makes me feel at home in a very specific way that’s difficult to verbalize

The start of this song is so eerie, it feels like the birth of her children, and the fear of what they are as they form, and then it shifts to the beauty of what they are as it crescendos. Creating this image in my mind of the joy of death and dreaming, and that at the end you will not cross the river alone.

At 1:52 you can hear a few notes from adagio in g minor, by Albinoni. I have no idea if it was on purpose or not, either way, it is my favorite classical piece, so it made this one even better.

@Jahan_MP4

9 ай бұрын

WOAH I didn't catch that !! Knowing how intentional Hozier is with his music I wouldn't be surprised

THIS will be a sound track in a future movie

0:47 abstract 0:53 abstract vocals 1:03 eat your young (ha sound between verses) 1:14 choir note from first light 1:33 damage gets done vocals 1:43 Francesca outro 1:58 who we are 2:10 who we are 2:19 slowed down distorted shalala? 2:22 first light 2:39 idk 2:43 after the yeah ah ahs from damage 2:50 I only pray icarrion 3:04 outro I can't decode

I feel like I’m ascending to another dimension

This song feels like dying in the most peaceful and enrapturing way.

Been waiting forever for Unreal Unearth😍😍😍😍

@lynkinttoloc

10 ай бұрын

SERIOUSLY THO

You know it's amazing when the music moves you more than lyrics ever could. Masterpiece!!💚

I adored hearing an instrumental and to have it be so moving and eerie fit the album perfectly.

Please, make a longer version of this masterpiece. It's so beautiful that 3:20 minutes is not enough

I WASN'T EXPECTING THIS NOT TO HAVE ACTUAL LYRICS. I SCREAMED

Wow the mysterious sound of this song… I was drown into a world full of secrets… Feel like the perfect sound for a movie

This feels like you're closing your eyes, only to open them again and find yourself floating off into space. Looking at the earth, the sun, the immensity of the galaxies expanding around you, a show just for you, and you're a part of it. You're dancing along with the rest of the universe, going back to the place where you belong to, going back with your siblings: The stars, the children of the night, the children of Nyx. You're finally home, you finally feel alive.

If a show or movie was scored by this man, it would be all over for us.

Changing this to my ringtone rn

This sounds like its should be in lord of the rings as like an Elven song 😭😭 its so beautiful

Listened to this just before my parents dropped me off at uni. Truly encapsulates that feeling for me

@KamisatoElias

9 ай бұрын

Aww damn I feel you

i need an hour long version of this. it's perfect for studying

@monaabdirahman3526

9 ай бұрын

Or reading books

@idepartasair

9 ай бұрын

Yes, please, someone who knows how to do this, do it!

Omg the way I screamed when I got the notification 😭

When this piece begins, I take a long, slow breath and just…listen. Thank you Alex and Hozier. Mesmerizing💙💜

Is raining outside while listening to my favorite piece from this album, almost feels like a scattered puzzle with roughed edges that doesn't need to be solved

Whenever I hear this song I'm reminded of this restaurant in my hometown where they have tango dancing. It is MORE beautiful than any cinematic masterpiece I've heard to date.☮️♥️🕊️🖋️🎨

I havent the words to express how much i love this track. Soooo beautiful ✨️💖✨️

thank you alex ryan. 🌜 indeed a majestic piece.

This song would easily be a soundtrack for the Dune part 2 movie

@subbot8077

9 ай бұрын

SO glad i wasn’t the only one who thought this

Beautiful as always

why am I sobbing like?????

this is just beautiful

I am absolutely transfixed by this…

I love hozier smmm

I played this on a speaker for my roommates while lying on the grass in the park behind our house during the 2024 solar eclipse; Never before in my life have I had a more surreal or spiritual experience. Thank you.

This song gives me a mix between sevdaliza and james blake, such a beautiful sound❤

Beautiful...

those chords at 2:06 knock my whole world back into color vision if just for a moment during this dreary winter. literally beautiful.

this is ETHEREAL OMFG IM SCREAMING

this is like a breath of fresh air 😍

I'm actually crying, the emotions.. This man never ceases to amaze me

so beautiful❤

I think that's what heaven sounds like😭😭😭😭😭😭

reading the comments it looks like people forgot how wonderful it is to listen to a song without words

This song is so filling ❤ I can’t elaborate further

I love it! Truly I do😊 But ... I'm scared of the visuals😭 That's mildly horrifying to me and I can't even explain whyyyy😭😭😭

@Stavol2Dual

9 ай бұрын

Issa druid

When he echos “Who We Are” lyrics near the end and then realize little snippets of vocals from various songs on the album make up Son of Nyx

BELLÍSIMO

He’s done it again... released another set of musical masterpieces ❤

This is just criminal. It feels amazing, but criminal. Every minute

AHH ITS FINALLY OUT !!!

Ooh, I love this

Hozier should score a movie

I'm melting 🥰

My love hozier😍

Ooooooooooo, I love this soo much ❤

help... i forgot how to breathe . this is so amazing

I will state again, the Man put out a masterpiece, So lucky to live in His world.

hello yes LOSING MY DAMN MIND

The feeling this song gives me is so indescribable... it's a good feeling this song is just... wow it's so beautiful❤

i feel like i lived my whole other life in ancient egypt during this song

my heart melts at 1:19

i am literally hugging my bluetooth speaker for this

I know this song is very personal to Alex and Andrew. It feels like it is telling such a deep story. Andrew said melodies from the other songs in the album have been made part of this song. I could definitely hear Who We Are. Probably because it's one of the rare words found in the song and because I like it very much.

My heart i can't❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

woah.

Brooo I've got so many new song to listen to now

This is so giving me Phoenix Jean Grey vibes

Sounds like a movie score .. at its best ..

🌻 A very precious piece, charming , May this day be eternal !!!!

I love you man. Wish I had the money to see you. I will one day

❤❤❤❤YAAAY

This song, full of sorrow, but strength.

This is one of my favourite songs on the album, the piano at the start is very similar to Antony and the Johnsons 🤍

God, I’m so happy. 😭🖤🖤🖤

❤❤❤

🖤🖤🖤

❤

❤❤❤❤❤

this + all things end are my favorite songs from his new album

Angelic

This song is the closest thing to a religious experience I’ve ever, well, experienced 😂😫😫

This is so underrated

Hozier has made Alan eternal with this song.