#faery queen
A road muddy and fox-gloved: Hozier’s “As It Was” as faery ballad
The first time I heard “As It Was”, I was struck by the mention of foxgloves. “There is a roadway, muddy and foxgloved”: What is this roadway and why is it bordered with foxgloves in particular? The foxgloved road is the first clue we have to the background of the imagery in this haunting song.
I had read in a number of sources…
Ignore my goosebumps! They won’t go away until it’s the hottest summer day.
He turns the seasons around and so she changes her gown.
Hello, sun in my face. Hello, you who made the morning and spread it over the fields. ⛅
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