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thunderris · 11 months ago

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Evan talks about why Work Song by Hozier is a very Vincent Valentine coded song: A rant/overanalysis

Boys, workin' on empty

(Vincent worked as a Turk, a real fucked job)

Is that the kinda way to face the burning heat?

I just think about my baby

I'm so full of love I could barely eat

There's nothing sweeter than my baby

I'd never want once from the cherry tree

'Cause my baby's sweet as can be

She give me toothaches just from kissin' me

(No matter who you pair him with or anything along those lines, you can't deny Lucrecia was incredibly important to Vincent. She was probably a really big source of support in his life when he was a Turk– Though this can also be applied to Veld, who was actively “facing the burning heat” with him.)

[Chorus]

When my time comes around

Lay me gently in the cold, dark earth

No grave can hold my body down

I'll crawl home to her

(While he was content with staying in the coffin to “repent” at first, when he learned about Sephiroth he changed his mind and came out of the mansion basement. That grave Hojo made for him no longer holds him. Apart of this is also him likely wanting to see Lucrecia [or Veld] again now that he's out.)

Boys, when my baby found me

I was three days on a drunken sin

I woke with her walls around me

Nothin' in her room but an empty crib

And I was burnin' up a fever

I didn't care much how long I lived

But I swear I thought I dreamed her

She never asked me once about the wrong I did

(More of a stretch but Vincent dreaming about Lucrecia and Veld definitely is likely. Vincent also shows off his self esteem issues!)

[Chorus again]

My babe would never fret none

About what my hands and my body done

If the Lord don't forgive me

I'd still have my baby and my babe would have me

When I was kissing on my baby

And she put her love down soft and sweet

In the low lamplight I was free

Heaven and hell were words to me

(In Vincent’s mind, if Lucrecia/Veld loves him, nothing else matters. He'd have them and his party, and he'd be freed from some of his burdens. It's all positive influence, imo. Guy needs it.)

[Chrous again, then the song ends]

I feel like this song just fits Vincent extremely well– especially when it's describing the more somber parts of his story. It's just… very him. I see a lot of people joking about how his song should be by like, Breaking Benjamin or MCR, which is fine, he is an angsty mf, it's just that that's not all he is. Hell, this song could be described as angsty too, though it's not JUST angst.

Also, yeah, this could probably work for other Vincent pairings too such as Valenwind, just not as well as Vinveld or Vinlu.

Anywho, thanks for coming to my TEDtalk /j

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thunderris · 11 months ago

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