Take Me to Church
Hozier · 2013
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Sing with the chorus
- Take me to church
- I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
- I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
- Offer me that deathless death
Echo the hook
- Offer me my deathless death
- Good God, let me give you my life
- Take me to church
- I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory
Exercises
Exercise 1
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Exercise 2
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Exercise 3
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Exercise 4
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Exercise 5
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Exercise 6
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Exercise 7
Translate this line to Portuguese:
She's the giggle at a funeral
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
She's the last true mouthpiece
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
The only Heaven I'll be sent to
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I was born sick, but I love it
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
If I'm a pagan of the good times
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
My ? got humor
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
Every ? getting more bleak
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
The only ? I'll be sent to
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
Good God, let me ? you my life
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
Something ? for the main course
Exercise 17
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 18
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Exercise 19
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Exercise 20
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Exercise 21
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Exercise 22
How many times do you hear the word "i'll" in the whole song?
"i'll"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "church" in the whole song?
"church"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- My lover's got humor
- Offer me that deathless death
- That looks plenty
Exercise 25
And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:
- Good God, let me give you my life
- She demands a sacrifice
- She's the giggle at a funeral
Exercise 26
What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Take Me to Church" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.
Exercise 27
If you could ask Hozier one question about "Take Me to Church", what would it be and why?
Exercise 28
Rewrite the chorus of "Take Me to Church" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).
Exercise 29
Write the full form of each contraction:
she's→i'll→i'm→that's→we've→
Exercise 30
If you could change the ending of the story told in "Take Me to Church", what would happen instead?