Ok, can someone break the video down for me? He's with his boyfriend, then you see his home and dad being attacked? And his boyfriend being kidnapped/dragged? What was in the box they burned?
I thought maybe the box was metaphorical. Like they had to keep their relationship a secret so locked it and buried it, but it was discovered? I think the video is based on some of the homophobic attacks that have occurred in Russia.
Hozier is my new obsession. Check out the song "From Eden", and watch that video too. Amazing song and the video is like a mini movie, and not as traumatic as Take Me to Church's video.
I appreciate the song so much more, but those images are staying in my head. I think that's a good thing- he created art that makes you think about a topic so heartbreaking I want to avoid it.