Hozier - Talk: (audio)

: He explicitly states, "I try to talk refined for fear that you find out / How I'm imaginin' you," suggesting the romanticism is a tactical choice to avoid scaring off the object of his affection.

: References to The Divine Comedy appear through the "sweat of fever on the brows of Beatrice," positioning the narrator within the circles of sin before love is lost. Hozier - Talk (Audio)

The track features a slow-burning, R&B-influenced rhythm that mirrors the seductive theme: : He explicitly states, "I try to talk

The narrator admits to using "lofty tales" and romantic imagery to mask his true, perhaps more primal, intentions. : He explicitly states

Hozier uses Greek and classical literature to build the song's "refined" exterior: