Hozier equates warfare and commerce in new video for “Nobody’s Soldier”

Hozier‘s video for his #1 hit “Too Sweet” was fairly simple: It showed the artist in the studio and on tour. But he’s making more of a statement with the video for his new single, “Nobody’s Solider.”

The clip intersperses footage of the Irish artist performing the song, intercut with images of war — bullets, helmets, bombs — as well as images of money, evil-looking businessmen and words like “Opportunity,” “Business,” “Sale,” “Profit” and “Leverage.”

There are also images of doll parts inside some kind of machine, and an image of a little girl’s shoe, labeled with the word “collateral.” Hozier is also seen at a table making dolls that look like businessmen and soldiers. The message appears to be that wars are often seen as a way for the ruling class to profit.

In the song, Hozier sings, “I don’t wanna choose between being a salesman or a soldier … being a butcher or a pauper/ Honey, I’m taking no orders/ Gonna be Nobody’s Solider.”

“Nobody’s Solider” is from Hozier’s new EP, Unaired, featuring several songs that didn’t make it onto his album Unreal Unearth or his previous EP, Unheard.

Hozier‘s video for his #1 hit “Too Sweet” was fairly simple: It showed the artist in the studio and on tour. But he’s making more of a statement with the video for his new single, “Nobody’s Solider.”

The clip intersperses footage of the Irish artist performing the song, intercut with images of war — bullets, helmets, bombs — as well as images of money, evil-looking businessmen and words like “Opportunity,” “Business,” “Sale,” “Profit” and “Leverage.”

There are also images of doll parts inside some kind of machine, and an image of a little girl’s shoe, labeled with the word “collateral.” Hozier is also seen at a table making dolls that look like businessmen and soldiers. The message appears to be that wars are often seen as a way for the ruling class to profit.

In the song, Hozier sings, “I don’t wanna choose between being a salesman or a soldier … being a butcher or a pauper/ Honey, I’m taking no orders/ Gonna be Nobody’s Solider.”

“Nobody’s Solider” is from Hozier’s new EP, Unaired, featuring several songs that didn’t make it onto his album Unreal Unearth or his previous EP, Unheard.