Q:

Who is Hozier's goddess?

In Hozier's Take Me To Church,  there is this line:

To keep the Goddess on my side

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The word "goddess" doesn't appear in the lyrics besides that, while the word "god" does appear, in the chorus. (Good God, let me give you my life)
So my question is, who or what is this goddess, as the song writer does not appear to refer to God as female? What does it represent?

A:

It's to refer to his lover. The whole section is actually:

If I'm a pagan of the good times
My lover's the sunlight
To keep the Goddess on my side
She demands a sacrifice

It can be viewed as him saying the care for his lover is outside the typical church values, and could be considered "worshipping false idols" in the context of the church. Notice the use of the word "pagan" also in that section to drive the point home. 

