Florence + The Machine

Released: June 29, 2018

Songwriter: Florence Welch Brett “123” Shaw

Producer: Brett Shaw Emile Haynie Florence Welch

[Verse 1]
When I go home alone
I drive past the place where I was born
And the places that I used to drink
Young and drunk and stumbling in the street
Outside the Joiners Arms like foals unsteady on their feet
With the art students and the boys in bands
High on E and holding hands with someone that I just met

[Refrain]
I thought, "It doesn't get better than this
There can be nothing better than this, better than this."

[Verse 2]
And we climbed onto the roof of the museum
And someone made love in the grass
And I forgot my name
And the way back to my mother's house
With your Blackpool eyes and your bitten lips
The world is at your fingertips

[Refrain]
It doesn't get better than this
What else could be better than this?

[Chorus]
Oh, do you know what I have seen?
I have seen the fields aflame
And everything I ever did
Was just another way to scream your name

[Post-Chorus]
Over and over and over and over again
Over and over and over and over again

[Verse 3]
And we're just children wanting children of our own
I want a space to watch things grow
But did I dream too big? Do I have to let it go?
And what if one day there is no such thing as snow?
Oh God, what do I know?

[Interlude]
And I don't know anything
Except that green is so green
And there's a special kind of sadness that seems to come with spring

[Chorus]
Oh, do you know what I have seen?
I have seen the fields aflame
But everything I ever did
Was just another way to scream your name

[Post-Chorus]
Over and over and over and over again
Over and over and over and over again

[Chorus]
Oh, do you know what I have seen?
I have seen the fields aflame
But everything I ever did
Was just another way to scream your name

Florence + the Machine is an English alternative band, co-founded by front-woman, Florence Welch, and keyboardist and producer, Isabella Summers. The band is managed by Mairead Nash who also managed the original duo, known at the time as ‘Florence Robot/Isa Machine’, after Florence Welch sang Etta James‘ “Something’s Got A Hold On Me” to her in a club bathroom in December 2006.

The band first found fame in their native UK. Their debut album, Lungs (2009), went Gold within the first week of release, Platinum in less than 6 months and 4x Platinum in just over a year. They broke into the USA market after an elaborate performance of “Dog Days Are Over” at the 2010 VMA’s.

Their sophomore album, Ceremonials (2011), debuted at #1 on the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand charts. The band embarked on their second arena-based tour, the Ceremonials Tour. Most dates completely sold out.

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