Florence + The Machine

Released: July 3, 2009

Songwriter: TIEKS Florence Welch

Producer: Isabella Summers James Ford

[Verse 1]
There is love in your body but you can't hold it in
It pours from your eyes and spills from your skin
Tenderest touch leaves the darkest of marks
And the kindest of kisses break the hardest of hearts

[Pre-Chorus]
The hardest of hearts
The hardest of hearts
The hardest of hearts

[Chorus 1]
There is love in your body but you can't get it out
It gets stuck in your head, won't come out of your mouth
Sticks to your tongue and it shows on your face
That the sweetest of words have the bitterest taste

[Chorus]
Darling heart, I loved you from the start
But you'll never know what a fool I've been
Darling heart, I loved you from the start
But that's no excuse for the state I'm in

[Pre-Chorus]
The hardest of hearts
The hardest of hearts
The hardest of hearts

[Verse 2]
There is love in our bodies and it holds us together
But pulls us apart when we're holding each other
We all need something to hold in the night
We don't care if it hurts when we're holding too tight

[Chorus]
There is love in your body but you can't get it out
It gets stuck in your head, won't come out of your mouth
Sticks to your tongue and it shows on your face
That the sweetest of words have the bitterest taste

[Chorus]
Darling heart, I loved you from the start
But you'll never know what a fool I've been
Darling heart, I loved you from the start
But that's no excuse for the state I'm in

[Pre-Chorus]
The hardest of hearts
The hardest of hearts
The hardest of hearts

[Bridge]
My heart swells like the water in waves
Can't stop myself before it's too late
Hold on to your heart
Because I'm coming to take it
Hold on to your heart
Because I'm coming to break it

[Outro]
Hold on, hold on (The hardest of hearts)
Hold on, hold on (The hardest of hearts)
Hold on, hold on (The hardest of hearts)
Hold on, hold on
The hardest of hearts (Hold on, hold on)
The hardest of hearts (Hold on, hold on )
The hardest of hearts (Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on)

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.

more tracks from the album

Lungs: The B-Sides

From the albums

Lungs (Digital Deluxe Version) (2009)
Lungs: The B-Sides (2011)

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