Florence + The Machine

Released: April 6, 2012

Songwriter: Florence Welch Paul Epworth

[Verse 1]
And I had a dream
About my old school
And she was there all pink and gold and glittering
I threw my arms around her legs
Came to weeping, came to weeping (Came to weeping)

[Pre-Chorus]
And I heard your voice as clear as day
And you told me I should concentrate
It was all so strange and so surreal
That a ghost should be so practical
Only if for a night

[Chorus]
And the only solution was to stand and fight
And my body was bruised and I was set alight
But you came over me like some holy rite
And although I was burning, you're the only light
Only if for a night

[Verse 2]
And the grass was so green against my new clothes
And I did cartwheels in your honor
Dancing on tiptoes
My own secret ceremonials
Before the sеrvice began
In the gravеyard doing handstands

[Pre-Chorus]
And I heard your voice as clear as day
And you told me I should concentrate
It was all so strange and so surreal
That a ghost should be so practical
Only if for a night

[Chorus]
And the only solution was to stand and fight
And my body was bruised and I was set alight
But you came over me like some holy rite
And although I was burning, you're the only light
Only if for a night

[Bridge]
My doe, my dear, my darling
Tell me what all the sighing is about
Tell me what all the sighing is about

[Pre-Chorus]
And I heard your voice as clear as day
And you told me I should concentrate
It was all so strange and so surreal
That a ghost should be so practical

[Outro]
Only if for a night (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, eh eh)
Only if for a night (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, eh eh)
Only if for a night (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, eh eh)
Only if for a night (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, eh eh)
Only if for a night (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, eh eh)
Only if for a night (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, eh eh)
Only if for a night (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, eh eh)
Only if for a night (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, eh eh)
Only if for a night

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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