Florence + The Machine

Songwriter: Isabella Summers Florence Welch

Producer: Paul Epworth

We're paper dolls, all joined together
Walking arm in arm
But each float like feathers
Shaken by the storm

[Chorus]
Then everybody started tearing up when they pulled apart
Everyone had broken arms and legs and broken hearts
Everybody started tearing up and they pulled apart
Everyone had broken arms and legs and broken hearts
Like paper chains

Paper dolls gonna let me die by knife
We stand in the line, hold on to life
We hate that we [?] the blinding light

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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