Ship to Wreck
Florence + the Machine Lyrics

Did I build this ship to wreck?

To wreck, to wreck, to wreck
Did I build this ship to wreck?

What's with the long face, do you want more?
Thousands of red-eyed mice, scratching at the door
Don't let the curtain catch you, cause you've been here before
The chair is an island darling, you can't touch the floor

And oh my love remind me, what was it that I said?
I can't help but pull the earth around me, to make my bed
And oh my love remind me, what was it that I did?
Did I drink too much?
Am I losing touch?
Did I build this ship to wreck?

To wreck, to wreck, to wreck
Did I build this ship to wreck?

And good God, under starry skies we are lost
And into the breach we got tossed
And the water's coming in fast

And oh my love remind me, what was it that I said?
I can't help but pull the earth around me, to make my bed
And oh my love remind me, what was it that I did?
Did I drink too much?
Am I losing touch?
Did I build this ship to wreck?

To wreck, to wreck, to wreck
Did I build this ship to wreck?

To wreck, to wreck, to wreck
Did I build this ship to wreck?

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: FLORENCE LEONTINE MARY WELCH, THOMAS EDWARD PERCY HULL

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Florence + the Machine is a London, UK, art pop band led by singer-songwriter Florence Welch and formed in 2007. The band consists of: Florence Welch (vocals), Robert Ackroyd (guitar), Isabella Summers (aka Isa Machine - keyboards), Tom Monger (harp), Mark Saunders (bass, percussion), Christopher Lloyd Hayden (drums, backing vocals), Rusty Bradshaw (keyboard, backing vocals) and Sam White (backing vocals).

Lead singer, Florence Welch, was an art-college drop-out Read Full BioFlorence + the Machine is a London, UK, art pop band led by singer-songwriter Florence Welch and formed in 2007. The band consists of: Florence Welch (vocals), Robert Ackroyd (guitar), Isabella Summers (aka Isa Machine - keyboards), Tom Monger (harp), Mark Saunders (bass, percussion), Christopher Lloyd Hayden (drums, backing vocals), Rusty Bradshaw (keyboard, backing vocals) and Sam White (backing vocals).

Lead singer, Florence Welch, was an art-college drop-out, from Camberwell (London), who was discovered singing Motown covers in a nightclub toilet, drunk. ”The Machine” name originated with an in-joke between Welch and Summers. Musically, Florence + The Machine's sound is sometimes referred to as soul-inspired indie rock. Welch grew up listening to The White Stripes and Kate Bush and says she writes metaphorical songs that are "stories with consequences and weird morality issues."

2008
Florence + The Machine's music has received praise across the British music media, especially from the BBC, who played a large part in their rise to prominence, by bringing them into the spotlight as part of "BBC Introducing" (a program to support unsigned artists) - firstly at South By South West (SXSW) in Austin, Texas in March 2008 and later that year (Sept 2008) the band recorded a full session for the BBC at their Maida Vale studios.

2009 - 2010 - first awards and first studio album - "Lungs"
At the Brit Awards 2009, Florence + The Machine received the Critics' Choice Award at the Brits in the UK. The award was introduced in 2008 (when it was awarded to Adele) and focuses on new and emerging British talent, voted for by a panel of music industry experts.

The band's début album was "Lungs" (Jul 2009, Universal), preceded by third single Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) (Jun 2009, Moshi Moshi). "Lungs" went on to become number one in the UK album charts in January 2010, and won the MasterCard British Album award at the 2010 Brits, where they performed a hugely popular collaboration, You've Got the Dirtee Love (live at The Brit Awards 2010) with Dizzee Rascal - a mix of You've Got the Love, the Candi Staton cover from "Dog Days Are Over" (Nov 2008, IAmSound), and Dizzee’s Dirtee Cash (Sept 2009, Dirtee Stank).

2011 - second studio album - "Ceremonials"
The second album "Ceremonials" (31 Oct 2011, Island) - with which Welch was inspired for the title and some themes from a '70s Super 8 film of an art installation, she recalls: "... this big procession of kind of coquette-style hippies and all these different coloured robes and masks, and it was all to do with colour, really saturated, brightly coloured pastas and balloons. I saw it a couple years ago, and it was called 'Ceremonials' and then, like, Roman numerals after it. And the word sort of stuck with me, and I think the whole idea of performance ...". The album is also influenced by hymns, poems and church bells.

2012 - MTV Unplugged album - "MTV Unplugged"
In 2012, the band released a live album - "MTV Unplugged" (Apr 2012, Universal) - as part of the MTV Unplugged series. It was filmed in December 2011 in New York’s oldest synagogue building, Angel Orensanz Center, with the band being backed by a ten-person choir.

2015 - third studio album - "How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful"
The band's long awaited third studio album is called "How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful". It was released on May 29, 2015 on Island Records.

2018 - fourth studio album - "High As Hope"
The band's fourth studio album is called "High As Hope". It was released on June 29, 2018 on Republic Records.

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

mariam fatima

5y↑433

FLORENCE + THE MACHINE LYRICS
"Ship To Wreck"

Don't touch the sleeping pills, they mess with my head,
Dredging the Great White Sharks, swimming in the bed,
And here comes a Killer Whale, to sing me to sleep,
Thrashing the covers off, it has me by its teeth.

And oh my love remind me, what was it that I said?
I can't help but pull the earth around me, to make my bed
And oh my love remind me, what was it that I did?
Did I drink too much?
Am I losing touch?
Did I build this ship to wreck?

To wreck, to wreck, to wreck,
Did I build this ship to wreck?

What's with the long face? Do you want more?
Thousands of red-eyed mice, scratching at the door,
Don't let the curtain catch you, cause you've been here before,
The chair is an island darling, you can't touch the floor,

And oh my love remind me, what was it that I said?
I can't help but pull the earth around me, to make my bed
And oh my love remind me, what was it that I did?
Did I drink too much?
Am I losing touch?
Did I build this ship to wreck?

To wreck, to wreck, to wreck,
Did I build this ship to wreck?

Ooh-ooh ohh, ooh-ooh ohh, ooh-ooh ohh
Ooh-ooh ohh, ooh-ooh ohh, ooh-ooh ohh

Good God, under starless skies we are lost,
And into the breach we got tossed,
And the water's coming in fast!

And oh my love remind me, what was it that I said?
I can't help but pull the earth around me, to make my bed
And oh my love remind me, what was it that I did?
Did I drink too much?
Am I losing touch?
Did I build this ship to wreck?

To wreck, to wreck, to wreck,
Did I build this ship to wreck?

To wreck, to wreck, to wreck,
Did I build this ship to wreck?

ShyGuy4ever

5y↑54

If those who love to sing along like I do:

"Ship To Wreck"

Don't touch the sleeping pills, they mess with my head,
Dredging the Great White Sharks, swimming in the bed,
And here comes a Killer Whale, to sing me to sleep,
Thrashing the covers off, it has me by it's teeth.

And oh my love remind me, what was it that I said?
I can't help but pull the earth around me, to make my bed
And oh my love remind me, what was it that I did?
Did I drink too much?
Am I losing touch?
Did I build this ship to wreck?

To wreck, to wreck, to wreck,
Did I build this ship to wreck?

What's with the long face? Do you want more?
Thousands of red-eyed mice, scratching at the door,
Don't let the curtain catch you, cause you've been here before,
The chair is an island darling, you can't touch the floor,

And oh my love remind me, what was it that I said?
I can't help but pull the earth around me, to make my bed
And oh my love remind me, what was it that I did?
Did I drink too much?
Am I losing touch?
Did I build this ship to wreck?

To wreck, to wreck, to wreck,
Did I build this ship to wreck?

And good God, under starry skies we are lost,
And into the breach we got tossed,
And the water's coming in fast!

And oh my love remind me, what was it that I said?
I can't help but pull the earth around me, to make my bed
And oh my love remind me, what was it that I did?
Did I drink too much?
Am I losing touch?
Did I build this ship to wreck?

To wreck, to wreck, to wreck,
Did I build this ship to wreck?

To wreck, to wreck, to wreck,
Did I build this ship to wreck?

Cristina Rusu

5y↑73

Don't touch the sleeping pills, they mess with my head,
Dredging the Great White Sharks, swimming in the bed,
And here comes a Killer Whale, to sing me to sleep,
Thrashing the covers off, it has me by its teeth.

And oh my love remind me, what was it that I said?
I can't help but pull the earth around me, to make my bed
And oh my love remind me, what was it that I did?
Did I drink too much?
Am I losing touch?
Did I build this ship to wreck?

To wreck, to wreck, to wreck,
Did I build this ship to wreck?

What's with the long face? Do you want more?
Thousands of red-eyed mice, scratching at the door,
Don't let the curtain catch you, cause you've been here before,
The chair is an island darling, you can't touch the floor,

And oh my love remind me, what was it that I said?
I can't help but pull the earth around me, to make my bed
And oh my love remind me, what was it that I did?
Did I drink too much?
Am I losing touch?
Did I build this ship to wreck?

To wreck, to wreck, to wreck,
Did I build this ship to wreck?

Ooh-ooh ohh, ooh-ooh ohh, ooh-ooh ohh
Ooh-ooh ohh, ooh-ooh ohh, ooh-ooh ohh

Good God, under starless skies we are lost,
And into the breach we got tossed,
And the water's coming in fast!

And oh my love remind me, what was it that I said?
I can't help but pull the earth around me, to make my bed
And oh my love remind me, what was it that I did?
Did I drink too much?
Am I losing touch?
Did I build this ship to wreck?

To wreck, to wreck, to wreck,
Did I build this ship to wreck?

To wreck, to wreck, to wreck,
Did I build this ship to wreck?

Jack Peterson

49w↑10

Don't touch the sleeping pills, they mess with my head
Dredging the Great White Sharks, swimming in the bed
And here comes a Killer Whale, to sing me to sleep
Thrashing the covers off, it has me by it's teeth
And oh my love remind me, what was it that I said?
I can't help but pull the earth around me, to make my bed
And oh my love remind me, what was it that I did?
Did I drink too much?
Am I losing touch?
Did I build this ship to wreck?
To wreck, to wreck, to wreck
Did I build this ship to wreck?
What's with the long face, do you want more?
Thousands of red-eyed mice, scratching at the door
Don't let the curtain catch you, cause you've been here before
The chair is an island darling, you can't touch the floor
And oh my love remind me, what was it that I said?
I can't help but pull the earth around me, to make my bed
And oh my love remind me, what was it that I did?
Did I drink too much?
Am I losing touch?
Did I build this ship to wreck?
To wreck, to wreck, to wreck
Did I build this ship to wreck?
And good God, under starry skies we are lost
And into the breach we got tossed
And the water's coming in fast
And oh my love remind me, what was it that I said?
I can't help but pull the earth around me, to make my bed
And oh my love remind me, what was it that I did?
Did I drink too much?
Am I losing touch?
Did I build this ship to wreck?
To wreck, to wreck, to wreck
Did I build this ship to wreck?
To wreck, to wreck, to wreck
Did I build this ship to wreck?

All comments from YouTube:

Sergio Vargott

6y↑672

This is indeed her house she said it in the coachella interview right before the video premiere. She said that the reason why she used her house in this videoclip was because this album is really personal and she thought the best platform to show it would be the house where she wrote most of her songs for this album.. the house that saw her fight with all of her demons during the creation of this record. the house that saw her wrecked & destroyed therefore the title of the song and the wanted to portrait that in this video. The purpose of this was to let her fans in and get to know her for who she really is and we could get to see the place where all the magic & inspiration happened for "how big, how blue, how beautiful" and in case you wonder why the name of the title she also mentioned that it's a reference for the sky.This album is about the elements. being connected with nature.

Jasmine Barratt

32w↑1

I like it

Paola Núñez Tutunyi

2y↑2

Reaccione a la voz de florence

Crystal Litchfield

2y↑3

The elements are the key.

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Louis Doyle

5y↑1.2K

i think its pretty fair to say that this song is Florence's way of saying "sometimes I'm a complete and utter mess and I don't know why"

Maddie Walsh

10w

relatable

jaap klapkaak

39w

@black rain war and fights are nature you idiot, nature is build on killing and destruction

Kevin Thomas

42w

I think she suggested alcohol was
a factor.

Mafisto Waltz

1y↑3

Aren't we all.....at times?

Oswaldo Fernandes Betarelli da Silva

2y↑3

99% Of people can also relate

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Tiffany Dent

5y↑799

I love Florence. believe it or not this is the video that made me realize that I was in a toxic, emotional abusive relationship, so without it I strongly think I wouldn't have be where I am now. I have grown so much just from watching the creativity of this video and interpreting to my life. Music not only speaks, but heals yall, it's powerful. Thank you to every person that was involved in this video. Even though they may never read this, my positive vibes and love are sent their way.

Erik Er Mali

7w↑2

So sorry, was she stealing ur candies from ur backpack at elementary? :P

Jessica Wyatt

1y↑4

Hell yeah bb . I just got out of one myself and it is definitely life changing. I wish the best for you !!!

Mariana Zuniga

2y↑7

Thats why I love Florence too, every video of her has symbols and hiding meanings for me.

Lauren Bagwell

2y↑19

i feel the exact same except this showed me that I was in a toxic relationship with myself

Matthew Smith

3y↑1

hope ur ol

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Michelle Barajas-Espinoza

5y↑1.1K

Florence's music is godly to me.

ĚŇ

3w↑1

To us

Ricardo Partida Breen

9w↑1

Hurricane helped me stay alive when I could only find myself at the bottom of a bottle.

Jon Weiss

19w

Jonny Weiss "Highway to America." 🎶

BelieverDaydreamin'

That's because we have a goddess walking among us for real.

RayRay PooteyTang

3y↑1

Dylan Hinman don't you mean Goddess!

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Andrew Harper

5y↑1.1K

The odyssey: The fucking conflict between our heart and brain. Two personalities...One of them showing all the things we wanted to achieve with that person and the second one...A reminder who advices us to let her/him go. In summary, a maze impossible to resolve. At least she made some money with it!.

Sarah B

Andrew Harper actually it's inspired by dante's 'la divina commedia' so no

Mikey James

And the cyclops n shit. Real talk.

Ela C

Exactly my thoughts on the meaning behind this song!
DEEP!

Karolina Żądecka

Andrew Harper c. .hhnjurfjćffgfsd767gtyh

Gabriela Darc

4y↑1

Que poético

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Shawn Parrotte

6y↑114

This video is crazy! So much emotion. That's why I love her music!

Maureen Mountbatten-Windsor

15w↑2

There was a serious reason for the wildness in this video..I am Florence's co laborating writer and on this little wild tune I was having my youngest son.. totally natural labor ... florence is so increadable to work with .she has the style and grace of a prima ballerina and the music flows through her like the air she breathes .. .anyway the very eratic behavior in.this video portrays the lovely lovely totally natural labour of childbirth.

Larry Holcomb

4y↑427

I stumbled on this by accident and I have to say I'm one of those 40 something fogies who usually comments stuff like "where are all the good songwriters like Joni and Carole and Dylan? Modern music sucks." Well, I certainly have a lot to learn. There are TONS of true artists out there right now.

Victoria Beharry

Idk if you’d see this after all this time, but definitely recommend hozier, his music is like literal art

Maddie Gibbons

1y↑3

I'd also suggest Hozier, and Adam Lambert, Alessia Cara, and Estelle.

Dylan Collins

1y↑7

👏🏻 say it louder for the boomers in the back

L L

Larry Holcomb good man

Guisseppe Imbriago

I never quite got into Dylan.....

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Gilang Fitrah

5y↑268

this song deserves a grammy...

mryoutubeloveralways.

16w

Agreed

Wintur85

5y↑11

+Gilang Fitrah Most songs of FATM do,...Curse you, Adele

Theodore Catalano

4y↑7

IM A 60 YEAR OLD MAN AND THIS WOMAN IS IN MY SOUL!!!!

mariam fatima

5y↑433

Mandar Patne

31w

Darrell Muir I saw that video, totally got your points, I also initially thought it is kind of break up song but she clearly mention the true meaning behind this song....sorry to respond so late 😬

sn666 -

2y↑1

Nice...

PHAR CYDE

2y↑2

Do not frown upon peoples ability to learn to spell talk walk .
We are all the same .
For we all walk in the shadow of death rich poor ,educated uneducated!❤

gugenko12

mariam fatima thnks

McKayla Collins

4y↑6

You go girl! Correcting grammar like a boss!

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Ikran

6y↑1.8K

I could watch an entire movie, if Florence created it.

Oswaldo Fernandes Betarelli da Silva

30w

And that’s why there’s Odyssey for all yall!

Bowser 56

35w↑1

I just had to like your comment.

Ozan Akyıldız

49w

@Thelema You don't? You are supposed to understand them in your soul, as Portugues is the universal language of YouTube

Алло vv

4y↑2

Ikran I was here to say that's precisely what happened, but the thread got so derailed that I completely forgot to say it. How i love youtube.
Menos, bem menos gente, quase nada por favor.

Hamed Mirza

6y↑5

Same
At least with all the parts together it's like a short film so far. Florence should be an actress as well but in pretty she is mostly at heart with music. It'd be cool if she tried it though, pretty sure she'd be amazing

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Fem ke

4y↑9

Florence herself said that the song was written a few weeks after/about a party she had when she was really drunk and she completely destroyed her house. and sometimes she does that. this song is actually about her fighting with herself ... the drunk Florence who is being violent and the real Florence who has difficulties with herself

Werner Steyn

2y↑90

"I can't help but pull the earth around me to make my bed".. woah.

crankin64

5y↑307

Is it me or is this bass line just awesome?!

zhenyilani

@Isabelle Dingli The other half was Isabella Summers also known as "Isa Machine". Not the guitarist, Rob Ackroyd. He came later.

David Louallen

If you enjoy this song you would likely enjoy the more uptempo songs of The Cure. This truly sounds more like The Cure than The Cure have since '92.

Daryn Herrick

its awsome, play it all the time

Francesca Tognetti

3y↑1

wrong. it was flo and isa :D

House of Solomon

Great bass line🎸- just learned it. Fun to play! I used standard tuning.

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Buttersss

4y↑471

obsessed with all of her music 😍 Anyone else?

Mark B

I honestly just heard of Florence and the machine days ago. I don’t really follow any current music. But damn, amazing. Absolutely amazing. No use trying to express how good she is.

francisco Ahumada

The whole odyessy

Lilyan Mwihia

🙋

Amin Sinbad

Me to

Fleur Hufflepuff

YES, she is a goddess

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Chad Freeman

18w↑7

As a hip hop artist, I get so much inspiration from her music. This is song is so.... words can’t explain.

Michael Olsavsky

5y↑211

I love that she used her actual house for this!!! its exactly how I pictured it;)

Eve Thorne

3y↑4

She shows her house in a video for the Nowness magazine and it's amazing!

Cesar Velazquez

5y↑3

Really!?

Julisa Fernandez-Rivera

5y↑15

I think so too! I was like, "wooow, she has a lot of clothes!"

Jim Linus

5y↑106

Terrific Baseline, haunting lyrics, nice hook, driven home by superlative vocals.

Gregory Dale

45w

Absolutely correct my friend

Marvin Martian

A perfect tune

Nikita Zhang

5y↑407

Everyone with an otp probably feels this song on a whole other level.

Cried2dreamagain

This is me with Ichiruki

The Struggle Is Brie

3y↑2

nikiiters as a person with otps that seem destined for each other but never happen yes.

blurry baby

Phan anyone?

darkdesigns

4y↑3

+Halcyon86 - Ever since I first heard this song, I've only ever thought of Pricefield while listening to it, honestly. lol This and Landscape just fit so well for those two characters.

クロウ

5y↑2

ME ON HAMBURR

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ShyGuy4ever

5y↑54

Vince SC

5y↑298

I've fallen in love with Florence and the Machine

Juank Velez

4y↑1

Vince SC Me too she's perfect

whatsupbato

4y↑3

Girl With One Eye I mean nobody is perfect, but she's as intelligent and as beautiful as I'd want anybody to be.

Erna01

@whatsupbato Wow there are many people who want to marry her :D

whatsupbato

4y↑1

I've just fallen in love with Florence. Can I just marry her already?

Jay Free

Who hasn't

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Tanja J-Richter

8w↑2

Florence is already an Icon 😍🥰😍

Kübra Birgül

2y↑11

What an amazing way of expressing self-conflict. I can relate with the state of mind where you feel like you are the distructor of your achievements and you are the toxic one in your life therefore you regret everything you did afterwords. I love this song, and the mv suits it so well. Also I loved the fact that this is her actual house💚

bouncyshak

6y↑2.6K

Wow, she clearly views herself as self-destructive in relationships. This video and the lyrics suggest she loses control and often doesn't realise it until the aftermath. I like the vulnerability of choosing to shoot it in her own home. It's so devastating and emotional. I wonder if she has demons she is dealing with. If she is, I hope her art is her catharsis.

Semone Baker

How insightful and profound!

Jonathan Holleb

I would say that the vast majority of her music is cathartic...

Donna Carr

@Thelema yup

Orion spur

@Minna Blottner i also heard this before, after a crazy party..

Minna Blottner

I think I heard in an interview (NPR? sorry no source but it prob was NPR) she was inspired by a large party she threw in her house and it got completely trashed. She was like "why do I build such a nice house just to mess it up?" So I listen to the song and hear relationship angst, but I think it was inspired by a messy party.

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Indrid Cold

3w↑1

Wow, a catchy modern song, sung by a beautiful woman, that features no droning and no repetitive note sequence in a crappy minor scale, who would have thought it?

Cristina Rusu

5y↑73

Jay Free

Yasss

Budi Nurdin

Cristina Rusu thanks.

chloe childers

5y↑5

thanks :)

Angoday Amara

5y↑1

her voice is one of the bigest in the game

Melanie Mitchell

5y↑4

This song just ROCKS. Amazing.

Christy Marrs

13w↑1

I’m feeling pretty scared of going in patient for help and this song hits me

Alexa S.

2y↑1

As someone who suffers from bipolar 2, I can relate to this piece of art

Melanie Bogoczek-Shadur

4w↑1

Humanity, let US sing the song of freedom together... Florence, I Love U..

Jack Peterson

49w↑10

Peter Hoffman

5y↑31

what a great voice

Maja

5y↑55

I FOUND THIS THANKS TO YOUTUBE SUGGESTING ME THIS AFTER PHASES I LOVE

Carlos Oliveira

5y↑4

how youtube suggests you some music?

Mateus de Oliveira

5y↑13

CONGRATULATIONS ON THE GRAMMY NOMINATIONS, MOM!!! Only you to make justice to that mess!

Ashley Marie

3y↑6

Her music has helped me through some dark times. She makes me feel confident, free and like I can find myself again. Florence, you have saved me.... 🖤

walshaw

5y↑6

Adele said that this album by Florence was GREAT.Love Flo and Adele.

The Hungry Rabbit Jumps

1y↑7

Idk what it is about her but she is so beautiful....her voice is like no other so called singer out there...

Bruno

5y↑8

Seeing her live is beyond amazing

dishgirl4

5y↑8

I feel almost sorry for her cousin Sylus in the dinner party scene! (That's the boy she grabs fully by the collar; he was sat by the window)

Alex Mullins

2y↑15

Here in 2019 still enjoying this masterpiece of a song

Andres F. Calderon

5y↑1

Su música, es sencillamente fenomenal.

you all

5y↑1

best song

Kerolainy Ribeiro

5y↑2

RAINHA , MARAVILHOSA

Liza Kolganova

3y↑6

I'm so happy that I discovered this song. Now I'm going through really hard times, my life is a total mess and this song helps me a lot.

Cleiton Ferreira

Essa mulher destruiu, reergueu e ungiu o meu coração. Ter pegado nesses cabelos e nessa mão foi um estado de êxtase. Muito Deusa ❤

Maribel Griselda

31w↑1

Quien no tuvo un día de locura,🎶🎶🎶😘

Luana Nascimento

5y↑3

Não consigo tirar essa música da minha cabeça 🎶🤔😍💕

George Ofori-Atta

2y↑5

I am confident to say that this particular song is probably my Mom's favorite.

Hailey Smith

5y↑1

I NEED TO SEE HER AT SASQUATCH OR I'M GONNA DIEEEE

igotouhere ci

2y↑1

only 23 million TF? y'all got cd's or what? Respect The machine! and Florence; her classic pitch perfect voice is to be enshrined in the history of 🎶human sound!

Liesel Hubermann

5y↑1

It must be to be magic, because no one has ever been able to put together a thousand worlds in my head while listening to a song.

Cosmo Kyrin Altarfsoul

Oh my god, Florence. All her abilities to convey and express the meanings of their songs. Her performance in the vid, my god. Just. So. Awesome.

Jon Weiss

19w↑1

Florence + The Machine. "Epic!" I can relate. Jonny Weiss "Back to Phoenix." 🎶

khalid ronaldo

11w↑1

best performance ever on The Graham Norton Show

Felipe Davis

I hope this song wins the Grammy. It deserves it a lot

Gabby Quin

5y↑1

i love how she used her own house for this music vid

Biagio Ziccardi

This masterpiece better win the Grammy.

Maddy LCiccone7

Florence Es voz de un Ángel real ,Amo su Música Soy Una Fan 2009

Mat McDonald

In the darkest times of my life, this song has saved me..

Jessica Smith

vkook

Darlan Lucas

12w

Mais uma voz feminina marcante no Rock Internacional

Joan Cesena

5y↑5

This song is about to snatch some grammys.

rebecca blomberg

1y↑2

The energi of this songer is just amasing!

Baraa Hussein

4y↑2

she talked about getting fucked up and singing at a bar and leaving new friends at her house , witch is in her video,and saying she didn't work so hard just to have it all trashed in a night.P.S. Her foot was broken at the time. Just LOVE them!

eduard deley

19w

her voice is like a siren to me I just can't stop listening

The Unchained One

4y↑1

The most underrated musical talent on the planet in my opinion. Refreshingly original music and I haven't heard a female voice command emotion like hers since Janis Joplin.

Kayleigh L

4y↑4

I love this whole song, but my favorite has to be that part she sings at 2:50

Herr Heß

This song is nominated for 2 Emmys, totally deserved!

Justin Time

5y↑2

Florence continues to impress with every song she pens. I admire her blunt colorful metaphors and the confrontational theatrics in her videos, and that voice is quite stunning.🐇

Jackie X

QUE HINO MANO.

luiza costea

2y↑2

She's so real,amazing talent!

TheSimWizard

6y↑29

I love how empowered Florence is these videos. 1:34 really shows her power and integrity - she shoves him away, denying him any vestige of 'more'. The only time she's a victim is when its to herself. She creates her own storms - but I think what we're leading up to with the track How big How Blue How Beautiful ,is the moment where she'll move above the storm into that blue, which she fighting for within herself.

Lucio Ribeiro

4w↑1

Masterpiece

Vaibhav iyer

40w↑1

The person behind the camera, the director, the person who wrote the script hugely deserve a huge applause !. How uniquely they made it !

Ceren Erkalayci

Kadının bütün şarkıları klipleriyle tamamlanıyor, müthiş❤️

Alex Idrys

The facts that they filmed this in her house , oh my god , I'm in loveeeee

Sabrina Smith

6y↑43

This song describes how I've felt my whole life. Rage and self destruction alternating with depression and wanting to JUST feel normal. Fucking amazing song! <3

Sep

Wow. Her voice in that chorus gives me chills.

Jessica Blunt

21w↑1

2020 💓💓

rusty peen

33w

that moment when this reminds you of your mother and her relationships

Luxfero der Nacht

Ella es increíble.

Ricky Smith

6y↑251

All the videos fit together in the order that they came out. I put them all together and when are all out, it will be complete. In HBHBHB, she walks into the woods to find her life. In what kind of man, she has found her life with a man, and then at the end gets into a car crash. In St Jude, she walks up in the woods from the car crash and and at the end sees a dark cloud coming toward her as she walks away. This video starts with it raining and ends with her laying down, exhausted. I can't wait for the next video.

Marco Campana

Ricky Smith qq

Isabel Oliveira

6y↑1

Cfsggd

Manu J. Fernández - Nekku

6y↑1

@Ricky Smith next video will be Queen Of Peace and I'm SO EXCITED

Stephen Riordan

6y↑3

@Ricky Smith Anyone else seeing a continuity with the hand gestures? Like at 0:59 & 3:17 ? She also does it at the end of What Kind of Man.

M1rela

6y↑26

@Victoria Ferguson I also think it's in reverse. Ship to Wreck and What Kind of Man - self-destruction and poisonous relationship, then the car crash as a moment of realisation/awakening; St Jude is atonement and HBHBHB acceptance & reconciliation with herself. A completed tragedy.

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Joshua AB

6w↑1

I work at outback and they always play this song so I’m here!

MrJimbaloid

I'm 48 and lived ALL through the Manc sceine and I think that THIS is the best song I've ever heard.

Ioana Bodnariu

This song is about giving up, about someone who is so tired to live that all that it remains for her (him) is to just die and find peace. It's an amazing but, still, depressing song. Love it and love Florence and the Machine!

Suniga Richard

2y↑2

The red light scene in the video, where she’s battling her “Other Self” and Her lover is caught in the middle of the chaos is so profound. I see myself in that scene and how I’ve been in every relationship I ever had especially the part where she pulls him for a brace and then pushes him away and starts punching the chair. I know that exact feeling she’s portraying the constant pull and push.

remfanbefor Lovell

6y↑174

The "ship" metaphor is fitting, as the sea is one of the main theme's of the album. She is describing human nature through the forces that already exist in nature. Yes, it is about one's destruction in relationship. This is denoted through the use of "did I build this ship to wreck". In other words, a ship wreck or a self-fulfilling prophesy.

Peter A

5y↑3

+remfanbefor Lovell "ship" is also commonly used to represent a
"relationSHIP","friendSHIP" or the like. I also believe that this ship metaphor has implications of how seas can be unpredictable and choppy. And the idea that some people set out to sea (as sailors), devoting their life to the navigation of it. This is considered a noble job, but a dangerous one. Hence why the metaphor works so well.

Jessica Because

5y↑1

@Vitor Freire
This was my first thought.

Vitor Freire

5y↑15

+Lee Rolton actually this is the most common interpretation (the end of a relationship), but florence herself said on ellen that it has more to do with her being self-destructive, talking about her life that it's great but somehow she finds a way to sort of make it bad, to "wreck" the "ship".

TheAntiParadox

5y↑1

+remfanbefor Lovell Who invited an English teacher?

Lee Rolton

5y↑2

Ummm did that really need to be explained? kinda obvious isn't it..unless your iq is...well..limited :(

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Battle _Hound562

she is a true artist. eveything she does is amazing

Serienmörder

22w↑2

This song shouldn't remind me of myself as much as it does... I feel bad for my boyfriend

Soul Slurper

17w

This song is so real

Chiara

3:24 what a meaningful and touching scene

Eni

5y↑97

Even her house is a piece of art

Muhammad Womik

4y↑4

i love how she shot this at her house ♥
beautiful song

nathan smith

I was totally blown away when I saw her preform it live at splendour in the grass 2015 . Such a rush and I new then that it was written for big audiences as it gave me goosebumps . I did not have any expectations , and so it totally made me realise what a machine they are indeed . just astonishing . wow omg stuff !!

Nico And The Niners

Her style is so iconic.

No One

15w↑1

Exploring her discography for the first time and starting from here 😁

Bladimir Pauro Tacca

5y↑21

por fin encontre esta bendita cancion :V

Bladimir Pauro Tacca

4y↑2

que bueno q no soy el unico

Manuel Florez

5y↑5

she is falwless,. love her in every single way, from the way she sings to the way she looks like and like that forth!!

Sunshine Ramirez

I love that scene where shes yelling at him then dpes a trust fall off the chair and he catches her. It's like she only allows herself to be that crazy with him or something.

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