South London Forever
Florence + the Machine Lyrics

Oh oh
Expressing a feeling of excitement or anticipation

And I go home alone
Returning home without a companion or partner

I drive past the place that I was born
Passing by the location where one was brought into existence

And the places that I used to drink
Referring to locations where alcohol consumption used to take place

Young and drunk and stumbling in the street
Being youthful and inebriated, struggling to walk in public spaces

Outside the Joiners Arm's like foals unsteady on their feet
Standing outside the Joiners Arms, resembling unsteady baby horses

With the art students and the boys in bands
Being in the presence of art students and musicians

High on E and holding hands with someone that I just met
Under the influence of ecstasy and physically connected with a newly met person

I thought it doesn't get
Feeling that nothing can surpass

Better than this
Being in the pinnacle of enjoyment or fulfillment

There can be nothing better than this
Believing that the current situation is ideal and unmatched

And we climbed onto the roof, the museum
Scaling to the top of the museum's roof

And someone made love in the glass
Somebody had intimacy against a glass object

And I'd forgot my name
Having forgotten one's own identity

And the way back to my mother's house
Forgetting or being unable to recall directions towards one's mother's residence

With your black cool eyes and your bitten lips
Describing someone's appearance with distinct physical traits

The world is at your fingertips
Having the ability to easily experience or achieve anything

It doesn't get better than this
Emphasizing that the present moment is the epitome of excellence

What else could be better than this?
Expressing a rhetorical question about the possibility of experiencing anything more enjoyable

Oh, don't you know I have seen
Indicating a previous exposure to something

I have seen the fields aflame
Having witnessed fields on fire

And everything I ever did
Relating all actions previously taken

Was just another way to scream your name
Implying all actions were dedicated or inspired by somebody specific

Over and over and over and over again
Continuing an action repeatedly

And we're just children wanting children of our own
Describing a desire to have offspring, while still feeling somewhat inexperienced

I want a space to watch things grow
Craving a location to observe the process of maturity

But did I dream too big?
Questioning whether expectation exceeded what is realistically achievable

Do I have to let it go?
Considering abandoning an aspiration or goal

What if one day there is no such thing as snow?
Contemplating the future possibility of the extinction of a physical phenomenon

Oh God, what do I know?
Expressing a lack of ability or knowledge to fully comprehend a matter

And I don't know anything (uh uh uh)
Stating an absence of knowledge

Except that green is so green
Only holding certainty about the vividness of the color green

And there's a special kind of sadness that seems to come with spring
Observing a specific sadness that commonly accompanies the season of spring