Drumming Song
Florene and the Machine Lyrics
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That starts when you're around
I swear that you could hear it
It makes such an almighty sound
There's a drumming noise inside my head
That throws me to the ground
I swear that you should hear it
Louder than sirens
Louder than bells
Sweeter than heaven
And hotter than hell
I ran to a tower where the church bells chime
I hoped that they would clear my mind
They left a ringing in my ear
But that drum's still beating loud and clear
Louder than sirens (louder than sirens)
Louder than bells (louder than bells)
Sweeter than heaven (sweeter than haven)
And hotter than hell (and hotter than hell)
Louder than sirens
Louder than bells
Sweeter than heaven
And hotter than hell
Louder than sirens
Louder than bells
Sweeter than heaven
And hotter than hell
As I move my feet towards your body
I can hear this beat, it fills my head up
And gets louder and louder
It fills my head up and gets louder and louder
I run to the river and dive straight in
I pray that the water will drown out the din
But as the water fills my mouth
It couldn't wash the echoes out
But as the water fills my mouth
It couldn't wash the echoes out
I swallow the sound and it swallows me whole
'Til there's nothing left inside my soul
I'm as empty as that beating drum
But the sound has just begun
As I move my feet towards your body
I can hear this beat it fills my head up
And gets louder and louder
It fills my head up and gets louder and louder
There's a drumming noise inside my head
That starts when you're around
I swear that you could hear it
It makes such an almighty sound
There's a drumming noise inside my head
That starts when you're around
I swear that you could hear it
It makes such an almighty sound
Louder than sirens
Louder than bells
Sweeter than heaven
And hotter than hell
Louder than sirens
Louder than bells
Sweeter than heaven
And hotter than hell
As I move my feet towards your body
I can hear this beat it fills my head up
And gets louder and louder
It fills my head up and gets louder and louder
The lyrics to Florence and the Machine's "Drumming Song" talk about the overwhelming power of love and desire. The singer describes a drumming noise inside her head that intensifies whenever the person she is in love with is around. The drumming sound is so loud that it throws her to the ground and gets louder and louder as she moves closer to the person.
The singer tries to drown out the drumming noise by running to a tower where church bells chime, diving into the river, and swallowing the sound, but nothing seems to work. The drumming noise is a metaphor for the singer's intense feelings of love that consume her entirely. The drums' almighty sound represents the singer's inability to escape or ignore her emotions, which only get stronger as she gets closer to the person she desires.
The lyrics also use imagery to convey the singer's desperation, like the drowning feeling she experiences when the water fills her mouth, and the emptiness she feels when she compares herself to the beating drum. The overall message of the song is that love can be powerful and all-consuming, and it can be challenging to escape its grasp.
Line by Line Meaning
There's a drumming noise inside my head
That starts when you're around
I swear that you could hear it
It makes such an almighty sound
The singer hears a loud drumming noise in their head whenever the person they are attracted to is near them, and it is so loud that they believe others could hear it too.
Louder than sirens
Louder than bells
Sweeter than heaven
And hotter than hell
The noise in the singer's head is incredibly loud and intoxicating, even more so than emergency sirens, church bells, heavenly melodies, and hellish flames.
I ran to a tower where the church bells chime
I hoped that they would clear my mind
They left a ringing in my ear
But that drum's still beating loud and clear
The singer tries to escape the noise by going to a tower with ringing church bells, but instead it only adds to the noise and does not clear their mind.
As I move my feet towards your body
I can hear this beat, it fills my head up
And gets louder and louder
It fills my head up and gets louder and louder
As the artist approaches the person they are attracted to, the noise in their head becomes even louder and more overwhelming.
I run to the river and dive straight in
I pray that the water will drown out the din
But as the water fills my mouth
It couldn't wash the echoes out
But as the water fills my mouth
It couldn't wash the echoes out
The artist tries to escape the noise by jumping into a river, but even as the water fills their mouth, they still hear the echoes of the drumming noise.
I swallow the sound, and it swallows me whole
'Til there's nothing left inside my soul
I'm as empty as that beating drum
But the sound has just begun
The singer tries to accept the noise and swallows it, but it consumes them entirely until they feel empty and hollow like the drum itself. However, the noise only grows stronger and louder.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Crispin Hunt, Florence Welch, James Ellis Ford
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DRUMMING SONG LYRICS
[Pre-Chorus]
There's a drumming noise inside my head
That starts when you're around
I swear that you could hear it
It makes such an almighty sound
There's a drumming noise inside my head
That throws me to the ground
I swear that you should hear it
It makes such an almighty sound
[Chorus 1]
Louder than sirens, louder than bells
Sweeter than heaven and hotter than hell
[Verse 1]
I ran to the tower where the church bells chime
I hoped that they would clear my mind
They left a ringing in my ear
But that drum's still beating loud and clear
[Chorus 1]
Louder than sirens, louder than bells
Sweeter than heaven and hotter than hell
Louder than sirens, louder than bells
Sweeter than heaven and hotter than hell
Louder than sirens, louder than bells
Sweeter than heaven and hotter than hell
[Chorus 2]
As I move my feet towards your body
I can hear this beat, it fills my head up
And gets louder and louder
It fills my head up and gets louder and louder
[Verse 2]
I run to the river and dive straight in
I pray that the water will drown out the din
But as the water fills my mouth
It couldn't wash the echoes out
But as the water fills my mouth
It couldn't wash the echoes out
I swallow the sound and it swallows me whole
Until there's nothing left inside my soul
As empty as that beating drum
But the song has just begun
[Chorus 2]
As I move my feet towards your body
I can hear this beat, it fills my head up
And gets louder and louder
It fills my head up and gets louder and louder
[Pre-Chorus]
There's a drumming noise inside my head
That starts when you're around
I swear that you could hear it
It makes such an almighty sound
There's a drumming noise inside my head
That starts when you're around
I swear that you could hear it
It makes such an almighty sound
[Chorus 1]
Louder than sirens, louder than bells
Sweeter than heaven and hotter than hell
Louder than sirens, louder than bells
Sweeter than heaven and hotter than hell
[Chorus 2]
As I move my feet towards your body
I can hear this beat, it fills my head up
And gets louder and louder
It fills my head up and gets louder and louder
@mateocivello1222
There's a drumming noise inside my head
That starts when you're around
I swear that you could hear it
It makes such an all mighty sound
There's a drumming noise inside my head
That throws me to the ground
I swear that you should hear it
It makes such an all mighty sound
Louder than sirens
Louder than bells
Sweeter than heaven
And hotter than hell
I ran to a tower where the church bells chime
I hoped that they would clear my mind
They left a ringing in my ear
But that drum's still beating loud and clear
Louder than sirens
Louder than bells
Sweeter than heaven
And hotter than hell
Louder than sirens
Louder than bells
Sweeter than heaven
And hotter than hell
Louder than sirens
Louder than bells
Sweeter than heaven
And hotter than hell
As I move my feet towards your body
I can hear this beat it fills my head up
And gets louder and louder
It fills my head up and gets louder and louder
I run to the river and dive straight in
I pray that the water will drown out the din
But as the water fills my mouth
It couldn't wash the echoes out
But as the water fills my mouth
It couldn't wash the echoes out
I swallow the sound and it swallows me whole
Till there's nothing left inside my soul
As empty as that beating drum
But the sound has just begun
As I move my feet towards your body
I can hear this beat it fills my head up
And gets louder and louder
It fills my head up and gets louder and louder
There's a drumming noise inside my head
That starts when you're around
I swear that you could hear it
It makes such an all mighty sound
There's a drumming noise inside my head
That starts when you're around
I swear that you could hear it
It makes such an all mighty sound
Louder than sirens
Louder than bells
Sweeter than heaven
And hotter than hell
Louder than sirens
Louder than bells
Sweeter than heaven
And hotter than hell
As I move my feet towards your body
I can hear this beat it fills my head up
And gets louder and louder
It fills my head up and gets louder and louder
@isabellelacerda4880
There's a drumming noise inside my head
That starts when you're around
I swear that you could hear it
It makes such an all mighty sound
Louder than sirens
Louder than bells
Sweeter than heaven
And hotter than hell
Louder than sirens
Louder than bells
Sweeter than heaven
And hotter than hell
As I move my feet towards your body
I can hear this beat it fills my head up
And gets louder and louder
It fills my head up and gets louder and louder
@taylorlautner323
People ask me why Florence and the Machine are my favorite band . Every time I hear this woman's voice it awakens something inside of me . Her music gives some kind of freedom I've been searching for for so long . This is better than any love song I know , because. this song is exactly how I want love to be like for me !! I
@mima_piedade
+Taylor LautnerLover her voice is magic...
@carriemaxwell4695
her voice is gold. enchanting and pure.
@mafmc3
+Taylor LautnerLover Freedom is the absolute best word you could have used to describe their music <3
@midnightmindreader
You totally summed her music up for me. You can't get this amazing feeling from those pop songs they play over and over on the radio.
@Honeybadger-ic4bs
exactly!
@tmartinpresents
This is the most intense song about having a crush I've ever heard
@Nixie_536
Yess 💓🕯💕🌸
@Thermopylae66
The song describes exactly how I feel when I have a crush
@goddess5103
😅