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Here to relive your darkest moments
I can see no way, I can see no way
And all of the ghouls come out to play
And every demon wants his pound of flesh
But I like to keep some things to myself
I like to keep my issues drawn
It's always darkest before the dawn
And I've been a fool and I've been blind
I can never leave the past behind
I can see no way, I can see no way
I'm always dragging that horse around
All of his questions, such a mournful sound
Tonight I'm gonna bury that horse in the ground
So I like to keep my issues drawn
But it's always darkest before the dawn
Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh whoa
Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh whoa
And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back
So shake him off, oh whoa
And I am done with my graceless heart
So tonight I'm gonna cut it out and then restart
'Cause I like to keep my issues drawn
It's always darkest before the dawn
Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh whoa
Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh whoa
And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back
So shake him off, oh whoa
And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back
And given half the chance would I take any of it back
It's a fine romance but it's left me so undone
It's always darkest before the dawn
Oh whoa, oh whoa...
And I'm damned if I do and I'm damned if I don't
So here's to drinks in the dark at the end of my road
And I'm ready to suffer and I'm ready to hope
It's a shot in the dark aimed right at my throat
'Cause looking for heaven, found the devil in me
Looking for heaven, found the devil in me
Well what the hell I'm gonna let it happen to me, yeah
Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh whoa
Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh whoa
And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back
So shake him off, oh whoa
Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh whoa
Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh whoa
And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back
So shake him off, oh whoa
Massively overplayed. And she still can't sing.
She can certainly sing but she just can't resist cranking it up to 11.
or "Yoko and the Machine"!
Hazarding a guess that these are all men posting these snide comments. Florence, Bjork, Yoko, all strong women marching to the beat of their own drum. Makes insecure men's goolies shrink.
Just upped this from a 7 -> 8 just because so many people are hating on her voice. There are SO many worse voices out there, I like her fierce and energetic style! Give us some more Bill ^^
Great live performances as well
I'm reminded of "A Clockwork Orange" when Alex was put in a straight jacket with his eyes pried open and forced to listen to Beethoven while being tortured with scene after scene of death and destruction and violence in order to "cure" him of his own sadistic and violent behavior. He still had the urge to be a ruthless animal, but after that he couldn't listen to Beethoven without becoming violently ill.
And so it is with me, O my brothers and friends, whenever I hear F&TM, only while I do get nauseous upon hearing them, my only thought of violence is to smash my computer to bits with my walking stick and stomp on the pieces with my Doc Martens to just.make.it.stop!!!
So, my dear droogies,I'm off for some lovely eggiwegs and lomticks of toast before heading down to the old milkbar for a few lashings of the old ultraviolet.
Ultraviolence, although you seem to have a pretty good understanding of the fundamentals.
oldslabsides wrote:
Of course everyone is entitled to their opinion. But every time I hear a Florence song I am a bit startled by its uniqueness. The melody, tempo, flow etc capture my attention.
And so it is with me, O my brothers and friends, whenever I hear F&TM, only while I do get nauseous upon hearing them, my only thought of violence is to smash my computer to bits with my walking stick and stomp on the pieces with my Doc Martens to just.make.it.stop!!!
So, my dear droogies,I'm off for some lovely eggiwegs and lomticks of toast before heading down to the old milkbar for a few lashings of the old ultraviolet.
Speaker volume goes up ...
All she does is yell at full voice with a huge wall of sound behind her. Every song is the same.
I'd put her rather as "a worthy successor"... Go Flora and the Margarine, I like your stuff
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She's not a singer though, she's a shouter.
I like hearing them but I don't think I could ever listen to more than one song at a time; couldn't imagine listening to an entire disk.
A solid 6, maybe even a seven after a couple beers.
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I have to admit, I gave her fingernails voice a 4 rather than a 3.
After all, it could have been "Bjork and the Machine".
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or "Yoko and the Machine"!
I'm with ya....I wonder if it makes dogs howl like they do when an ambulance goes by.
My dog just asked to go outside. There's your answer.
She hates you and you deserve it.
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Maybe she's yelling at you because of that thing you did a few months ago. She must've been watching you and you didn't notice.
Agreed - I don't like everything this band creates, but I really dig this song.
Yeah, forget the dawn — this time of year in Seattle it's REALLY dark at 4:30pm!
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Yes, but they are not putting out music anymore. However if they did it would be a whole lot better than this crap.
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I'm with ya....I wonder if it makes dogs howl like they do when an ambulance goes by.
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like she sings in caps ALL THE TIME. It can get boring.
haha
truth
It just feels darkest.
I think the reason why I'm lukewarm on Florence is that her voice is always intense, like she sings in caps ALL THE TIME. It can get boring.
Quiz: Florence, or a Machine?
Florence and the Machine will launch their new album with a performance at Hackney Empire this week. The show is sold out but you can watch it live online here.
But first, can you tell the difference between Florence and the Machine lyrics and text produced by a random sentence generator?
Have a look and see if you think these quotes come from Florence, or a machine...
![hadley freeman florence machine](https://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/About/General/2011/4/7/1302199583349/hadley-freeman-florence-m-007.jpg)
I lust her
keep it short-term..........
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You're right, of course. Lots of poetic license in that expression.
I have to admit, I gave her fingernails voice a 4 rather than a 3.
After all, it could have been "Bjork and the Machine".
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I'll dance to this... love it...
I'll nod my head to the beat, but my back won't allow much more than that. Hugs right back atcha, my friend!
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