Florence Welch

“And I started to hear it againBut this time it wasn't the endAnd the room is so quiet,Oh oh ohAnd my heart is a hollow planeFor the devil to dance againBut the room is too quietOh oh ohI was looking for the breath of a lifeA little touch of a heavenly lifeBut all the choirs in my head sangNo, oh oh”

“They can keep me out'Til I tear the walls'Til I save your heartAnd to take your soulFor what has been doneCannot be undoneIn the evil's heartIn the evil's soulSeven devils all around youSeven devils in your houseSee I was dead when I woke up this morningI'll be dead before the day is doneBefore the day is done”

“Be careful of the curse that falls on young loversStarts so soft and sweet and turns them to huntersA man who's pure of heart and says his prayers by nightMay still become a wolf when the autumn moon is brightIf you could only see the beast you've made of meI held it in but now it seems you've set it running freeThe saints can't help me now, the ropes have been unboundI hunt for you with bloody feet across the hallow'd ground”

“I wish to remain namelessAnd live without shame'Cause what's in a name, OhI still remain the same”

“ it's not like you lose... you just don't.. win.”

“Hands up if you’re ready to do something you’ll regret this weekend. Go forth! You have my blessing.”

“Then I heard your voice as clear as day, And you told me I should concentrate, It was all so strange, And so surreal, That a ghost should be so practical. Only if for a night And the only solution was to stand and fight, And my body was bruised and I was set alight, But you came over me like some holy rite, And although I was burning, You're the only light Only if for a night”

“Sometimes I find that music is so much more attractive than love. I don’t know… It’s like some kind of euphoria, that love can’t bring to you.”

“Holy water cannot help you nowA thousand armies couldn’t keep me outSee, I’ve come to burn your kingdom downI’ve come to smoke you outSeven devils all around youSeven devils in my houseSee, I was dead when I woke up this morning,And I’ll be dead before the day is doneAnd now all your love will be exorcisedAnd we will find your sayings to be paradoxAnd it’s an even sumIt’s a symphonyIt’s a battle cryThey can keep me alive‘Til I tear the walls‘Til I slave you heartAnd they take your soulAnd what have we done?”

“The stars, the moon, they have all been blown outYou left me in the darkNo dawn, no day, I'm always in this twilightIn the shadow of your heart”

“I don't want your futureI don't need your pastOne bright momentIs all I ask”

“It's hard to dance with the Devil on your back, So shake him off.”

“There's a drumming noise inside my headThat starts when you're aroundI swear that you could hear itIt makes such an almighty soundThere's a drumming noise inside my headThat throws me to the groundI swear that you could hear itIt makes such an almighty soundLouder than sirensLouder than bellsSweeter than heavenAnd hotter than hell”

“I was a heavy heart to carryMy beloved was weighed downMy arms around his neckMy fingers laced to crown.I was a heavy heart to carryMy feet dragged across groundAnd he took me to the riverWhere he slowly let me drownMy love has concrete feetMy love's an iron ballWrapped around your ankles Over the waterfall”

“Sometimes I wish for fallingWish for the releaseWish for falling through the airTo give me some reliefBecause falling's not the problemWhen I'm falling I'm in peaceIt's only when I hit the groundIt causes all the grief”

“This is a song for a scribbled out nameAnd my love keeps writing again and againThis is a song for a scribbled out nameAnd my love keeps writing again and againAnd again and again and again and again and again and again...”

“I've fallen out of favourAnd I've fallen from graceFallen out of treesAnd I've fallen on my faceFallen out of taxisOut of windows tooFell in your opinionWhen I fell in love with you”

“Broke your jaw once beforeSpilt your blood upon the floorYou broke my leg in returnSo let's sit back and watch the bed burnWell love sticks sweat dripsBreak the lock if it don't fitA kick in the teeth is good for someA kiss with a fist is better than none”

“For someone so conflicted, who am I to give advice to anybody? It’s such a funny, grandiose idea”