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  • Опубликовано: 22 авг 2011
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    Florence + The Machine - What The Water Gave Me (Lyrics)
    Time it took us
    To where the water was
    That’s what the water gave me
    And time goes quicker
    Between the two of us
    But oh, my love, don't forsake me
    Take what the water gave me
    Lay me down
    Let the only sound
    Be the overflow
    Pockets full of stones
    Lay me down
    Let the only sound
    Be the overflow
    And oh, poor Atlas
    The world's a beast of a burden
    You’ve been holding on a long time
    And all this longing
    And the ships are left to rust
    That's what the water gave us
    [Chorus]
    So lay me down
    Let the only sound
    Be the overflow
    Pockets full of stones
    Lay me down
    Let the only sound
    Be the overflow
    'Cause they took your loved ones
    But returned them in exchange for you
    But would you have it any other way?
    Would you have it any other way?
    You couldn't have it any other way
    'Cause she's a cruel mistress
    And a bargain must be made
    But oh, my love, don't forget me
    When I let the water take me
    So lay me down
    Let the only sound
    Be the overflow
    Pockets full of stones
    Lay me down
    Let the only sound
    Be the overflow
    So lay me down
    Let the only sound
    Be the overflow
    Pockets full of stones
    Lay me down
    Let the only sound
    Be the overflow
    Music video by Florence + The Machine performing What The Water Gave Me (C) 2012 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
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Комментарии • 10 тыс.

  • @ryan_machine
    @ryan_machine 9 лет назад +9407

    She once said that as a child, she dove to the bottom of a swimming pool and, for a moment, felt like she could breathe, and she's been trying to recreate the feeling ever since.

    • @diana002563
      @diana002563 9 лет назад +359

      ***** I didnt know that, but she said reciently that this song is inspired in a Frida Kahlo painting called Lo que el agua me dio Or what the water gave me in english :D

    • @ellebelly4118
      @ellebelly4118 8 лет назад +222

      You're are right, she said that about the water thing at her concert

    • @itsrollintime
      @itsrollintime 8 лет назад +170

      +Ryan Clarke i thought that this song is about virginia woolf's death,am i wrong?

    • @CandKrocknroll
      @CandKrocknroll 8 лет назад +108

      +Açelya Dalgıç no i think it was inspired by both of them

    • @itsrollintime
      @itsrollintime 8 лет назад +8

      CandKrocknroll it sounds true,thank you

  • @rups9518
    @rups9518 9 лет назад +3651

    For anyone who may not know, this song is inspired by the English writer Virginia Woolf. She suffered from Bipolar Disorder throughout most of her life and eventually succumbed to it. She committed suicide by drowning with "pockets full of stones." This song beautifully depicts her struggle. One of Florence's best songs!

    • @blakcnagisa01
      @blakcnagisa01 9 лет назад +84

      rups9518 Wrong, is for the oil painting of Frida Kahlo Lo que el agua me dió (What the Water Gave Me)

    • @cheyenneShel
      @cheyenneShel 9 лет назад +11

      That painting is artistic but it's disgusting to ne

    • @--7984
      @--7984 9 лет назад +254

      VII The Magician "Welch decided to name the song "What the Water Gave Me" after seeing a Frida Kahlo painting. During an interview, she confirmed that the song was inspired by Virginia Woolf, an English writer." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_the_Water_Gave_Me_%28song%29

    • @randompendragon9215
      @randompendragon9215 9 лет назад +9

      Taylor Shelton Then she did something right.

    • @justkillthelights
      @justkillthelights 9 лет назад +6

      rups9518 I thought it was "Never Let Me Go"? Then what abou that song :s?

  • @owethusobuwa8754
    @owethusobuwa8754 3 года назад +842

    I can confirm that discovering Florence+TheMachine cleared my skin

  • @michellesibanda6694
    @michellesibanda6694 4 года назад +2151

    8 years. 8 whole freaking years, and this song still evokes more emotions than I've ever cared to feel or express in my entire life. 8 years and listening to this song still sounds and feels like the first time. Florence's music transcends and breaks all laws of time and relativity lol idc idc!
    EDIT: This absolute banger still has its grip on me in 2022. STILL banging this in 2023 - Florence is FOREVER

    • @iunasolarcanudas7850
      @iunasolarcanudas7850 4 года назад +4

      ik

    • @laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587
      @laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587 4 года назад +2

      same!!!!!!

    • @BC-bf2mw
      @BC-bf2mw 4 года назад +2

      Speeches, apart from 1 word ,quality!!!!

    • @halimhaze5370
      @halimhaze5370 3 года назад +1

      I pity the fool that gets manipulated by a simple product bcs that's what this is u can buy this online or on a cd or whatever don't forget that there are real spiritual things try a book

    • @queenj4445
      @queenj4445 3 года назад +2

      I felt this in my soul ✨

  • @liyahStarlight1122
    @liyahStarlight1122 8 лет назад +3080

    Florence knows the meaning of life

    • @ashleysevs
      @ashleysevs 8 лет назад +18

      Yes.

    • @omarmahmoud3709
      @omarmahmoud3709 8 лет назад +43

      +Aaliyah Henderson I assure you, she knows the breath of life itself pretty well

    • @liquidRealities
      @liquidRealities 8 лет назад +25

      +Aaliyah Henderson way to wise for her own years.

    • @marsamet128
      @marsamet128 8 лет назад +18

      42?

    • @hypnoticnarwhal3120
      @hypnoticnarwhal3120 8 лет назад +31

      She gave me life (along with Queen Bey, Adele, Sia, etc.). Before I discovered them, I was a soulless, abiotic, piece of mass drifting along.

  • @fernandoarzate1409
    @fernandoarzate1409 8 лет назад +1079

    You know when you hear the harps, shits about to go down.

    • @sersarsor
      @sersarsor 8 лет назад +90

      +Fernando Arzate I heard that the guy who plays harp got kicked out of music school because he kept experimenting and playing jazzy tunes on the harp. sounds like a really interesting dude, by the name of Tom Monger

    • @cuongha3230
      @cuongha3230 8 лет назад

      +Fernando Arzate Agree!

    • @MADAB
      @MADAB 8 лет назад +7

      +Fernando Arzate thats what makes flo aswell :) love the way her and them go together

    • @pheonixwing5674
      @pheonixwing5674 6 лет назад

      Lol true -dat- that [Flo is to cool for incorrect spelling!]

    • @JohnMTP17
      @JohnMTP17 6 лет назад

      Fernando Arzate you know when you got the herps shits about to go down

  • @enk335
    @enk335 2 года назад +314

    this helped me when i was hospitalized for suicidal ideation. It wasn't exactly healthy to listen to a song about suicide when i was having those thoughts, but it still helped me transform that sadness into something more positive. It was also nice to know that I wasn't alone in this taboo romanticizing. Even now, years later, when I think of how terrified I am of death, this song helps me think through it and cope. The only way to be at peace with death is to live your life without fear. and make full use of it. Earn your eternal rest, because death halts for no one. I've loved Florence and The Machine since I was a child, and I'm still obsessed with them. They've really impacted me and my life. I wish anyone reading this a long, happy life. Know you are loved.

    • @elenakehayova5231
      @elenakehayova5231 9 месяцев назад +6

      You were hospitalized for this?! This is some system that works well. Where I am from I'm literally begging for help and people are saying to me that everyone wants to kill themselves and that's the most normal thing so I should work more till I have no time to think about shit. I am so happy you've gone trough this and still well and alive 🎉❤

    • @quoththeraven9
      @quoththeraven9 8 месяцев назад +3

      @@elenakehayova5231 I hope you're doing better now and that you get the help you need! Sending love your way 🖤

    • @piotrpyryt3133
      @piotrpyryt3133 3 месяца назад +2

      I love this.... Thank you❤

    • @traceybiles2061
      @traceybiles2061 3 месяца назад +2

      ❤❤❤soothing and therapeutic for all

    • @MJ1919
      @MJ1919 12 часов назад

      ​@@elenakehayova5231
      If you need it. Listen to Ester Hicks or Louise Hay. It may help. If you are still wobbly.
      If you are happy. These will nit take that away ❤

  • @annesampson7538
    @annesampson7538 3 года назад +228

    Absolute old soul trying to reconcile herself to this modern world.

    • @mariapapaconstantinou7934
      @mariapapaconstantinou7934 3 года назад +3

      My exact thoughts ♡ Instantly connected to that part of myself as well ☆

    • @annesampson7538
      @annesampson7538 3 года назад +2

      @@mariapapaconstantinou7934 Right there with you my girl. ❤

    • @CreedsofYore
      @CreedsofYore 4 месяца назад

      I think she may be the goddess Hera in human form

  • @jordanpatrick7426
    @jordanpatrick7426 8 лет назад +1643

    Not many songs can get inside of you and make you feel spiritual. This is one of the few.

  • @sagelatte
    @sagelatte 8 лет назад +1603

    I was so obsessed with this song for years and I'm still not over it

    • @WaboMotiki
      @WaboMotiki 8 лет назад +5

      +Emery Lares same boat

    • @funloaded8348
      @funloaded8348 4 года назад +13

      I been listening to this song since it's release.
      I am still not over it.
      This song is Heaven.

    • @kabeinspain
      @kabeinspain 4 года назад +2

      Em L. Do ya still like it?

    • @dylancollins7440
      @dylancollins7440 4 года назад +4

      this is the kind of song you never get over 😍

    • @pixelosphere
      @pixelosphere 4 года назад +6

      it doesn't get old its always beautiful

  • @cyanl336
    @cyanl336 3 месяца назад +42

    Still listening to this masterpiece in 2024❤

  • @Alicia-jz5bu
    @Alicia-jz5bu 3 года назад +265

    An artist ahead of her time.Florence is unique,she is a genius.

  • @jamesdeansghost5531
    @jamesdeansghost5531 7 лет назад +471

    Grace Slick, Stevie Nicks, Kate Bush, Souixsie, Tori Amos and Polly Jean Harvey all wrapped up in one incredible voice. The most gifted artist of the last ten years.

    • @phoeberichards1356
      @phoeberichards1356 3 года назад +19

      Oh my god this is the ulimate list!

    • @mcalder69
      @mcalder69 3 года назад +7

      you missed Sandy Denny, it's not hard to imagine Florence being the female foil to Robert Plant when Zeppelin do Battle of Evermore.. but she is definitely influenced by all these artists!

    • @Pedro-uz8jz
      @Pedro-uz8jz 2 года назад +4

      You described it perfectly!!! 10 years later and this is perfect!!!

    • @JesseColton
      @JesseColton 2 года назад +10

      @@mcalder69 The female foil to Zeppelin has got to be Ann Wilson, she's practically an honorary member of the band as far as I'm concerned haha

    • @emilyt2611
      @emilyt2611 2 года назад +1

      Amen to that, Brotha! 🖤🖤🖤

  • @mateocivello1222
    @mateocivello1222 8 лет назад +839

    The Lyrics:
    Time it took us
    To where the water was
    That’s what the water gave me
    And time goes quicker
    Between the two of us
    Oh, my love, don’t forsake me
    Take what the water gave me
    Lay me down
    Let the only sound
    Be the overflow
    Pockets full of stones
    Lay me down
    Let the only sound
    Be the overflow
    And oh, poor Atlas
    The world’s a beast of a burden
    You’ve been holding up a long time
    And all this longing
    And the ships are left to rust
    That’s what the water gave us
    So lay me down
    Let the only sound
    Be the overflow
    Pockets full of stones
    Lay me down
    Let the only sound
    Be the overflow
    ‘Cause they took your loved ones
    But returned them in exchange for you
    But would you have it any other way?
    Would you have it any other way?
    You couldn't have it any other way
    ‘Cause she’s a cruel mistress
    And a bargain must be made
    But oh, my love, don’t forget me
    When I let the water take me
    So lay me down
    Let the only sound
    Be the over flow
    Pockets full of stones
    Lay me down
    Let the only sound
    Be the overflow
    So lay me down
    Let the only sound
    Be the overflow
    Pockets full of stones
    Lay me down
    Let the only sound
    Be the overflow

  • @Maria-kx1hk
    @Maria-kx1hk 3 года назад +386

    This is not a song, it's a religious experience

    • @ribenaptchoowww
      @ribenaptchoowww 2 года назад +5

      true!

    • @mizukinara6113
      @mizukinara6113 2 года назад +5

      that's exactly what I feel

    • @LuzRodriguezisluz
      @LuzRodriguezisluz 2 года назад

      Oh my I feel you

    • @jamiewilson8827
      @jamiewilson8827 2 года назад +1

      For some, it's real life

    • @Sky-Child
      @Sky-Child 2 года назад +5

      I've heard her concerts are transcendental. I would love to go. Her music (especially this song and No Light, No Light) accompanied me on my spiritual awakening

  • @emilreads
    @emilreads Год назад +101

    Here she's at her most unrestrained, Dionysian element. It would be such a gem to hear her perform this live.

    • @crestfallenknight7983
      @crestfallenknight7983 Год назад +2

      what do you mean by Dionysian element? Pardon me, I am less cultured than you obviously)

    • @malcolmgibb7406
      @malcolmgibb7406 Год назад +13

      @@crestfallenknight7983 I found this on the webs "relating to the sensual, spontaneous, and emotional aspects of human nature."

    • @Dermacrosis
      @Dermacrosis Год назад +6

      You can find a few of their live performances on here, and they have been on TV, and it is they as the name says it is a band. I watched one on TV where she was free and unrestrained and led the security on a merry dance, which made me giggle.

    • @sherrie.112
      @sherrie.112 8 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@DermacrosisI saw her live in GA a year ago. It was truly life changing & I've been to hundreds of concerts in my life. She & Stevie Nicks are my top 2 ever. 💜

    • @Dermacrosis
      @Dermacrosis 8 месяцев назад

      @@sherrie.112 I have never been so lucky to see them live, but I remember a festival performance broadcast that made me giggle because she ed the security on a merry dance. Just so that they did not form a proper barrier between her and those who are there for the group.

  • @SaintMartins
    @SaintMartins 9 лет назад +608

    Florence's voice is so powerful, I swear she could knock down a building with the same strength of an earthquake. It almost happened the last time I saw her live.

    • @SaintMartins
      @SaintMartins 9 лет назад +22

      Charlotte Hill I'm referring to a show Florence did back in April 2010 at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver Canada. I felt the walls and floor shake due to the vibrations made from her voice. It was thrilling to " feel " hear voice in that way.

    • @userszsydr123
      @userszsydr123 9 лет назад +5

      Saint Martins She has a magnificent voice!!!

    • @rimikutsainaya3288
      @rimikutsainaya3288 9 лет назад +17

      You are blessed to have witnessed such greatness...

    • @Healprincess
      @Healprincess 9 лет назад +4

      Saint Martins 10000000000000% correct Sir!

    • @highpvt
      @highpvt 5 лет назад +4

      Like being punched in the mouth and coming out with two black eyes. SMH, she's got THE voice.

  • @js6431
    @js6431 7 лет назад +412

    The last seconds of pure instrumental awesomeness is the cherry on top.

    • @Toesucker26
      @Toesucker26 5 лет назад +3

      J S awesome song from a lovely woman.!!!!

  • @feliciamaye9839
    @feliciamaye9839 3 года назад +393

    This song helped me get through a tough time in college in 2011. Even now as I experience increased stress, grief, and burdens the song continues to mellow me out.

    • @mariapapaconstantinou7934
      @mariapapaconstantinou7934 3 года назад +1

      ❤🤗💪

    • @finnthefannibal
      @finnthefannibal 2 года назад +4

      I hope things get better for you, you deserve it

    • @appleroad112
      @appleroad112 2 года назад +2

      Yeah it helped me through my gcses as an escapism and coping with years of bullying. Was hooked on her music from 2009 and i was 13. Think because i share similar aesthetic it was refreshing and made me feel grounded.

    • @jaykellett2327
      @jaykellett2327 Год назад

      Try Enya's "Carrabien Blue", or Tori Amos if you want to chill out.

  • @ThatsMe1601
    @ThatsMe1601 2 месяца назад +10

    12 years and still best Florence + the Machine song :")

  • @romanehalot4539
    @romanehalot4539 8 лет назад +766

    Her hair colour is gorgeous

    • @leeyahare3425
      @leeyahare3425 8 лет назад +17

      +Maya Olvera nope, she's a brunette naturally but has been dyeing her hair red/ginger for ages :)

    • @princesseuphemia1007
      @princesseuphemia1007 7 лет назад +4

      What? I am also brunnette and dying my hair red, but cannot preserve the colour as well as she does. How does she do it?

    • @szaka9395
      @szaka9395 6 лет назад +1

      she doesnt. Its made for video

    • @loralynf.9722
      @loralynf.9722 6 лет назад +9

      Princess Euphemia100 money😘

    • @dthsplls
      @dthsplls 6 лет назад +22

      I'd say that dyeing your hair with henna would be the best solution as it gives you this stunning, red colour and doesn't wash away. It also makes your hair look thick and glossy. But since it is so durable, once you go for henna you can't really go back.

  • @shadypikachu4475
    @shadypikachu4475 8 лет назад +181

    hearing this song live is so ethereal

    • @Dermacrosis
      @Dermacrosis 8 лет назад +8

      A27 I thought it was perfect in last years Glasto when it ws raining and she was soaked. Plus her leading the security people on a merry chase when going up to the audience made me laugh.

    • @shadypikachu4475
      @shadypikachu4475 8 лет назад +3

      ***** Haha she kind of did the same when I saw her! I saw her in Governors Ball this year and she was recovering from a broken foot but she kept running around the stage. She is a queen

    • @Dermacrosis
      @Dermacrosis 8 лет назад +3

      A27
      She had that in this years Glaso to. In last years it was the pit and the poor security would just get to her after she moved only for her to rush off in another direction, it sort of said "sod you".
      THis years Glasto performance gave me a laugh when one of the audience shouted out "I went ginger for/because of you", she actually heard it over the noise and interacted with her.
      Though I did feel sorry for her brother this time around as she said he was there and needed a girlfriend so if any wnated to meet himhe is in the crowd. The poor load must have been crushed in the ob of fans trying to get to him :D

    • @shadypikachu4475
      @shadypikachu4475 8 лет назад +5

      ***** Haha thats so funny. And another moment happened when a fan held a sign that said "Hug?" and Florence literally said if you can get to me I'll give you a hug. Then the whole crowed literally lifted the girl and brought her all the way so that she could hug Florence and her band. She's an awesome artist!

    • @Dermacrosis
      @Dermacrosis 8 лет назад +3

      A27 Oooh if that was me they would have a job trying to do that, I am harldy a light weight. Though I wish it was me.

  • @joseantoniosanz9045
    @joseantoniosanz9045 2 года назад +110

    She is so perfect with all her struggles. What you see is what you get, there´s no characterization. She is so pure, so magical. She transcends her humanity and becomes the music and we all should be forever grateful for her, an awaken Angel in a world of sleepwalkers

    • @michelejaeger1960
      @michelejaeger1960 2 года назад +9

      I love the raw emotion in her music. That description you gave of her is perfect...
      "An awakened Angel in a world of sleepwalkers".
      Love and peace to you and yours.💏

  • @goldenxronnie3739
    @goldenxronnie3739 2 года назад +163

    This song is effortlessly transcendent and makes you dig deep into yourself. And see your reflection

  • @alibellule
    @alibellule 9 лет назад +205

    This is the most spiritual song I've ever heard, I can't even explain how I feel about it, it's so special to me. It actually gives me goosebumps every time I listen to it, it seems like it can touch my soul. I really hope to listen it live someday, I'm sure it would be one of the best experiences of my life. Florence and the machine, thank you for this masterpiece, I really mean it.

    • @alibellule
      @alibellule 8 лет назад +13

      it's kinda weird to reply to my own comment but whatever, it's like talking to a past self. Anyway I'm going to see Florence live in December and I'm so happy! If they play this song I'll be overwhelmed with joy, just the idea of it gives me goosebumps

    • @rssfeedslive
      @rssfeedslive 4 года назад +2

      My all time favourite

    • @georgiakokla5260
      @georgiakokla5260 4 года назад +1

      It gives me intense goosebumps too :)

    • @Meechskii
      @Meechskii 3 года назад

      when I was fucking depressed this song me through it

    • @Michael_the_believer
      @Michael_the_believer 11 месяцев назад

      You should definitely listen to "fuel to fire " by Agnes Obel, it's the most spiritually deep goosebump giving, heart calming, beautiful song

  • @stardustandbeyond
    @stardustandbeyond 9 лет назад +1534

    This song may be about suicide, but this song saved ME from suicide!

    • @5050TM
      @5050TM 9 лет назад +58

      I'm glad

    • @samshowalter7473
      @samshowalter7473 9 лет назад +6

      Eva Santorini Yay :3

    • @barbieno493
      @barbieno493 8 лет назад +27

      Eva Santorini I think that "Never let me go" is more about suicide and this song is more about love.But that's Florence, so who knows :)

    • @michaelm1084
      @michaelm1084 8 лет назад +5

      The flo's and I love you!!!

    • @thehorrorification
      @thehorrorification 8 лет назад +5

      +Eva Santorini Try listening to Joy Division instead.

  • @darrenbridges9383
    @darrenbridges9383 Год назад +58

    this song is one of the many reasons why music is forever beautiful, love the movement as it will find thee.

  • @ebenham1713
    @ebenham1713 3 года назад +78

    This song saved my life tonight

    • @theartgoose
      @theartgoose 2 года назад +3

      Hope you r doing well

    • @leviacronym6770
      @leviacronym6770 2 года назад +1

      If you enjoyed Florence, Daughter and Agnes Obel are amazing, as well.

    • @ebenham1713
      @ebenham1713 2 года назад +1

      @@leviacronym6770 thankyou will check them out x

    • @PanosArtOrigami
      @PanosArtOrigami 3 месяца назад

      Also check dead in the water ellie goulding ​@@ebenham1713

  • @ryan_machine
    @ryan_machine 9 лет назад +1301

    3:55
    *yay let's dance woo* - flo
    "florence focus" - band
    "yea ok" - flo

    • @mlightkiss
      @mlightkiss 9 лет назад +91

      HAHHA SHES SO CUTE

    • @CritiquingCricket
      @CritiquingCricket 8 лет назад +51

      +Ryan Clarke I bet she's a blast to work with, all that positive energy :)

    • @LadyRebelle16
      @LadyRebelle16 7 лет назад +74

      I feel like "Florence focus" is a common phrase to be heard around the recording studio lol

    • @KHAOTiC_HOE
      @KHAOTiC_HOE 6 лет назад +1

      Ryan Clarke

    • @MsSingingsinger
      @MsSingingsinger 6 лет назад +6

      Made me burst out laughing while I was trying to sing along.

  • @DeeDeeFatmLoverWanab
    @DeeDeeFatmLoverWanab 8 лет назад +350

    Florence is love . Florence is life .

    • @paulofkintyre8348
      @paulofkintyre8348 5 лет назад +4

      I was only nine years old- I had all the fatm mercy and albums....

    • @ianoosthuizen1429
      @ianoosthuizen1429 5 лет назад +3

      Angus MacKinnon lol, every night he prays to florence to thank him for the life he has been given

  • @spidervenomkilljoy
    @spidervenomkilljoy 5 лет назад +81

    My favourite thing about this song is the build up with the backing vocals and then the release full of emotion accompanied by all the instruments playing together. Amazing composition. The whole song is incredible tbh ❤

  • @KevBGH
    @KevBGH 3 года назад +37

    I don’t know what is about this song but it just hits so hard. I absolutely love it. “Oh poor Atlas the world’s a beast of a burden you’ve been holding up a long time” has to be the greatest line ever written.

  • @bstanowski77
    @bstanowski77 9 лет назад +104

    This is a masterpiece, so full of emotion.

  • @smekninga
    @smekninga 7 лет назад +268

    she's like a musical faery

  • @BeautifullyChaotic888
    @BeautifullyChaotic888 3 года назад +68

    There is so much symbolism in the lyrics, I didn't hear the words with in the words before then I was suddenly shook and my spiritual journey began and man this song plays differently in 5D

  • @julixkot
    @julixkot 2 года назад +147

    2022 this song still in my heart!

    • @Marcus_Meridus7800
      @Marcus_Meridus7800 2 года назад +2

      mystique and full of magic.

    • @darrenknight5198
      @darrenknight5198 Год назад +1

      Ive been following F+TM since the very early days in 2007. Still my favourite band 15 years later.

  • @infatum222
    @infatum222 10 лет назад +84

    I dream of the day,when i will finally get to their concert

    • @ivanbobinski8576
      @ivanbobinski8576 10 лет назад +5

      Me too. I really want to go. It would be the best thing ever if I got the opportunity to see them live!

    • @urskapavlec4074
      @urskapavlec4074 10 лет назад +4

      Ivan Bobinski I've been twice. First in 2011,you're life won't be same again,I promise :)

    • @GabriellVSilva
      @GabriellVSilva 9 лет назад +2

      I've been at rock in rio 2013, its magnificent!!

  • @eviticussavali3058
    @eviticussavali3058 8 лет назад +160

    This song and "only if for a night" saved my life once

    • @GritzMentality
      @GritzMentality 8 лет назад +2

      +Eviticus Savali i´m interested, how´s that ?

    • @rjanderson
      @rjanderson 8 лет назад +29

      +Eviticus Savali It did for me too. I have Flo and "The only solution was to stand and fight" on my left arm. It helps me fight my severe depression.

  • @davidwassick4783
    @davidwassick4783 2 года назад +35

    I don't ever comment on anything, but this is the most beautiful song I have ever heard. Just beats out "sound of silence". Love it

  • @lorrie9462
    @lorrie9462 3 года назад +130

    Still love this song so much. Ceremonials is still my favorite album of hers

    • @commentspae
      @commentspae 3 года назад +1

      still like ceremonials more than lungs

    • @Nightmare-ee7fn
      @Nightmare-ee7fn 2 года назад +1

      I think I have to let this album grow on me, I love this song tho

    • @someoneout-there2165
      @someoneout-there2165 Год назад +3

      I agree.. she might agree too. The tour for her 5th album has more tracks from Ceremonials than any other one
      Cant wait!

    • @michellesibanda6694
      @michellesibanda6694 Год назад +2

      Ceremonials is elite

  • @Most0riginalUsername
    @Most0riginalUsername 7 лет назад +319

    This song about ending one's life gives me power and strength to keep going with mine

  • @AlexGrtner
    @AlexGrtner 8 лет назад +118

    Florence does nothing but impress. Incredible musician, probably my favourite vocalist at the moment. Such a clean and powerful voice.

  • @shawny5574
    @shawny5574 2 года назад +28

    It’s amazing that Florence would have only been about 24/25 here. She’s absolutely fantastic.

  • @meghanschultz1770
    @meghanschultz1770 Год назад +23

    Florence inspired me to pursue psychology and counseling to help others. She helped invoke emotions in me I’ve never felt. She helped me thru tough times so I can only imagine how it has empowered people suffering from mental illness and disparities in life. Florence is one of a kind!

  • @flo15jo
    @flo15jo 9 лет назад +166

    I've been here before, and I've commented before. What is it that brings me back?
    It's the song, of course, and the tune. And the sky, and the reaching for the sky. And her lips, and the asymmetry of her face - Flo is not pretty, but she is beautiful. So much joy, in a song that is about sadness. Words fail me.

    • @gordonmorgan6298
      @gordonmorgan6298 9 лет назад +11

      Such expression in your comments. You are a wonderfully interesting person.

    • @flo15jo
      @flo15jo 9 лет назад +6

      Jed Dye Ah, you're so kind to say that. I'm complex, but I'm not interesting. Incidentally, moving on ..... I admire Flo, but I am not happy with the recent two singles from the forthcoming album. So ... gays in the military, your thoughts?

    • @gordonmorgan6298
      @gordonmorgan6298 9 лет назад +3

      I'm against anyone in the military lolz, wars are only fought for profit. If a gay man wishes to join the military I see no problem as long as he can carry his own weight. I'm not sexist but I have heard from guys in the military that most women who join only pass the training because the guys around them are all helping, that to me seems like a major disadvantage if you can't carry your own gear in combat. That's what I meant by carrying your own weight.

    • @flo15jo
      @flo15jo 9 лет назад +4

      Jed Dye I'm sorry, Jed, I'm British, and my sense of humour got the better of me. My comment really meant - what do you think of those tracks?! But yes, I am also against war, although possibly not against the just war, and I am opposed to nuclear weapons and mutually assured destruction, but I am for females performing any roles that they want to carry out (my wife made me say that) and I think combat packs should be lighter. Isn't it great that a pop tune by a UK songstress can get us discussing these issues?
      I love RUclips!

    • @gordonmorgan6298
      @gordonmorgan6298 9 лет назад +3

      Yes, it's great haha. I must go back to my first comment and repeat the fact that you are an interesting person, and I know I talk to everyone on here. Most folks are very adept at throwing insults. By the way I'm also British but really I'm Scottish lol. Nice talking with you sir, I did wonder why you started asking obscure questions , thought it was some kind of test and I was hoping for a prize hehe. Have a great day sir, it's been a pleasure.

  • @alexf02071999
    @alexf02071999 9 лет назад +248

    I love her new stuff, but I honestly don't think Flo will ever top this song.

    • @youandwhosearmy6339
      @youandwhosearmy6339 8 лет назад +4

      +alexf02071999 the latest album is the best in terms of singing so the future is FLO

    • @youandwhosearmy6339
      @youandwhosearmy6339 8 лет назад +6

      +alexf02071999 I love this track but no way would I say it's the best she's done. That is the beauty of great music. Everyone has different feelings about different songs. at least we all agree that Flo+ the Machine is something really special

    • @alexf02071999
      @alexf02071999 8 лет назад +3

      +youandwhosearmy? Well actually I think Queen of Peace is the best track off the new album and one of the best songs she's ever done, along with this one and Blinding. I had no idea there were people who didn't like QoP, it blew me away the first time I heard it, too.
      Like I said, I love her new stuff, but this song is just perfection for me.

    • @youandwhosearmy6339
      @youandwhosearmy6339 8 лет назад

      +alexf02071999 If pushed on an early favourite it'd be "Howl" for me but in all honesty I couldn't pick out favourites because they are just so many classy, quality tracks on all thew records.

    • @TheWhitehorseman1
      @TheWhitehorseman1 8 лет назад +10

      +alexf02071999 Music is very subjective, a music promoter guru guy once told me that the secret that most people don't realize is that a persons music and vocals, the song is "a feeling" projected from that person, and when you listen you receive it, and feel the same feeling, and if its real good for you at that time you love it. This explains why sometimes we might think "born to be wild" is the best song ever, if you hanging out a sunroof going down the freeway smashed on beer and weed, or you may think Diana Krall's "temptation" is the best when your going down on someone. The appeal of a song not only changes from person to person but from mood to mood, or often times liked because it takes you from feeling like crap to the same awesome feeling the person had when they were singing it, you feel what they felt, and become them in a way. So to say any song is good or bad may be useful only in the most simplistic sense, in other words, I don't like how it makes me feel. Like "Fishheads, fishheads, roly poly fish heads, eat them up, yum!" the hit from the 1980's, does not do a hell of a lot for me in any mood, unless maybe if I dropped acid, lol......Today I think "What the water gave me" is the best song ever, because I want to feel what she feels, and do love the feeling, it is awesome, but tomorrow I may need a different feeling. Comparing songs at the level of good or bad is like comparing roads, a road is a road, it all depends on where you want to go.

  • @primesspct2
    @primesspct2 2 года назад +26

    This little gal has the biggest set of vocals I have heard since Lydia pence back in the late 60's! Always get goosebumps no matter how many times I listen! People of my generation who say there's no good music anymore... aren't paying attention!

  • @mzwenkosihlela7989
    @mzwenkosihlela7989 Месяц назад +4

    2024 still a banger

  • @CharlesHatton
    @CharlesHatton 8 лет назад +479

    This is one of my most favorite songs. I absolutely love everything about it..... 😍

    • @jdgafmyob3573
      @jdgafmyob3573 8 лет назад +9

      for me EASILY their very best song

    • @CharlesHatton
      @CharlesHatton 8 лет назад +4

      Jdgaf very much agreed!

    • @avigliot
      @avigliot 7 лет назад +17

      I have listened to it 13 times and I can't get over the melody........

    • @femmedulce1
      @femmedulce1 6 лет назад

      Charlie Hatton me too

    • @thomaskillick8795
      @thomaskillick8795 6 лет назад +1

      Do you also love the ending of the song then? Some fan you are wishing the song to be finished.

  • @isabellelacerda4880
    @isabellelacerda4880 9 лет назад +197

    And oh, poor Atlas
    The world’s a beast of a burden
    You’ve been holding up a long time
    And all this longing
    And the ships are left to rust
    That’s what the water gave us
    Florence, Virginia would be so happy to know that such a beautiful was inspired by her work and her life.

  • @nicolleboyd3681
    @nicolleboyd3681 Год назад +23

    This song is such a comfort for me to get me into 2023 🌟

  • @chrissyashby2933
    @chrissyashby2933 3 года назад +44

    Genius yo. Pure genius. And completely original. Her music isn't like anything else. She speaks to a primal part of your soul.

    • @GLOWORMFORLIFE
      @GLOWORMFORLIFE Год назад

      Fairplay to ya spotting a pure genius. You have that quality in you to see it in her

  • @petru.schipor
    @petru.schipor 10 лет назад +63

    She knows how to get fun, she knows how to be serious when she's singing. What do you want more?

  • @iwannadissolve5653
    @iwannadissolve5653 8 лет назад +81

    I get a rush when I turn this on when it starts to rain. It feels perfect. It perfect all the time. Intoxicating, yeah a bit sleepy for some at times. But its rare. Florence is so artistic.

  • @colleenmcbride3656
    @colleenmcbride3656 3 года назад +52

    This song gives me so much energy! I just have to get up and jump around in circles waving my arms around! Anyone else?

  • @kibalev
    @kibalev 7 месяцев назад +16

    Since I discovered Florence life has been happier and so much better! Her style and lyrics make me feel alive!❤️

    • @thomassomething6613
      @thomassomething6613 7 месяцев назад

      Stick with lungs and Ceremonials after that point she burnt herself out and should have done a couple of cover albums.

  • @anameltomelin
    @anameltomelin 7 лет назад +441

    I did some research and discovered that this song is about Virginia Woolf's suicide. Then I came here and saw the vídeo... honestly, I fell in love with her idea. This is one of the happiest music vídeos of her, and in my opinion she made it that way to show that life is good after all. And it has good times, besides all, so we shouldn't think that killing ourselves is na option. Also, this was one of her rare vídeos in which she appears off character (being Florence Welch and not the artistic Florence). Maybe this was because the song wasn't really about her, so she didn't appear much.

    • @HappyTato
      @HappyTato 3 года назад +19

      The mirror image: bipolar.
      Simple but genius...

    • @brandonh5201
      @brandonh5201 3 года назад +11

      So the songs about suicide? Always wondered if it was suicide or homicide, when you hear things like all are laying for the ships are left to rust anything like lay me down let the water overflow Pockets filled with stones you kinda wonder haha.

    • @anameltomelin
      @anameltomelin 3 года назад +25

      Brandon H haha true. in fact, virginia woolf killed herself by filling her pockets with stones and throwing herself in a lake. there’s clear references to that like the verse you just said, and there are also subtle references to the other events surrounding her death (sometimes i think the lyrics are part of the letter virginia wrote for her husband before doing it)

    • @camcloutier2738
      @camcloutier2738 3 года назад +19

      On the other hand, sometimes this world just isn't right for some people. Born in the wrong time. It happens with artists and visionaries.
      Their agents and publicists and publishers and advertisers and everyone else who makes money off them *do not understand*. Cannot understand. Because this world, being the product of many, is a world they made, and they like it just the way it is. They don't care if a handful of us don't belong here. Not at all. Except for whatever money we can generate for them. And if we can't do that--maybe our art isn't what they want right now--then we're useless. We don't kill ourselves for that.
      We kill ourselves because the libido of the ugly can be too much to bear for any decent human being who hasn't replaced their blood with the sludge of liquefied bank notes. I've endured a while now. We'll see how much more. Though, unlike Woolf, few will mind my passing. lol.

    • @Anonymous36
      @Anonymous36 2 года назад +9

      @@camcloutier2738 Hey, just wanted to check in and see if you're doing alright. You're still with us, right?

  • @hayalbir
    @hayalbir 6 лет назад +106

    Florence's song is just so beautiful and pure pain.

  • @petaoxenbridge1301
    @petaoxenbridge1301 4 года назад +26

    Best Florence song of all time. Always has been, always will be

  • @josephmwaura2165
    @josephmwaura2165 Год назад +12

    We can all agree that Florence is not only an artist but also a force of nature.. 🌊🌀

  • @sevankelian
    @sevankelian 10 лет назад +426

    the British know how to make good music goddamit!

    • @bongumenzijiyane5064
      @bongumenzijiyane5064 7 лет назад +27

      Sevan Kelian They sure do. I mean Coldplay,The Beatles, these guys,Adele, The Script,UB40,Queen,Led Zeppelin,London Grammar,Shayne Ward & many many more. They've blessed the world greatly throughout the years

    • @mojo.s4669
      @mojo.s4669 6 лет назад +7

      Bongumenzi Jigster Um, where's Amy Winehouse

    • @Hunter-sx9uj
      @Hunter-sx9uj 6 лет назад +3

      No nationality is perfect.

    • @Samantha-os8tw
      @Samantha-os8tw 6 лет назад +2

      Bongumenzi Jigster the smiths

    • @vanishingpoint80
      @vanishingpoint80 5 лет назад

      They do. you've ever heard any Armenian music though, blow your knickers off.

  • @Duyf
    @Duyf 6 лет назад +2601

    She's either a genius or completely mad

  • @jerryd.4767
    @jerryd.4767 3 года назад +19

    I think she is perhaps the most beautiful woman in the cosmos because of not only who she is and what her music means to me, but to a heart that has endured terribly, she has been a source of love when there has been none. It's hard to believe that its been so many years since this was released and still, every time I hear it, every time I watch her sing this with that angelic voice, she takes me away, plain and so utterly truthful to a place I hardly remember.....hope.

  • @PandaReeseDesigns
    @PandaReeseDesigns Месяц назад +2

    Just knowing a whole new generation is finding Florence makes me so happy 🎉

  • @polciaczek1499
    @polciaczek1499 8 лет назад +170

    this song is f*kin good against depression, love u Florence

  • @hazuk.isonohara2039
    @hazuk.isonohara2039 8 лет назад +43

    I swear every time I listen to this I 'go to a place,' the happy place, the 'I'm gonna be ok place,' and so forth. I love it!

  • @allthings_khaeda
    @allthings_khaeda Год назад +17

    2023 This song still helps me accept myself the way I am. Still fighting the worst mental issues ever but with her music, things get easier 🤗

  • @shivakenvil
    @shivakenvil 2 года назад +12

    To all bass players in the place, I swear this is one of the most mesmerizing basslines there is to play. Goose bumps all the way!

  • @rohitbharadwaj2653
    @rohitbharadwaj2653 8 лет назад +98

    Listening to this song makes me feel so pure.

    • @bknighttheemo8756
      @bknighttheemo8756 8 лет назад +8

      Every Time i listen to this song i feel like a mer person in the ocean in the beautiful mystery of shipwrecks,abysses,fishes,and so much more beautiful

  • @milkgg1394
    @milkgg1394 8 лет назад +36

    Whenever i feel depressed, i put on this song and I end up dancing. :)

  • @theartgoose
    @theartgoose 2 года назад +18

    Today, 10 years ago this masterpiece came out. Tysm for everything Florence

  • @christinatrahin2103
    @christinatrahin2103 Год назад +11

    She is an absolute gift to the world of music..sent from Heaven I believe

  • @SinisterSkip
    @SinisterSkip 10 лет назад +338

    Just discovered them, through metalsucks (WTF!) and man... ALL songs I've heard sofar almost make me tears, while I usually listen to metal. The atmosphere and emotion the songs evoke is amazing! man.
    The UK must be the greatest set of countries in the world when it comes to popmusic innovation and creativity in general. And no, I come from the Netherlands.

    • @Oshragul
      @Oshragul 10 лет назад +12

      Agreed! On many levels. In this particular video, I love how she loses herself in the music, or... finds herself in the music. :) Huge talent!

    • @56658
      @56658 10 лет назад

      Hehe always fun to find someone else from Holland :D

    • @SinisterSkip
      @SinisterSkip 10 лет назад +1

      Eliena Holtrop
      Ze zijn blijkbaar ook best groot in NL. Wist ik niet, ik luister bijna geen mainstream radio meer :)

    • @flovilanna
      @flovilanna 10 лет назад +6

      I don't think it's actually right to call this special kind of music pop! Is it?

    • @SinisterSkip
      @SinisterSkip 10 лет назад +1

      annam19971997
      It is popular music, so technically it's pop and it's also played on the radio :) Indie music can be popular too haha

  • @Athena5801
    @Athena5801 8 лет назад +42

    I feel shes all about the Ocean. anything Flowing and pure.

    • @caliajade6839
      @caliajade6839 8 лет назад +5

      Anything FLOwing and pure.
      I'm so sorry I had to!
      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @Athena5801
      @Athena5801 8 лет назад +1

      +Calia Jade HAHA

  • @Lov3lyDay
    @Lov3lyDay 3 года назад +11

    My dad likes to talk about how he went to a friend’s concert a long time ago and Florence + The Machine opened FOR THEM. They’ve certainly grown!

  • @KevBGH
    @KevBGH 4 года назад +13

    “And Oh poor Atlas the worlds a beast of a burden you’ve been holding up a long time” brilliant. I’m so upset I never got to see her perform this live. I hope she brings it back for a tour. This song is just so unbelievably mesmerizing. Do prefer the demo version but this is still so good.

  • @LunarMoogle
    @LunarMoogle 8 лет назад +47

    How have I only just heard this song, it's perfection

    • @AbiZolanski
      @AbiZolanski 7 лет назад +7

      My first song was what kind of man. I was stunned.

    • @chardolechard8543
      @chardolechard8543 7 лет назад +7

      +Chloe Connell heh :) My first song was in live mode, it was spectrum she sang in X-factor. i was stunned too. and from that day, im listening to her every day.

  • @morgan9702
    @morgan9702 7 лет назад +63

    love the atmosphere of this song💯💯

  • @t_r_a_v_e_l_l_e_r
    @t_r_a_v_e_l_l_e_r 4 года назад +18

    Words are underrated to define her and this song.

  • @meechp123
    @meechp123 8 месяцев назад +6

    I got my teenage daughter into this song. 🙏🏿👍🏿

  • @LuckyLuke_94
    @LuckyLuke_94 9 лет назад +17

    lay me down, let the only sound , BE THE NEXT ALBUM!!!!1

  • @izzypowell3197
    @izzypowell3197 8 лет назад +117

    I love the bit of 3:57 when she's having a little silly wiggly dance and then she suddenly stops like "Wait, crap, what???" She's so lovely.

    • @josephtaylor5518
      @josephtaylor5518 4 года назад +6

      I think someone said "Flo focus" and shes just like okay

  • @amg4150
    @amg4150 2 года назад +10

    The middle chorus is just insane.love it so much.when she gets to the yeah yeah,yeah lyrics . What a voice!😊

  • @FlorieFlowers43
    @FlorieFlowers43 3 года назад +5

    I relate to the water scenario.
    It feels euphoric,
    Sound disappeared and time was still,
    I felt free, as the voices in my head ceased, could feel who I am.

  • @TED345ML
    @TED345ML 8 лет назад +19

    one of the most powerful singers ever

  • @richardignatowicz9031
    @richardignatowicz9031 8 лет назад +44

    Its funny how some songs makes you feel happy, this is one of those beautiful songs :-)

  • @emmavenosdel
    @emmavenosdel 3 года назад +15

    " 'cause they took your loved ones
    but returned them in exchange for you,
    but would you have it any other way?
    would you have it any other way?
    *you couldn't have it any other way."*

  • @63rdwho
    @63rdwho 2 года назад +40

    Wow! I have only sort of discovered Florence in the last week or so, and this is the first time I have ever heard this song. It is not very often that an artist renders me lost for words. This is one of those times. Wow!

    • @labelle9921
      @labelle9921 Год назад +1

      Welcome to the family! Florence is AMAZING.

    • @rachelosiria7865
      @rachelosiria7865 Год назад

      She's awesome. There is a metal cover of this song too. Check it out if you like metal, they did a good job.🔥🤘

  • @davidanthony384
    @davidanthony384 6 лет назад +20

    This women makes me cry she's the best

  • @TristanDesnos
    @TristanDesnos 9 лет назад +58

    There's no better vocalist on the planet, at the moment, in my humble opinion.

  • @supergremlin78
    @supergremlin78 Год назад +9

    Straight from heaven 😇 nobody got a voice like Florence!! This is her live too! Sings just as amazing! All I can say is 💖💖💖💖💖

  • @marcgoldstein2957
    @marcgoldstein2957 5 лет назад +10

    I remember hearing the song on the radio before it was released. It was one of those moments when your ears prick up and you stop everything you're doing. There's a power here that cannot be faked.

  • @sahildhawan22
    @sahildhawan22 8 лет назад +34

    Beautiful is too less a word to describe this song, especially it's ending :)

  • @onlyangel152
    @onlyangel152 7 лет назад +44

    omg she is so good! i'm listening to her for the first time and i love it!!

    • @buzzgear6626
      @buzzgear6626 7 лет назад

      Hey could you give a listen to my florence welch cover, any critique is appreciated! :)

  • @lestatsluv317
    @lestatsluv317 4 года назад +28

    She's mad but I'll tell you a secret... "All the best people are!" ❤️

    • @Dermacrosis
      @Dermacrosis 4 года назад

      Compared to the great K8T she is rather sane.

  • @scottmcmahon86
    @scottmcmahon86 Год назад +4

    I never really "got" Florence and The Machine, until this absolute BANGER just floored me.. I pretty much "got it" from this point onwards..

  • @rprovost344
    @rprovost344 7 лет назад +51

    3:54
    "Florence, focus"
    "Right, yeah, sorry. Focused"

  • @immortalsugimandudeguy
    @immortalsugimandudeguy 6 лет назад +16

    She gives off such a beautiful and charismatic energy. Her smile is gorgeous. Truly soul touching music and vocals. I love both her music and her so much!

  • @skeletonpony3852
    @skeletonpony3852 4 года назад +6

    This song is about the moment of crumbling, of letting your self to crumble, a moment of quitting off the world's burden and of salvation.

  • @andreah.379
    @andreah.379 5 лет назад +46

    I'm under the spell of this beautiful ginger witch 🔮🎶🌜