Florence + the Machine CEREMONIALS 2 “Only If For A Night” And I had a dream And I heard your voice About my old school As clear as day And she was there all pink and gold and And you told me I should concentrate glittering It was all so strange I threw my arms around her legs And so surreal Came to weeping (came to weeping) That a ghost should be so practical Only if for a night And I heard your voice As clear as day And the only solution was to stand and fight And you told me I should concentrate And my body was bruised and I was set It was all so strange alight And so surreal But you came over me like some holy rite That a ghost should be so practical And although I was burning, you’re the only Only if for a night light Only if for a night And the only solution was to stand and fight And my body was bruised and I was set alight Madam, my dear, my darling But you came over me like some holy rite Tell me what all the sighing’s about And although I was burning, you’re the only light Tell me what all the sighing’s about Only if for a night And I heard your voice And the grass was so green against my new As clear as day clothes And you told me I should concentrate And I did cartwheels in your honour It was all so strange Dancing on tiptoes And so surreal My own secret ceremonials That a ghost should be so practical Before the service began Only if for a night In the graveyard doing handstands Only if for a night 3 “Shake It Out” Regrets collect like old friends Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, Here to relive your darkest moments shake it out, ooh whoa (x2) I can see no way, I can see no way And it’s hard to dance with a devil on your And all of the ghouls come out to play back So shake him off, oh whoa And every demon wants his pound of flesh But I like to keep some things to myself And it’s hard to dance with a devil on your I like to keep my issues drawn back It’s always darkest before the dawn And given half the chance would I take any of it back And I’ve been a fool and I’ve been blind It’s a fine romance but it’s left me so I can never leave the past behind undone I can see no way, I can see no way It’s always darkest before the dawn I’m always dragging that horse around Oh whoa, oh whoa... All of his questions, such a mournful sound Tonight I’m gonna bury that horse in the ground And I’m damned if I do and I’m damned if So I like to keep my issues drawn I don’t But it’s always darkest before the dawn So here’s to drinks in the dark at the end of my road Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it And I’m ready to suffer and I’m ready to out, ooh whoa (x2) hope And it’s hard to dance with a devil on your back It’s a shot in the dark aimed right at my So shake him off, oh whoa throat ‘Cause looking for heaven, found the devil And I am done with my graceless heart in me (x2) So tonight I’m gonna cut it out and then restart Well what the hell I’m gonna let it happen ‘Cause I like to keep my issues drawn to me, yeah It’s always darkest before the dawn 4 “What The Water Gave Me” Time it took us Be the overflow To where the water was ‘Cause they took your loved ones That’s what the water gave me But returned them in exchange for you And time goes quicker But would you have it any other way? Between the two of us Would you have it any other way? Oh, my love, don’t forsake me You couldn’t have it any other way Take what the water gave me ‘Cause she’s a cruel mistress Lay me down And a bargain must be made Let the only sound But oh, my love, don’t forget me Be the overflow When I let the water take me Pockets full of stones So lay me down Lay me down Let the only sound Let the only sound Be the over flow Be the overflow Pockets full of stones And oh, poor Atlas Lay me down The world’s a beast of a burden Let the only sound You’ve been holding up a long time Be the overflow And all this longing And the ships are left to rust So lay me down That’s what the water gave us Let the only sound Be the overflow So lay me down Pockets full of stones Let the only sound Be the overflow Lay me down Pockets full of stones Let the only sound Lay me down Be the overflow Let the only sound 5 “Never Let Me Go” Looking up from underneath And the arms of the ocean are carrying me Fractured moonlight on the sea And all this devotion was rushing out of me Reflections still look the same to me And the crashes are heaven for a sinner As before I went under like me But the arms of the ocean delivered me And it’s peaceful in the deep Cathedral where you cannot breathe And it’s over No need to pray, no need to speak And I’m going under Now I am under all But I’m not giving up I’m just giving in And it’s breaking over me A thousand miles down to the sea bed I’m slipping underneath Found the place to rest my head So cold and so sweet Never let me go (x4) And the arms of the ocean so sweet and And the arms of the ocean are carrying me so cold And all this devotion was rushing out of me And all this devotion I never knew at all And the crashes are heaven for a sinner like me And the crashes are heaven for a sinner But the arms of the ocean delivered me released And the arms of the ocean delivered me Though the pressure’s hard to take Never let me go It’s the only way I can escape Never let me go It seems a heavy choice to make Never let me go And now I am under all Never let me go Deliver me And it’s breaking over me A thousand miles down to the sea bed Found the place to rest my head Never let me go (x4) 6 “Breaking Down” All alone All alone It was always there you see On the edge of sleep And even on my own My old familiar friend It was always standing next to me Comes and lies down next to me I can see it coming from the edge of the room And I can see you coming from the edge Creeping in the streetlight of the room Holding my hand in the pale gloom Smiling in the streetlight Can you see it coming now? Even with my eyes shut tight I still see you coming now Oh, I think I’m breaking down again Oh, I think I’m breaking down Oh, I think I’m breaking down again Oh, I think I’m breaking down again All alone Oh, I think I’m breaking down again Even when I was a child Oh, I think I’m breaking down I’ve always known There was something to be frightened of You know that I can see you coming from the edge of the room Creeping in the streetlight Holding my hand in the pale gloom Can you see it coming now? Oh, I think I’m breaking down again Oh, I think I’m breaking down 7 “No Light, No Light” You are the hole in my head Some kind of resolution You are the space in my bed You want a revelation You are the silence in between What I thought and what I said And I’d do anything to make you stay No light, no light You are the night time fear No light You are the morning when it’s clear Tell me what you want me to say When it’s over you’re the start You’re my head, you’re my heart Would you leave me, If I told you what I’ve done? No light, no light in your bright blue eyes And would you need me, I never knew daylight could be so violent If I told you what I’ve become? A revelation in the light of day ‘Cause it’s so easy, You can’t choose what stays and what fades away To say it to a crowd But it’s so hard, my love, And I’d do anything to make you stay To say it to you out loud No light, no light No light And I’d do anything to make you stay Tell me what you want me to say No light, no light No light Through the crowd, I was crying out Tell me what you want me to say And in your place there were a thousand other faces I was disappearing in plain sight You want a revelation, Heaven help me, I need to make it right You wanna get it right But it’s a conversation, You want a revelation, I just can’t have tonight You wanna get it right You want a revelation But it’s a conversation, Some kind of resolution I just can’t have tonight You want a revelation You want a revelation 8 “Lover To Lover” I’ve been losing sleep, There’s no salvation for me now, I’ve been keeping myself awake, No space among the clouds, I’ve been wandering the streets, And I feel I’m heading down, For days and days and days, But that’s alright, That’s alright! (x3) Going from road to road Bed to bed Going from road to road, Lover to lover, And bed to bed, And black to red, And lover to lover, And black to red, But I believe, And road to road, I believe..