Only If For A Night

sometimes I lose faith in today's music but then I remember Florence and The Machine ARE today's music

"And I did cartwheels in your honour Dancing on tiptoes My own secret ceremonials Before the service began In the graveyard doing handstands" Favourite lyrics of all time. The song reminds me of my grandmother.❤

And I had a dream About my old school And she was there all pink and gold and glittering I threw my arms around her legs Came to weeping (came to weeping) Came to weeping (came to weeping) And 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 And the grass was so green against my new clothes And I did cartwheels in your honour Dancing on tiptoes My own secret ceremonials Before the service began In the graveyard doing handstands And 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 Madam, my dear, my darling Tell me what all the sighing's about Tell me what all the sighing's about And 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 Only if for a night

my absolute favorite song...i get transported somewhere else when i listen to it..

I just finished watching the National Theatre's production of' A Midsummer Night's Dream' and this played during Titania and Oberon's dance. Terrific production.

For those who don't know, Florence wrote this after her grandma died. She thought she saw her ghost, she told her to "sit down and concentrate", and this song is basically about the whole encounter

Today I lost my grandma. Its a unbearable pain, never felt something like this before. Never truly understood this lyrics, the pain behind it, even tho I always love it. Today I do. I caught myself thinking: "If I had her, only if for I night, to thank her for everything". Thank you Florence for this.

this is the best track from the best album ever made in history which means this is the best song ever created

This song literally carried me in 2014, still resonates with me to thid very day ❤

Drowning in wine and listening to Florence... These things keep me alive ❤️

A midsummer night's dream 🥰

Anyone here in 2024 ?

Practically in heaven!

this album shaped me to the person who i am today hihi

her voice is angelic

Amazing

One of my favorite songs of Florence ❤ Well is imposible only pick just one

i don't think it's any coincidence that this beautiful song comes up on my feed 12 days before the anniversary of my sweet grandmas death.. it feels like i can hear her in this song almost 🤍

eu amo tanto esse album

Nostalgia!