I'm surprised no one's considered the possibility that she's singing as herself about a woman?
The song completely encapsulates both the obsessive desperate longing and the bitter guilt that you feel - it makes you feel like a monster, hence the werewolf refferences. And it's made worse by the fact that she's so virtuous 'pure as a wedding dress'. And of course it's sinful by any religion 'the saints can't help me now'. But ultimatly uncontrollable 'I hunt for you with bloodied feet' ... slightly subtler than 'I kissed a girl and I liked it' ...
OH MY GOD! now that you mention it it makes so much sense
there also seems to be a hint of lust
perhaps she's also really ashamed of her attraction to this other woman but still feels it
it to me would also suggest that they live in a different time from now (i'm gonna say the edwardian period out of my preference) when homosexuality is at the least illegal
and for that matter Florence could be singing as a man to another man
the wedding dress line could be him wishing that he were female and at least that way they could be lovers...
OH MY GOD! now that you mention it it makes so much sense
there also seems to be a hint of lust
perhaps she's also really ashamed of her attraction to this other woman but still feels it
it to me would also suggest that they live in a different time from now (i'm gonna say the edwardian period out of my preference) when homosexuality is at the least illegal
and for that matter Florence could be singing as a man to another man
the wedding dress line could be him wishing that he were female and at least that way they could be lovers
Thank you for saying this!! i love you, haha.
As a woman who fell in love with someone of the same sex this song perfectly encapsulates so many aspects if it. I can really relate to it.
There's the passion and the intense emotion the desperation, neediness, the obsession.
But there's also the GUILT. Others haven't really picked up on that as much. Lots of religious imagery, feeling like your a monster, but you just can't control it, like the saints can't help you.. love this song! So intense and POETIC!!
Thank you for saying this!! i love you, haha.
As a woman who fell in love with someone of the same sex this song perfectly encapsulates so many aspects if it. I can really relate to it.
There's the passion and the intense emotion the desperation, neediness, the obsession.
But there's also the GUILT. Others haven't really picked up on that as much. Lots of religious imagery, feeling like your a monster, but you just can't control it, like the saints can't help you.. love this song! So intense and POETIC!!
@silence22 I like your interpretation. And more important - it does makes sense within the lyrics and the melody.
Also I love how Florence makes a lot of references to catholicism in her lyrics, and they sometimes are negative, sometimes positive, and sometimes netral... Like it is just there.
@silence22 I like your interpretation. And more important - it does makes sense within the lyrics and the melody.
Also I love how Florence makes a lot of references to catholicism in her lyrics, and they sometimes are negative, sometimes positive, and sometimes netral... Like it is just there.
I'm surprised no one's considered the possibility that she's singing as herself about a woman?
The song completely encapsulates both the obsessive desperate longing and the bitter guilt that you feel - it makes you feel like a monster, hence the werewolf refferences. And it's made worse by the fact that she's so virtuous 'pure as a wedding dress'. And of course it's sinful by any religion 'the saints can't help me now'. But ultimatly uncontrollable 'I hunt for you with bloodied feet' ... slightly subtler than 'I kissed a girl and I liked it' ...
Good to see someone else who can interpret symbols and not take everything entirely literally. I think you're getting at the meaning of the song.
Good to see someone else who can interpret symbols and not take everything entirely literally. I think you're getting at the meaning of the song.
OH MY GOD! now that you mention it it makes so much sense there also seems to be a hint of lust perhaps she's also really ashamed of her attraction to this other woman but still feels it it to me would also suggest that they live in a different time from now (i'm gonna say the edwardian period out of my preference) when homosexuality is at the least illegal and for that matter Florence could be singing as a man to another man the wedding dress line could be him wishing that he were female and at least that way they could be lovers...
OH MY GOD! now that you mention it it makes so much sense there also seems to be a hint of lust perhaps she's also really ashamed of her attraction to this other woman but still feels it it to me would also suggest that they live in a different time from now (i'm gonna say the edwardian period out of my preference) when homosexuality is at the least illegal and for that matter Florence could be singing as a man to another man the wedding dress line could be him wishing that he were female and at least that way they could be lovers
Thank you for saying this!! i love you, haha. As a woman who fell in love with someone of the same sex this song perfectly encapsulates so many aspects if it. I can really relate to it. There's the passion and the intense emotion the desperation, neediness, the obsession. But there's also the GUILT. Others haven't really picked up on that as much. Lots of religious imagery, feeling like your a monster, but you just can't control it, like the saints can't help you.. love this song! So intense and POETIC!!
Thank you for saying this!! i love you, haha. As a woman who fell in love with someone of the same sex this song perfectly encapsulates so many aspects if it. I can really relate to it. There's the passion and the intense emotion the desperation, neediness, the obsession. But there's also the GUILT. Others haven't really picked up on that as much. Lots of religious imagery, feeling like your a monster, but you just can't control it, like the saints can't help you.. love this song! So intense and POETIC!!
@silence22 I like your interpretation. And more important - it does makes sense within the lyrics and the melody. Also I love how Florence makes a lot of references to catholicism in her lyrics, and they sometimes are negative, sometimes positive, and sometimes netral... Like it is just there.
@silence22 I like your interpretation. And more important - it does makes sense within the lyrics and the melody. Also I love how Florence makes a lot of references to catholicism in her lyrics, and they sometimes are negative, sometimes positive, and sometimes netral... Like it is just there.