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When your life is over I won’t be sad or bluer
I’ll put on my fancy hat, lie down next to you
I’ll kiss you once for life; I’ll kiss you twice for death
Hold you close for comfort, wearing my best dress
You look so angry when you sleep, your face a troubled frown
So I will smooth your furrowed brow as I lay in the ground
I’ll kiss you once for life; I’ll kiss you twice for death
I’ll hold you close for comfort, wearing my best dress
And as the mourners pass me, I will smile and wave
Thank them for their sympathy and tell them I’ll be brave
But once the wake is over, and I’m drunk and feeling fine
I’ll go out there and find me another boy to pass the time
As we’re dancing cheek to cheek and the lights are laid low
I’ll request this song for you, saying into the ground below
Once the song is over, I decide to go to bed
I’ll leave him on the dance floor and return to you instead
I’ll kiss you once for life; I’ll kiss you twice for death
I’ll hold you close for comfort, wearing my best dress
I’ll put on my fancy hat, lie down next to you
I’ll kiss you once for life; I’ll kiss you twice for death
Hold you close for comfort, wearing my best dress
So I will smooth your furrowed brow as I lay in the ground
I’ll kiss you once for life; I’ll kiss you twice for death
I’ll hold you close for comfort, wearing my best dress
Thank them for their sympathy and tell them I’ll be brave
But once the wake is over, and I’m drunk and feeling fine
I’ll go out there and find me another boy to pass the time
I’ll request this song for you, saying into the ground below
Once the song is over, I decide to go to bed
I’ll leave him on the dance floor and return to you instead
I’ll hold you close for comfort, wearing my best dress
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one of her best songs :') i miss this being preformed live, shame its not on the album :(
it's not on the official album start looking for "Demos Etc" ;)
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This is one of my favourite Florence songs, which is a shame, since it's never played live any more it seems, and was never released, and isn't likely to be. It's really quite creepy, but it's awesome! I think it's somehow about a girl whose lover died, and she hasn't quite let it go, even when she's with someone else, all she can think about is him.