I do agree with most people in here, that each versus and chorus shows a peregrination of her power, confidence and, for some, relationship. But to me, went comes to the versus "When we come back we'll be dressed in black..." I think it's a refection of when power and confidence gets too much, and saying things you don't mean:
"And you'll scream our names aloud" I think showing that their is anger and upset, that they can't "illuminate" anymore and it hurts them, or that the other person is getting frustrated, like long relationships do: people take it out on each other.
"And we won't eat and we won't sleep" Is almost showing that they are surviving themselves of their affections because of the argument. "We won't sleep" (oh dear, it there a problem in the, you know.)
"We'll drag bodies from the ground" I always see as meaning the reverse of the "Shake it out" line "Bury that horse in the ground," meaning they are using things from their pasts to hurt one another.
But it is a happy ending. The long pause after this verse maybe indicating to letting the dust settle, and when Florence sings the chorus again, she sings it in a soft and more 'sympathetic' tone, to me meaning she wants to say sorry, and that their is no one else for her in the world "aaaaaawwwwwww"
I do agree with most people in here, that each versus and chorus shows a peregrination of her power, confidence and, for some, relationship. But to me, went comes to the versus "When we come back we'll be dressed in black..." I think it's a refection of when power and confidence gets too much, and saying things you don't mean:
"And you'll scream our names aloud" I think showing that their is anger and upset, that they can't "illuminate" anymore and it hurts them, or that the other person is getting frustrated, like long relationships do: people take it out on each other.
"And we won't eat and we won't sleep" Is almost showing that they are surviving themselves of their affections because of the argument. "We won't sleep" (oh dear, it there a problem in the, you know.)
"We'll drag bodies from the ground" I always see as meaning the reverse of the "Shake it out" line "Bury that horse in the ground," meaning they are using things from their pasts to hurt one another.
But it is a happy ending. The long pause after this verse maybe indicating to letting the dust settle, and when Florence sings the chorus again, she sings it in a soft and more 'sympathetic' tone, to me meaning she wants to say sorry, and that their is no one else for her in the world "aaaaaawwwwwww"