This song speaks to me in a literal sense, it evokes movement (especially dancing), singing, reflection, and emotion… every time.
If I were stranded on an island and could bring only one song, this would be it.
Lots of love to Florence and the Machine ~ the human in my head.
Sometimes I wonder if I should be medicated
If I would feel better just slightly sedated
A feeling comes so fast and I cannot control it
I’m on fire, but I’m trying not to show itAs it picks me up, puts me down
It picks me up, puts me down
Picks me up, puts me down
A hundred times a day
It picks me up, puts me down
It chews me up, spits me out
Picks me up, puts me downI’m always running from something
I push it back, but it keeps on coming
And being clever never got me very far
Because it’s all in my head
And “You’re too sensitive”, they said
I said, “Okay, but let’s discuss this at the hospital”As it picks me up, puts me down
It picks me up, puts me down
Picks me up, puts me down
A hundred times a day
It picks me up, puts me down
It chews me up, spits me out
Picks me up, puts me downBut I hear the music
I feel the beat
And for a moment
When I’m dancing, I am freeI hear the music
I feel the beat (ahh)
And for a moment
When I’m dancing, I am free, I am freeOoh, ooh
Is this how it is?
Is this how it’s always been?
To exist in the face of suffering and death
And somehow still keep singing
Oh like Christ up on a cross
Who died for us? Who died for what?
Oh, don’t you wanna call it off?
But there’s nothing else that I know how to do
But to open up my arms and give it all to you‘Cause I hear the music, I feel the beat
And for a moment, when I’m dancing
I am free, I am free
I am free, I am freeSource: LyricFind
Florence and the Machine – Free
Written for Bloganuary prompt 25: What is a song or poem that speaks to you and why?