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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Florence Welch
Vocals
Emile Haynie
Drums
Brett Shaw
Drums
Ed Tarrant
Trombone
Julia Singleton
Violin
Rachel Robson
Viola
Kamasi Washington
Tenor Saxophone
Tony Woollard
Cello
Gillon Cameron
Violin
Alison Dods
Violin
Andy Wood
Trombone
Katy Woolley
French Horn
Reiad Chibah
Viola
David Moyer
Baritone Saxophone
Everton Nelson
Violin
Richard George
Violin
Calina De La Mare
Violin
Lemar Guillary
Trombone
Charles Owens
Bass Clarinet
Louisa Fuller
Violin
Clare Orsler
Viola
Bruce White
Viola
Terrace Martin
Alto Saxophone
Anna Noakes
Flute
Karen Jones
Flute
Joel Hunter
Viola
Anthony Pike
Bass Clarinet
Vicky Matthews
Cello
Phil Cobb
Trumpet
Warren Zielinski
Violin
Oli Langford
Violin
Lukas Storm
Tuba
Dan Newell
Flugelhorn
Rickey Washington
Flute
Ian Humphries
Violin
Amy Sanchez
French Horn
Frank Ricotti
Percussion
Pip Eastop
French Horn
Tom Rees Roberts
Trumpet
Emil Chakalov
Violin
Rob Ackroyd
Ukulele
Tom Monger
Harp
Maurice Brown
Trumpet
Tom Pigott-Smith
Violin
Lucy Wilkins
Violin
Clare Orsler
Viola
Ian Burdge
Cello
Chris Worsey
Cello
Richard Watkins
French Horn
Richard Berry
French Horn
Andy Crowley
Trumpet
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Brett Shaw
Songwriter
Florence Welch
Songwriter
Kamasi Washington
Horn Arranger
Sally Herbert
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Florence Welch
Producer
Emile Haynie
Producer
Brett Shaw
Recording Engineer
Tom Bailey
Recording Engineer
John Prestage
Assistant Recording Engineer
Derrick Stockwell
Assistant Recording Engineer
Tom Elmhirst
Mixing Engineer
Brandon Bost
Assistant Mixing Engineer
John Davis
Mastering Engineer
Keith Gretlein
Additional Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Ha-ha-ha-ha
Ha-ha-ha-ha
[Verse 2]
When I go home alone
I drive past the place where I was born
And the places that I used to drink
Young and drunk and stumbling in the street
Outside The Joiners Arms
Like foals unsteady on their feet
[Verse 3]
Where the art students and the boys in bands
High on E and holdin' hands
With someone that I just met
[Verse 4]
Then it doesn't get better than this
There can be nothing better than this
Better than this
[Verse 5]
And we climbed on to the roof of the museum
And someone made love in the grass
And I forgot my name
On the way back to my mother's house
[Verse 6]
With your Blackpool eyes and your bitten lips
The world is at your fingertips
[Verse 7]
It doesn't get better than this
What else could be better than this?
[Verse 8]
Oh, tonight I have seen
I have seen the fields of flame
And everything I ever did
Was just another way to scream your name
Over and over and over and over again
Over and over and over and over again
[Verse 9]
Ha-ha-ha-ha
Ha-ha-ha-ha
[Verse 10]
And we're just children wanting children of our own
I wanna space to watch things grow
But did I dream too big? Do I have to let it go?
And what if one day there is no such thing as snow?
Oh God, what do I know?
[Verse 11]
And I don't know anything
Except that green is so green
And there's a special kind of sadness
That seems to come with Spring
[Verse 12]
Oh, tonight I have seen
I have seen the fields of flame
And everything I ever did
Was just another way to scream your name
Over and over and over and over again
Over and over and over and over again
[Verse 13]
Oh, tonight I have seen
I have seen the fields of flame
But everything I ever did
Was just another way to scream your name
Written by: Brett Shaw, Florence Welch