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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Florence + the Machine
Florence + the Machine
Performer
Florence Welch
Florence Welch
Vocals
Rusty Bradshaw
Rusty Bradshaw
Keyboards
Robert Ackroyd
Robert Ackroyd
Guitar
Christopher Lloyd Hayden
Christopher Lloyd Hayden
Drums
Mark Saunders
Mark Saunders
Percussion
Tom Monger
Tom Monger
Harp
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Paul Epworth
Paul Epworth
Songwriter
Florence Welch
Florence Welch
Songwriter
Kid Harpoon
Kid Harpoon
Songwriter
Tom Hull
Tom Hull
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Michael Brauer
Michael Brauer
Mixing Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

Regrets collect like old friends
Here to relive your darkest moments
I can see no way, I can see no way
And all of the ghouls come out to play
And every demon wants his pound of flesh
But I like to keep some things to myself
I like to keep my issues drawn
It's always darkest before the dawn
And I've been a fool and I've been blind
I can never leave the past behind
I can see no way, I can see no way
I'm always dragging that horse around
Our love is pastured such a mournful sound
Tonight I'm gonna bury that horse in the ground
'Cause I like to keep my issues drawn
It's always darkest before the dawn
(Shake it out, shake it out)
(Shake it out, shake it out) Ooh-woah
(Shake it out, shake it out)
(Shake it out, shake it out) Ooh-woah
And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back
So shake him off (Oh woah)
And I am done with my graceless heart
Tonight I'm gonna cut it out and then restart
'Cause I like to keep my issues drawn
It's always darkest before the dawn
(Shake it out, shake it out)
Shake it out, shake it out (Ooh-woah)
Shake it out, shake it out
Shake it out, shake it out (Ooh-woah)
Before the dawn
And it's hard to dance with the devil on your back
So shake him off (Ooh-woah)
And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back
And given half the chance would I take any of it back
It's a fine romance but it's left me so undone
It's always darkest before the dawn
Oh woah, oh woah
And I'm damned if I do and I'm damned if I don't
So here's to drinks in the dark at the end of my road
And I'm ready to suffer and I'm ready to hope
It's a shot in the dark and right at my throat
'Cause looking for heaven, found a devil in me
Looking for heaven, found a devil in me
Well what the hell I'm gonna let it happen to me
(Shake it out, shake it out)
Shake it out, shake it out (Ooh-woah)
Shake it out, shake it out
Shake it out, shake it out (Ooh-woah)
And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back
So shake him off (Ooh-woah)
Shake it out, shake it out
Shake it out, shake it out (Ooh-woah)
Shake it out, shake it out
Shake it out, shake it out, ooh-woah
And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back
So shake him off, oh woah
But what the hell?
What the hell??
What the hell?
What the hell?
Thank you so much
Written by: Florence Welch, Paul Epworth
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