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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Florence Welch
Florence Welch
Vocals
Christopher Lloyd Hayden
Christopher Lloyd Hayden
Drums
Mark Saunders
Mark Saunders
Percussion
Jack Peñate
Jack Peñate
Background Vocals
Sian Alice Ahern
Sian Alice Ahern
Background Vocals
Lisa Moorish
Lisa Moorish
Background Vocals
Jessie Ware
Jessie Ware
Background Vocals
Ben Crook
Ben Crook
Background Vocals
Rusty Bradshaw
Rusty Bradshaw
Keyboards
Tom Monger
Tom Monger
Harp
Sally Herbert
Sally Herbert
Violin
Oli Langford
Oli Langford
Violin
Rick Koster
Rick Koster
Violin
Gillon Cameron
Gillon Cameron
Violin
Warren Zielinski
Warren Zielinski
Violin
Richard George
Richard George
Violin
Ian Burdge
Ian Burdge
Cello
Max Baillie
Max Baillie
Viola
Lucy Shaw
Lucy Shaw
Double Bass
Nathan Bullion
Nathan Bullion
Programming
Paul Epworth
Paul Epworth
Violin
Rob Ackroyd
Rob Ackroyd
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Florence Welch
Florence Welch
Songwriter
Paul Epworth
Paul Epworth
Songwriter
Sally Herbert
Sally Herbert
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Paul Epworth
Paul Epworth
Producer
Mark Rankin
Mark Rankin
Engineer
Tom Elmhirst
Tom Elmhirst
Mixing Engineer
Ben Baptie
Ben Baptie
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Ted Jensen
Ted Jensen
Mastering Engineer
Mark Saunders
Mark Saunders
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
And I had a dream
About my old school
And she was there all pink and gold and glittering
I threw my arms around her legs
Came to weeping
Came to weeping
[PreChorus]
And I heard your voice as clear as day
And you told me I should concentrate
It was all so strange and so surreal
That a ghost should be so practical
Only if for a night
[Chorus]
And the only solution was to stand and fight
And my body was bruised and I was set alight
But you came over me like some holy rite
And although I was burning, you're the only light
Only if for a night
[Verse 2]
And the grass was so green against my new clothes
And I did cartwheels in your honor
Dancing on tiptoes
My own secret ceremonials
Before the service began
In the graveyard doing handstands
[PreChorus]
And I heard your voice as clear as day
And you told me I should concentrate
It was all so strange and so surreal
That a ghost should be so practical
Only if for a night
[Chorus]
And the only solution was to stand and fight
And my body was bruised and I was set alight
But you came over me like some holy rite
And although I was burning, you're the only light
Only if for a night
[Bridge]
My doe, my dear, my darling
Tell me what all the sighing is about
Tell me what all the sighing is about
[PreChorus]
And I heard your voice as clear as day
And you told me I should concentrate
It was all so strange and so surreal
That a ghost should be so practical
[Outro]
Only if for a night
Only if for a night
Only if for a night
Only if for a night
Only if for a night
Only if for a night
Only if for a night
Only if for a night
Written by: Florence Welch, Paul Epworth
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