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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Florence + the Machine
Florence + the Machine
Performer
Ethel Cain
Ethel Cain
Vocals
Florence Welch
Florence Welch
Vocals
Aku Orraca-Tetteh
Aku Orraca-Tetteh
Keyboards
Cyrus Bayandor
Cyrus Bayandor
Bass Guitar
Rob Ackroyd
Rob Ackroyd
Guitar
Dion Douglas
Dion Douglas
Background Vocals
Loren Humphrey
Loren Humphrey
Drums
Tom Moth
Tom Moth
Harp
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Florence Welch
Florence Welch
Songwriter
David Algernon Bayley
David Algernon Bayley
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Elad Kleiner
Elad Kleiner
Engineer
Hannah Brodrick
Hannah Brodrick
Engineer
Nick Jackson
Nick Jackson
Engineer
John Peter Anon
John Peter Anon
Engineer
Mark Falcone
Mark Falcone
Engineer
Brad Madix
Brad Madix
Recording Engineer
Chris Gehringer
Chris Gehringer
Mastering Engineer
Will Quinnell
Will Quinnell
Assistant Mastering Engineer
Matt Wiggins
Matt Wiggins
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

When they dressed me and they
Put me on the plane to Memphis, well
I never got to see Elvis
I just sweated it out in a motel room
But I think the king would have understood
Why I never made it to Graceland
The bathroom tiles were cool against my head
I pressed my forehead to the floor and I prayed for a trapdoor
I've been here many times before
But I've never made it to Graceland
If I make it to the morning
I should've come with a warning
And if I make it to the stage, I'll show you what it means
To be saved
Well, pick me up in New Orleans
Pinned in a bathroom stall
Pick me up above my body
Press my corpse against the wall
I told the band to leave without me
I'll get the next flight
And I'll see you all with Elvis
If I don't survive the night
If I make it to the morning
I should've come with a warning
If I make it to the stage, I'll show you what it means
To be saved
And after every tour, I swear I'll quit
It's all the boys now, this is it
But the call, it always comes
And songs like children beggin' to be born
But, I guess I've got my wish
Anything, anything, anything but this
If I make it to the morning
I shoulda come with a warning
If I make it to the stage, I'll show you what it means
To be saved
Well, you know I'm still afraid
I'm still crazy and I'm still scared
But if I make it to the stage, I'll show you what it means
To be spared
To be spared
To be spared
To be spared
To be spared
Ethel Cain
Written by: Dave Bayley, Florence Welch
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