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Florence + The Machine — Ship To Wreck
Album: How Big How Blue How Beautiful
Avg rating:
6.4

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Total ratings: 231









Released: 2015
Length: 3:52
Plays (last 30 days): 0
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Don't touch the sleeping pills, they mess with my head
Dredging the Great White Sharks, swimming in the bed
And here comes a Killer Whale, to sing me to sleep
Thrashing the covers off, it has me by it's teeth

And oh my love remind me, what was it that I said?
I can't help but pull the earth around me, to make my bed
And oh my love remind me, what was it that I did?
Did I drink too much?
Am I losing touch?
Did I build this ship to wreck?

To wreck, to wreck, to wreck
Did I build this ship to wreck?

What's with the long face? Do you want more?
Thousands of red-eyed mice, scratching at the door
Don't let the curtain catch you, cause you've been here before
The chair is an island darling, you can't touch the floor

And oh my love remind me, what was it that I said?
I can't help but pull the earth around me, to make my bed
And oh my love remind me, what was it that I did?
Did I drink too much?
Am I losing touch?
Did I build this ship to wreck?

To wreck, to wreck, to wreck
Did I build this ship to wreck?

And good God, under starry skies we are lost
And into the breach we got tossed
And the water's coming in fast!

And oh my love remind me, what was it that I said?
I can't help but pull the earth around me, to make my bed
And oh my love remind me, what was it that I did?
Did I drink too much?
Am I losing touch?
Did I build this ship to wreck?

To wreck, to wreck, to wreck
Did I build this ship to wreck?

To wreck, to wreck, to wreck
Did I build this ship to wreck?
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I can't help but pull the earth around me, to make my bed.

Love it.  
Posted 8 years ago by onelittlemoose    [ Reply ]
If I imagine this melody being played on an instrument instead of being sung, it becomes even more boring.
Posted 8 years ago by MJdub    [ Reply ]
I enjoyed this song when I first heard it, but it got old quick, and now sounds like car radio to me... the repeated "to wreck" in the chorus is annoying...
Posted 8 years ago by mdfergy    [ Reply ]
 thewiseking wrote:
Flo is brilliant

 
wise indeed!  Old Elliot would say "She is who she is"  : )

Her outstanding, distinctive style is in league with Iggy Pop, not for everyone but appropriate to the nature of the songs
Posted 8 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
lemmoth wrote:
 Have you no sense of subtelty in your voice, ma'am, at long last? Have you left no sense of loud vs soft?

 
Yes. Sooo shout-y.
Posted 8 years ago by squidish    [ Reply ]
 Have you no sense of subtelty in your voice, ma'am, at long last? Have you left no sense of loud vs soft?
Posted 8 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
I think this song is one of the worst I hear on RP.
I enjoyed the "Lungs" album but this song not so much.
Posted 8 years ago by TimNH    [ Reply ]
 Oxen1morale wrote:
Toureg
No guys.... she is advertising the VW Toureg

 
{#Lol}
Posted 8 years ago by rlr511    [ Reply ]
Toureg
No guys.... she is advertising the VW Toureg
Posted 8 years ago by Oxen1morale    [ Reply ]
A lot of H8 here for a song with a 70% above average rating from RP listeners.  The more different a singer's style/voice, the more polarizing I guess. 

I'll throw in with the appreciators and say that this is a fine song, well delivered, by a distinctive and inventive singer with an amazingly powerful voice.

BTW: I didn't hear "tourettes", perhaps the OP on that comment should get their hearing and/or sense of humor checked.
Posted 8 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
 springof63 wrote:
I was thinking 'Toe Rag' ("Obsolete British insult") {#Laughing}

 
Actually I think 'Toe Rag' works better than 'to wreck'!
Posted 8 years ago by ScottishWillie    [ Reply ]
Try, Florence, just a little bit harder...
Posted 8 years ago by Orodrigues    [ Reply ]
 Piranga wrote:
Catchy pop tune, but the repeated "to wreck" in the chorus is annoying.
 
 rcurrier wrote:

Oh! I thought she was singing "Tourettes!"
 

 
I was thinking 'Toe Rag' ("Obsolete British insult") {#Laughing}
Posted 8 years ago by springof63    [ Reply ]
They've toned down the OTT production quite a bit, which suits these ears much more.
Posted 8 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
For a change, with Flossy, she keeps her voice relatively restrained in this album, rather than turning it up to 11 as in her previous work. I like her loud and quiet, but those on here who complain about her being full-on might be pleasantly surprised by this work.
Posted 8 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
this song is just terrible.  whine whine whine
Posted 8 years ago by rlr511    [ Reply ]
 Piranga wrote:
Catchy pop tune, but the repeated "to wreck" in the chorus is annoying.
 
Oh! I thought she was singing "Tourettes!"
 
Posted 8 years ago by rcurrier    [ Reply ]
Outstanding.
Posted 8 years ago by miahfost    [ Reply ]
"Shipwreck" is an apt description.  There's a reasonably decent tune in here somewhere, but she over-sings it like she over-sings almost everything she does.
Posted 8 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
Lost patience with her sound - all just sounds the same to me now.  Scream - mellow bridge - Scream - Chorus..... Done with this band....
Posted 8 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
Sorry, just not a fan. This new pop music  formula of "the Wall of Sound" ie chorus and pound drums falls flat on me - especially after you read the lyrics.
She is a good performer on stage and definitely has a following.
 
Posted 8 years ago by jimtyrrell    [ Reply ]
I'm not the biggest fan of Florence but this song is actually pretty nice, solid 7
Posted 8 years ago by OceanBlue    [ Reply ]
Flo is brilliant
Posted 8 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
Catchy pop tune, but the repeated "to wreck" in the chorus is annoying.
Posted 8 years ago by Piranga    [ Reply ]