Provided to youtube by universal music grouponly if for a night · florence + the machineceremonials℗ 2011 universal island records, a division of universal m. Florence and the machine's 'only if for a night' is a hauntingly beautiful track that does more than just stir the soul with its rich instrumentals and florence welch's eerie, potent vocals At its heart lies a lattice of emotional depth and mystical introspection, leading listeners on a journey through past and present, the tangible and the spectral. Florence + the machine only if for a night And i had a dream about my old school and she was there all pink and gold and glittering i threw my. Only if for a night by florence + the machine song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position
Florence's long dead grandma comes back as a ghost in a dream to give florence practical advice, against the backdrop of her old school (she was a schoolgirl when her gran passed away) For florence, it is as if her grandma is alive again, if only for a night, and in the dream, florence celebrates by doing cartwheels This song is about loving and remembering the dead,
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