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Florence & The Machine – Howl Lyrics

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If you could only see the beast you've made of me
I held it in but now it seems you've set it running free
Screaming in the dark, I howl when we're apart
Drag my teeth across your chest to taste your beating heart

My fingers claw your skin, try to tear my way in
You are the moon that breaks the night for which I have to howl
My fingers claw your skin, try to tear my way in
You are the moon that breaks the night for which I have to

Howl, howl
Howl, howl

Now there's no holding back, I'm making to attack
My blood is singing with your voice, I want to pour it out
The saints can't help me now, the ropes have been unbound
I hunt for you with bloodied feet across the hallowed ground

Like some child possessed, the beast howls in my veins
I want to find you, tear out all of your tenderness

And howl, howl
Howl, howl

Be careful of the curse that falls on young lovers
Starts so soft and sweet and turns them to hunters

(Hunters, hunters, hunters, hunters)
(Hunters, hunters, hunters, hunters)

The fabric of your flesh, pure as a wedding dress
Until I wrap myself inside your arms, I cannot rest
The saints can't help me now, the ropes have been unbound
I hunt for you with bloodied feet across the hallowed ground
And howl

Be careful of the curse that falls on young lovers
Starts so soft and sweet and turns them to hunters
A man who is pure at heart and says his prayers by night
May still become a wolf when the autumn moon is bright

If you could only see the beast you've made of me
I held it in but now it seems you've set it running free
The saints can't help me now, the ropes have been unbound
I hunt for you with bloodied feet across the hallowed ground

Comments (5)

  • Anonymous
    amazzing song!!sounds really meaningful although i don't know what Florence Welch means when she sings this
  • Anonymous
    it was also used to promote a program called being human about a vampire ghost and werewolf x
  • Michael Craig Payne
    reminds me of a wolf and vampire.
  • Cheyenne Anzaldo
    it is kind of about revenge but a lovey dovey kind hmm vamps and werewolves are nice too.
  • Munchma Quchi
    Awesome song.