Hurricane Drunk

Track 11 on Lungs

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This track with gospel-influenced layers of sound is about the emotions that you feel when you have been heartbroken. The song, like many on Lungs, was written while… Read More

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Hurricane Drunk Lyrics

[Verse 1]
No walls can keep me protected
No sleep, nothing in between me and the rain
And you can't save me now
I'm in the grip of a hurricane
I'm gonna blow myself away

[Chorus]
I'm goin' out, I'm gonna drink myself to death
And in the crowd, I see you with someone else
I brace myself 'cause I know it's gonna hurt
But I like to think, at least, things can't get any worse

[Verse 2]
No home, I don't want shelter
No calm, nothing to keep me from the storm
And you can't hold me down
'Cause I belong to the hurricane
It's gonna blow this all away

[Chorus]
I'm goin' out, I'm gonna drink myself to death
And in the crowd, I see you with someone else
I brace myself 'cause I know it's gonna hurt
But I like to think, at least, things can't get any worse

[Bridge]
I hope that you see me 'cause I'm staring at you
But when you look over, you look right through
And then you lean and kiss her on the head
And I never felt so alive and so dead

[Chorus]
I'm goin' out, I'm gonna drink myself to death
And in the crowd, I see you with someone else
I brace myself 'cause I know it's goin' to hurt
I'm goin' out
I'm goin' out, I'm gonna drink myself to death
And in the crowd, I see you with someone else
I brace myself 'cause I know it's goin' to hurt
But I like to think, at least, things can't get any worse

[Outro]
I'm goin' out, woah
I'm goin' out, woah
I'm goin' out
I'm goin' out, woah
And I'm goin' out

About

This track with gospel-influenced layers of sound is about the emotions that you feel when you have been heartbroken. The song, like many on Lungs, was written while Florence Welch, the front woman of Florence + the Machine, was getting over breaking up with her boyfriend – the first time that her heart had ever been broken. However, once the record was completed, Welch found herself back in love with the same man. She told The Independent in June 2009: “it’s difficult, because half the album is about breaking up with him!”

Welch tweeted about the song’s promo:

Q&A

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What did Florence + the Machine say about "Hurricane Drunk"?

Welch explained on her old website:

This was written in about 10 minutes. I’d never had my heart broken before, and when I did I realised how delicious it can be, how intoxicating. You suddenly realise that all the little things you cared about don’t matter. You don’t care about anything. You think, I’m going to drink myself to death.‘ And then you bump into them and they’re with another girl. You’ve been waiting for the worst to happen, and then when it does – you’re free. Nothing matters. All the wind is taken out of you, but then all of a sudden you’re like 'I’m going out! And nothing can stop me, nothing can hurt me any more! I’m invincible, because you’ve hurt me so much.

Is there an official 'Hurricane Drunk' music video?

No; However, Florence tweeted about the song’s video: