Florence + the Machine
Florence + the Machine
Florence + the Machine
Florence + the Machine
Florence + the Machine
Florence + the Machine
Florence + the Machine
Florence + the Machine
Florence + the Machine
Florence + the Machine
Florence + the Machine
Florence + the Machine
Florence + the Machine
This is the almost-title track to Florence + The Machine’s debut album. Lungs was later re-released with a special Between Two Lungs edition, solidifying this.
Welch told the story of the song on her website:
That was the first song I ever wrote by myself, so it’s crazy to me that it’s on the albu...
[Intro]
Between two lungs, it was released
The breath that carried me
The sigh that blew me forward
[Chorus]
'Cause it was trapped, trapped between two lungs
It was trapped between two lungs
It was trapped between two lungs
[Post-Chorus]
And my running feet could fly
Each breath screaming, "We are all too young to die"
[Verse 1]
Between two lungs, it was released
The breath that passed from you to me
That flew between us as we slept
That slipped from your mouth into mine, it crept
Between two lungs, it was released
The breath that passed from you to me
That flew between us as we slept
That slipped from your mouth into mine, it crept
[Chorus]
'Cause it was trapped, trapped between two lungs
It was trapped between two lungs
[Verse 2]
Gone are the days of begging, the days of theft
No more gasping for a breath
The air has filled me head to toe
And I can see the ground far below
I have this breath and I hold it tight
And I keep it in my chest with all my might
I pray to God this breath will last
As it pushes past my lips, as I gasp
[Outro]
Gasp
Yeah
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Between Two Lungs was written by Isabella Summers & Florence Welch.
Between Two Lungs was produced by James Ellis Ford.
Florence + the Machine released Between Two Lungs on Fri Jul 03 2009.