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
Florence + the Machine
Florence + the Machine
Florence + the Machine
Florence + the Machine
“Dream Girl Evil” is a satirical response to the expectations society place upon women, and to Florence being seen as both an angel and a devil, when she feels a great responsibility to both these visions and would like to be seen as simply human.
The song continues the album’s themes of good versu...
[Verse 1]
Well, did you miss me?
Walk on water just to kiss me?
Oh, come and get me
Drag me out, destroy me
I've been expecting you, I'm ready
Deliver me that bad news, baby
[Pre-Chorus]
Am I your dream girl?
You think of me in bed
But you could never hold me
And like me better in your head
Make me evil
Then I'm an angel instead
At least you'll sanctify me when I'm dead
[Chorus]
Dream girl evil
Dream girl еvil
Dream girl evil
Dream girl еvil
[Verse 2]
Well, did I disappoint you?
Did mommy make you sad?
Do I just remind you
Of every girl that made you mad?
Make me perfect, make me your fantasy
You know I deserve it
Well, take it out on me
[Pre-Chorus]
Am I your dream girl?
You think of me in bed
But you could never hold me
You like me better in your head
Make me evil
Then I'm an angel instead
At least you'll sanctify me when I'm dead
[Chorus]
Dream girl evil
Dream girl evil
Dream girl evil
Dream girl evil
[Bridge]
Watch me shimmer (Shimmer)
A projection of your mother (Mother)
But don't come cryin' (Cry)
I am nobody's moral center (Center)
[Outro]
It cannot hold
It cannot hold
It cannot hold
It cannot hold
It cannot hold
It cannot hold
It cannot hold
It cannot hold
It cannot hold (Dream girl)
It cannot hold (Evil)
It cannot hold (Dream girl)
It cannot hold (Evil)
It cannot hold (Dream girl)
It cannot hold (Evil)
It cannot hold (Dream girl)
It cannot hold (Evil)
Dream Girl Evil was written by Florence Welch.
Dream Girl Evil was produced by Dave Bayley & Florence Welch & Jack Antonoff.
Florence + the Machine released Dream Girl Evil on Fri May 13 2022.
Yellowjackets appeals to me because of my fascination with all things culty, but also it portrays the violence of the hormonal shift of girlhood so well. I think there’s something about being a young woman that feels very murderous. That’s what I was trying to get with a song like ‘Dream Girl Evil.’...
Last summer at Electric Lady, I was downstairs and Florence had the upstairs studio. We decided to trade vocals and sang on each other’s records. I’m on ‘Girls Against God’ and ‘Dream Girl Evil’. Love you forever, Flo, you magical genius sorceress sister.
—via Facebook