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
Although open to interpretation, the song is a description of what Florence felt whilst on the precipice of fame.
I think it was just all about me about to jump into the limelight and being in the music industry stuff like that
After being asked to record an upbeat song as a single for the label,...
[Verse 1]
The looking glass, so shiny and new
How quickly the glamour fades
I start spinning, slipping out of time
Was that the wrong pill to take? (Raise it up)
You made a deal and now it seems you have to offer up
But will it ever be enough? (Raise it up, raise it up)
It's not enough (Raise it up, raise it up)
[Refrain]
Here I am, a rabbit-hearted girl
Frozen in the headlights
It seems I've made the final sacrifice
[Pre-Chorus]
We raise it up, this offering
We raise it up
[Chorus]
This is a gift, it comes with a price
Who is the lamb and who is the knife?
And Midas is king and he holds me so tight
And turns me to gold in the sunlight
[Verse 2]
I look around, but I can't find you (Raise it up)
If only I could see your face (Raise it up)
I start rushing towards the skyline (Raise it up)
I wish that I could just be brave
[Refrain]
I must become a lion-hearted girl
Ready for a fight
Before I make the final sacrifice
[Pre-Chorus]
We raise it up, this offering
We raise it up
[Chorus]
This is a gift, it comes with a price
Who is the lamb and who is the knife?
And Midas is king and he holds me so tight
And turns me to gold in the sunlight
[Post-Chorus]
Raise it up, raise it up
Raise it up, raise it up
[Bridge]
And in the spring, I shed my skin
And it blows away with the changing wind
The waters turn from blue to red
As towards the sky, I offer it
[Chorus]
This is a gift, it comes with a price
Who is the lamb and who is the knife?
And Midas is king and he holds me so tight
And turns me to gold in the sunlight
This is a gift, it comes with a price
Who is the lamb and who is the knife?
And Midas is king and he holds me so tight
And turns me to gold in the sunlight
This is a gift, it comes with a price
Who is the lamb and who is the knife?
And Midas is king and he holds me so tight
And turns me to gold in the sunlight
[Outro]
This is a gift
Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) was written by Paul Epworth & Florence Welch.
Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) was produced by Paul Epworth.
Florence + the Machine released Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) on Mon Jun 22 2009.
It was written after her label asked her for something more upbeat, but ended up with a chorus about ritual sacrifice. In an interview for Steve Lamacq on his BBC Radio In New Music We Trust show, she explained:
I’ve been doing all this heavy dark stuff and I just wanted something to express that s...