Florence + The Machine - Queen of Peace & Long and Lost (The Odyssey - Chapters 5 and 6)

[@dovestone_]

She's so bloody artistic

[@vincesc720]

So blessed artistic

[@erikklasnja7256]

ɷ I Haveee Watchedddd Thissss Moviee Leakedddd Versionnn Hereee : - t.co/RlKbv1hghK

[@vincesc720]

Not a movie bro, it's a music video

[@beverleycook1900]

Tupac do for love

[@petulashowtvbyseb9440]

i love you

[@77themanuu]

THIS IS PURE ART, IS PERFECT, THE BEST ARTIST OF THIS DECADE

[@ThatGuyNamedElliot]

Behind The Madness Years & Years! Your profile picture, Ollie is so cute

[@Samgxs2]

Lol and you stan Y&Y yay!!! 😄

[@eugeniakhabzei8113]

Totally agree!!!

[@ThatGuyNamedElliot]

Florence is beautiful! I'd love her and Ollie to work together, they'd be amazing! Plus both are pretty sexy, ESPECIALLY OLLIE!

[@barbieno493]

You meant: of the century. Didn't you?

[@kaycarroll820]

7 years later I still get goosebumps listening to her voice... Such a gem ❤️

[@rawfishxx5860]

There's something about her songs, like it is so spiritual

[@alicem7181]

YES!

[@moose43h]

*gil 21* uh this kind of people

[@sevastos2168]

I would say ecstatic

[@prosperthevillain]

yes

[@samshowalter7473]

When she sings "suddenly I'm overcome" and was facing the wind with her arms out, I almost passed out that was glorious

[@alexf02071999]

+Sam Showalter also the bit at 5:26

[@samshowalter7473]

+alexf02071999 Just everything she does give me chills.

[@prashantd6252]

Congratulations...if you did, you deserve a 👍

[@trongnhanhuynh1151]

"Long & Lost" Lost in the fog, these hollow hills Blood running hot, night chills Without your love I'll be So long and lost, are you missing me? Is it too late to come on home? Are all those bridges now old stone? Is it too late to come on home? Can the city forgive? I hear its sad song I need the clouds to cover me Pulling them down, surround me Without your love I'll be So long and lost, are you missing me? Is it too late to come on home? Are all those bridges now old stone? Is it too late to come on home? Can the city forgive? I hear its sad song It's been so long between the words we spoke Will you be there up on the shore, I hope You wonder why it is that I came home I figured out where I belong But it's too late to come on home Are all those bridges now old stone? But it's too late to come on home Can the city forgive? I hear its sad song

[@kevinblank1333]

I think Florence never runs out of perfect lyrics.

[@ezzomahfouz]

Kevin Blank She's a genius wordsmith! I'd have to guess that she wrote what the Scotsman said because it had Flo all over it.

[@AverageWagie]

There's a kind of continuity in all of her songs, like her music conjures up a series of images that are connected somehow. There's a lot of imagery of the British countryside and supernatural phenomena in these songs. Virginia Woolf writing alone in her room, mumbling to herself. Karen Carpenter looking at herself in the mirror and feeling completely alone in the world. Jane Eyre in the red room, clawing at the door and begging to be let out. Tristan and Isolde embracing on the deck of a boat. A punk teenager walking down the streets of Glasgow at night in the 70s, stray cats meowling behind brown brick walls. The White Cliffs of Dover. Lewis Carroll taking a walk through the woods, witnessing a will-o'-the-wisp in the distance. A selkie washing up on the shore of Galway. Gulliver beating the giant king at Chess. Sylvia Plath putting her head inside an oven.

[@undreamer]

+LightsOfBohemia that post gave me chills...

[@emoverhere]

this comment is perhaps the most beautiful comment I've ever read on KZbin, and the fact that it's under a Florence and The Machine video only adds to its beauty

[@creamstein]

eman amen

[@steveempiremantra2120]

Artist of the millennium

[@gabrieltalavera4465]

Beautifully and thoughtfully dissected.

[@td1190]

She tried to save him from his own demons and no matter how much she tried it was never enough to where she ended up losing him to himself and as much as he tried to overcome them, he couldn’t. God she is brilliant.

[@voidx1231]

In the beginning of the video she was the queen of peace, trying to get everyone to stop fighting and have a more peaceful approach by spreading the love. Hugging the fighting people. At the very end, when they took away the only thing that sustained her, she had no more reason to fight for harmony amongst the families and the queen of peace became the one who started the fighting. So heartbreaking to see the once peaceful and caring woman turn into the agressor. They just couldn't put their differences aside to let her have the one only thing she ever wanted. The mixture of hugging and pushing her family away portraits a feeling of resentment and anger, yet not being able to completely hate them because at the end of the day they're family.

[@SaoirseK]

Beautifully summed up.

[@voidx1231]

damn I had no idea I wrote this

[@SaoirseK]

@@voidx1231 well now you do haha! And 7 years on, it's all still true.

[@maryvrrn]

@@voidx1231 funny how I just discovered your comment even though it’s one of my fav song. And you just interacted with it again 3 hours ago.

[@voidx1231]

@@maryvrrn That's that Welch magic

[@RyanLittleMonster]

For anyone that can't understand the Scottish accent... To give yourself over to another body That's all you want really But to be your own and consumed by another To swim inside the skin of your lover Not to have to breathe, not to have to think But you can't live on love, and salt waters no drink. You're dying of thirst so we feast on each other The seas are still a violent mother The blood run down your pores like water Each wave a lamb led to the slaughter And like children that she just can't teach, you break, and break, and break, and break our selfs upon the beach. Bear in mind, I may have misheard a few words.

[@Dza9169]

Ryan Neill thank you so much!

[@telenowelowe]

Ryan Neill bless you!

[@jonaslebelge]

Thank you very much !

[@pedrohenriqueduartenascime2604]

Ryan Neill Thanks!

[@AlexB9012]

Its actually Welsh!

[@horsepheus]

Everyone is so hyped up with Adele's 'hello' at the moment (which is incredible don't get me wrong). But I'm just like... but but this song exists.. And its sooo much better..where is the same recognition this song deserves?!

[@nataliealves3889]

Me too, i love adele but 25 disappointed me so much, hello too. Flo is more artist then Adele and has a wonderful voice too. She sings what I feel but that i'm never able to speak or write, u know the feeling? She's my favorite Singer/artist/goddess/everything. 😍

[@jimbogreen7029]

+Natalia Alves adele has a better voice this album is definitely better than 25 though

[@nataliealves3889]

Jimbo Green Yes, I know. Adele could sing any shit that I would listen, just because of her voice. But what I am so passionate about Florence is that she's a true artist, a she package...she writes lyrics that describe exactly what I'm feeling, I love her energy/ voice live, I love she been cuckoo lol, she's unique...and her time is the best too, the directors of their videos...it's a whole package. Maybe if she was like the others, lime kp, I would hate her, think what a awful voice, I don't know. But to me she's genuine/unique/a true artist...

[@ulas742]

+Jimbo Green beauty of a voice is subjective and depends. I like the voice of florence more for example. For the singing capability they seem to be equally talented. Although i believe florence is a little more versatile.

[@nataliealves3889]

***** true, she's my fav actually 😍

[@kevingaleano2418]

The world isn´t ready for Florence, all her albums are wonderful. This song must have a place in paradise

[@dauntlessvideographer]

YESS

[@eddiexu3941]

agree

[@keithrose4227]

I disagree - the world is exactly ready

[@cry1991]

I UNDERSTAND: Flo, you are the queen of peace, yet you had to struggle with internal war to let go of a heart breaking relationship. So fragile yet such a heavenly creature. I NEEDED YOU IN MY LIFE. Thank you

[@10whiten99]

Your a fucking wierdo

[@cry1991]

10whiten99 What a sad comment. FYI I'm not: I just enjoy good music and art.

[@filipjt5253]

10whiten99 You're*

[@cry1991]

***** you made the right choice: a relationship is something that is built together and that lets you feel good and blessed. If you didn't feel that way you did good to let her go. (sorry, i'm not native english speaker)

[@as12er5]

you're awesome;)

[@mort6913]

I would be inclined to say that Ms. Welch is wiser than her years, but perhaps closer to the truth, she is an old soul with several life times to draw from.

[@lucianaabril1799]

YES

[@hensmom6473]

YES! My thought exactly, from the moment I heard her & watched her videos. She is definitely an old soul.....I get lost in her songs, they take me to another time & life.

[@FreeSparrow]

Queen of Peace is so intense in the way that it stirs up so many emotions that I feel unable to express them in words but simultaneously feel the strong need to do so. Here is my interperetation: If we don't see the video as literal fighting between townspeople but instead as two individuals that fight within their inner selves, we see: There are 4 stages of life of the same man and 3 of the same woman: The man: The boy (1), the man (2), and the bearded man (3) from the initial fight (as well as 3.10), as well as the old man (4) in 3.20. The bearded man can be omitted for the interpretation, but 1,2 and 4 are crucial. The woman: The girl (1), Florence (2), the old woman in 2.57 (3). In symbolism, the song plays on the contrast between man and woman: The man is fighting, arguing with himself, using brutalitiy and pain trying to solve problems that he has. The fact that the boy, man and bearded man fight with each other thereby symbolises an inner fight. He is fighting with himself, probably because he feels helpless in a situation that he caused, or because he regrets something he did but cannot cope with the guilt. So he punishes and hates himself. The woman, on the other hand, represents compassion and love and forgiveness. Within the video, we see the girl caring for the boy, and Florence repeatedly embracing the 3 men. She tries to stop the fighting, to calm and comfort him. However, as the song says: "You're driving me away". You could also imagine their literal relation like this: They were friends as children (boy and girl), married and lived together until old age (sitting together in 2.55). Seeing them as man and wife increases the idea of the woman being the man's life-long companion who witnessed all his suffering and how he degraded and changed: However, the woman/ wife is not strong enough: 1. Not physically, because the man is stronger than her. She cannot join the fights as active agent, but she can only try to function as a barrier between the men (risking to get hurt, cf. 5:30). However, "some things never sleep", so he continues. As long as the man keeps fighting, the pain does not decrease, it is only partially re-directed as her: "Somebody's got to lose .... Like a long scream I bear all (t)his echoing") Even when (dancing) alone with him (3:40) he is the one pushing her hand away, lifting her up or turning her body around, while she can only embrace him whenever he allows her to do so. 2. Not mentally, because it is him who has to let her in. He has to open his heart for her reasoning. He is the one who has to forgive himself to end his inner fight and his own suffering. She cannot do that for him. She sings "My love is no good against the fortress that it made of you": Probably, because she loved him too much. She accepted his misbehaviour and injustice (directed at her) because she understood his suffering and, to herself, excused his behaviour again and again: "This queen of peace always does her best to please". We see that she stayed with him until they were old. She as his wife, decided to be there for him until the end. Mark Florence hugging the bearded man in (3.05), while the girl that follows hits him on the cheek (3.08). The young, straightforward girl is still able to distinguish right from wrong, while Florence as dedicated wife just forgave the man. However, this reluctance to confront and punish his misbehaviour kept him going. We see this behaviour even in small children: A boy throws a tantrum or misbehaves to get attention. The man hates himself. The only time he receives or rather feels love is from the woman, when she comforts him after a fight. He as to be at his worst to feel at his best. We see the 3 men giving in to her embraces and even crying several times in the video. He wants to, but only when he is too weak to fight against himself anymore he can allow it. Although she gives in to his misbehaviour, the woman is the one who understands the man. The girl and Florence interact with all his four age versions. This shows how she can look back on what he was, and see what he became, and also see how he will end up as old man. The song ends with the girl and boy runnig outside. They are at the start of their relationship. They could go anywhere. But all older versions find themselves in the same house (2:50), confined to their past/ the man's behaviour. Mark Florence at 2:50. Why does she look out of the window? Because she sees the children passing by outside. She remembers how it has been. She also knows that theoretically, she could leave anytime. But directly after, she embraces the old woman: The future, or how it will be. She knows. And she nonetheless stands with her decision and comforts herself, (because the man is too fixated on himself to see her suffering´). I previously said she was/is/ will be too weak to help, but she is not ignorant. With her love, she does more than any other person could. It is up to the man to accept her help. People on the outside can only do so much. And as long as we keep hurting ourselves, we keep hurting and pushing them away. She sings "Is this really what you want", beacuse it is not. The man, just as any human deep within, longs for love. As the beginning of the song says: "The king (man) gone mad within his suffering, called out for release, someone cheer him of his grief" - He needs help. "His only son cut down but the battle won" - The son (1) is the youngest of the 4 age stages of the man. He stands for innocence and love. As a child, he must not yet fall into the brutal (male) image that he will become. The man, by hating himself, destroys this younger, innocent self, the one that is still able to love and also the one fragment of his soul that openly wishes for love. A "son" also stands for that which we leave behind, the next generation. Thus symbolically, the man does not only destroys a fragment of his soul/ his feelings, but by doing so also eradicates his future - hope. As a result, he ends up in a vicious cycle of guilt and blame, never going anywhere. "Oh but is it worth, all that's left is hurt." - Without this fragment of his soul, which is, without the part in us that accepts love, only hurt is left. The older stages of the man can only fight. Shutting out our feelings creates the greatest pain. How does it end? This is up for the viewer to decide, depending on how you want to connect the pieces: 1. In the end, the girl leads the boy away - We may hope that she manages to protect love until the end. I also saw: 2. At 3.25 we see the old man and the man holding hands, both hugging Florence. At first glance, it could mean that the man made peace with himself. However, for 2 seconds, the scene reapears at 5.37, where we see the old man trying to strangle the man. if he never changed, then 4.10 is a funeral for the boy (the only one not in the picture). (We see the man hugging the girl at 5.59. Maybe he finally realises what he did and thanks the woman for her help.)If we take the next song into account, then we see the man sending Florence off at 6.40. He understood that he is no good for her (and maybe that there is nothing left for her since the boy died). Here, he pushes her away not out of misdirected anger, but out of love, which is to protect her from himself. This is a conflicted but also conforting image, because, although he destroyed the boy and thus everything that the girl once fell in love with, his older self is finally (and nonetheless) able to feel compassion. His future will be without her, but he has a future. The orchestra-like music if full of emotions, Florence's voice consistently strong, and the lyrics full of emotions. The video embraces all these and adds a dramatic story. I think what makes all of these elements so touching is that you can see yourself in many of the different roles. The song touches you from deep within, because deep within we all have a fragment that craves love, and we probably also have a part of us that we hate. The ending is not transparent, because, as song and story tell, only we ourselves are responsible for our future. Whether you are the man or the woman, decide for yourself whether you want to remain or alter or leave such vicious cyle.

[@gowonsorbitch7293]

FreeSparrow wow this is so beautiful

[@roman9801]

I still cannot believe you blessed us with that interprerative essay u wrote. Ugh your mind😩❤❤❤❤

[@kasturir1972]

Thank you!

[@kartikgoyal6303]

Thank you! 💓

[@ashleighp271]

Exactly what I was looking for! Thank you! Such a beautiful song and meaning

[@ricarte67]

How Big, How beautiful! This is a masterpiece

[@malachidon4989]

Her albums get better every time

[@fuckNWO_DEXIT]

True!

[@charlottexroyalty7819]

ceremonials is better

[@matthewream1309]

Lady Godga hbhbhb is a far more cohesive album though, ceremonials has a ton of great songs but it isn't a cohesive album

[@priscilaaguirre3961]

Hello gabriele f !

[@tylerkupcho18]

this video has rendered me dead on all physical levels due to its perfection

[@tylerkupcho18]

+Petrus Delassio I'm so confused

[@WellWoopdidoo]

+Tyler Kupcho Me too Tyler, me too.

[@Saroyus]

+Tyler Kupcho well done, you are now not a rare pepe :3

[@jacobz4874]

+Tyler Kupcho That was wonderful. Perfect choreography. We waiting for more !!!

[@loeuvrededieu]

To give yourself over to another body That's all you want really To be out of your own and consumed by another To swim inside the skin of your lover Not to have to breathe, not to have to think But you can't live on love and salt water's no drink You're dying of thirst so we feast on each other The seas are still a violent mother The blood runs down your pores like water Each wave a lamb led to the slaughter And like children that she just can't teach You break, and break, and break, and break ourselves upon the beach

[@SuperCelia2]

MASIVE THANK YOU It's so hard to understand his accent to a not english native speaker

[@jonh2179]

just to let Ya know it's "The blood round here pours down like water." I just got her poetry book and she includes that poem.😊😊

[@alvel5275]

@@jonh2179 wait, does she have a poetry book? 😱

[@jonh2179]

Al Vel yes! it's called Useless Magic. it's very very cool! it has all her lyrics from each album and additional poetry of her own. with pictures and doodle/drawings. I heavily suggest getting it if you haven't. the imagery and the way it's put together is stunning!!

[@alvel5275]

@@jonh2179 I'm truly thankful. How didn't I know?! I must get it :)

[@demi-godjediathogwartsrapp9938]

i’m so jealous of all the people in this vid that got to hug the angel herself

[@toad224]

please, give this band a Grammy ! unbelievable that they still haven't won ever before

[@malachidon4989]

It's sad that she haven't won a Grammy yet, but we her fans give her an award that's better than a Grammy.

[@horsepheus]

Yeah wtf?!

[@AnnaMichell98]

Lost to Taylor Swift when nominated for this album... that’s what people preferred, supposedly... (and sadly). But she’s been growing, and on many projects... hopefully the world will get to know her better sooner 🙌♥️

[@TheatreofSymphony]

I'm turtle Tbh, winning a Grammy is a travesty today. This woman is too good for a mainstream shit “award”.

[@lukefarmer1355]

No one actually good gets a Grammy today. Maybe over 10 years ago yeah but today... It's almost like getting one just shows how shit and mainstream your album is. Better to not get one.

[@dtw4437]

True unique talent comes around what now every 20 years? This woman is so incredibly underrated...

[@vincesc720]

Bull, there's countless amazing unique artists that live and create right now. Most don't make it big

[@dtw4437]

+Vince SC True

[@MikhailCazi]

I disagree, there are millions of talented individuals everywhere. And a lot of them are making music and art which is beautiful. You just need to explore.

[@alf_iegreenham1105]

its not just her; its the band, the film crews, the producers and everyone else who's involved to create Florence + the machine as an overall end concept

[@dtw4437]

DiV ErsE True

[@mohdtaufikmohammad4055]

The children actors are amazing. Their emotions are bursting out!!

[@alicepearl2871]

why did i cry three times?

[@hennalit8097]

SAME!

[@camilamiranda9733]

+Alice Pearl four times here

[@m.v.p9961]

+Alice Pearl just being a sook....take a teaspoon of cement and harden up... hahah jk :P

[@gyau3401]

I cry every single time I listen to it. It's such a beautiful song.

[@ninelaaa]

cant stop crying

[@rayruth9783]

Why do people keep comparing her to Adele? Their style of song and their voices are completely different. Both are geniuses in their own right. Florence sings more about the darker sides of life, which is why she isn't as popular - lots of people are scared of that kind of thing. Adele sings about common problems, such as lost/unrequited love, etc, which isn't as scary for the mainstream crowd. They both have great voices. They both have great songs. Stop comparing them.

[@user-gh6ef6tr2r]

Ray Ruth you're comparing them , bro

[@kj-pd6bw]

@@user-gh6ef6tr2r Wrong. He's differentiating them.

[@doradarazs1304]

Flo reminds me of Kate Bush and Tori Amos. Their passion, pure heart, sensitivity, sight of life...

[@elizabethification771]

And they both adore the others music btw. Comparison is pointless. One can listen to more than one artist.

[@lindablair4316]

💞👏👍

[@ThePhosilie]

Everytime I listen to Flo's music I feel like expressing myself through dancing. Divine.

[@AbiZolanski]

Me too omg , like in "what kind of man"

[@sanianra4936]

Me too!!!!!! Sometimes it makes me feel like I can fly away from my troubles.

[@luisavalos8700]

Spinning in my living room 💖💖

[@kaidu4064]

Yeahhhh! Can’t agree more

[@arianecostaa]

this is by far my fave song of the album

[@hilyfe01]

marry me

[@someoneout-there2165]

Which one Queen of Peace or Long and Lost. Long and Lost was def. in my top 3 at least, such a haunting song.

[@arianecostaa]

@@someoneout-there2165 queen of peace, such a good energy listening

[@theaholmes3261]

Her music, her energy, her lyrics... She means so much to me, I can't find words big enough to describe it. She saved me so many times, in so many different ways. I wish I could tell her how enourmous influence she had, and still has, on my life. No other musician or artist ever before, and probably never after, moved me so and made me feel so much, so strongly, so deeply about their artwork. She's a miracle to me. I'm infinitely grateful.

[@user-fs2eb4qw2w]

Thea Holmes totally same... so much love her

[@nomoregdm]

Me too.

[@beckyscleanersock8395]

I’m glad she has provided me with possibly some of the best nostalgia EVER. Cheers

[@JayceeQueen]

I have nothing more to say other than, same.

[@Dm-qv1zd]

"Queen Of Peace" and "Long & Lost" are both so beauitful. There's honestly not one song that I don't love done by Florence + The Machine.

[@05_amansingh38]

Her music feels like worshipping Goddess of music.

[@iamnaz9]

You worship anything.

[@LoveIsAPuzzle]

The intro to 'Queen of Peace' makes me feel like i'm at home, I don't even know why. It is so beautiful.

[@esmtelecom5853]

Queen Of Peace will always be my favorite song, and HBHBHB will always be one of my favorite albums...

[@maeble777]

I always get lost in her art, it's always so unique. I love how her style is so distinct and her voice is so beautiful and different, like an angels. You can see her in her music.

[@wa1yss0n]

I DON'T UNDERSTAND: There are dislikes in this videos. Someone, please, explain me why these people didn't love this masterpiece.

[@---kp1dp]

Probably all insane

[@Wolpher]

+Walysson Barbosa they are cunts

[@sydneyoliver6984]

+Walysson Barbosa UNCULTURED SWINE!

[@keithrose4227]

the music is great but i dont particularly like the video to go along with it. pretty one dimensional.

[@rastazxb]

Arseholes who doesn't knows nothing about music

[@vitkozusky6630]

Queen of Peace is my favorite from the new album, maybe even of all Florence' songs.

[@MarinaAndTheDevil]

Why doesn’t this have hundreds of millions of views yet like

[@Samgxs2]

Such a sad video for a strong and sad song

[@marki1110]

"Like the *stars* chase the *sun*..." this two notes of the melody are everything I need. Such a perfect vocal tone, I get goosebumps every time I listen to this line.

[@keyboardgangsta6890]

Hits me everytime

[@thomaswagner883]

My favorite song of hers. I really like the images the music evokes... I'm sick of dumb "i love you" pop songs

[@user-le1pu5bl9q]

very true)

[@thomaswagner883]

+Винокуров Леонид hey if you like exaggerated, melodramatic music check out some of the videos on my channel, if you like

[@thomaswagner883]

+Винокуров Леонид thank you... hope you like them cause i have very particular tastes and i really need some support. when i try to do original things people usually tell me i suck :)

[@kassielove7341]

Yesss I agree with you! Love is beautiful but there's also pain hidden within it and I don't think there is enough deep songs anymore honestly.

[@demetraa2923]

SAME

[@sarcasticnerdysquint]

The power this woman has over me

[@capriv6man]

Florence and the machine just keep getting better and better.

[@JsRf13]

listening to this song makes me want to be a better person. this is the kind of music that needs to play on the radio, the kind that makes you want to better yourself rather than music that glorifies self-destruction. Florence isn't about self-destruction, but rather self-deconstruction; to break yourself apart, to bring yourself back together with the knowledge of what made you deconstruct in the first place, allowing you to grow as a person through failures and then to rise again stronger and healthier. her voice and music command nothing short of royalty, so she is most certainly a queen. of peace, of love, of many things. I hate sounding so sappy, but Florence is a Renaissance painting come to life. her being is a work of art. Florence is healing.

[@kaidu4064]

Bendage well said, her song is full of struggle but also with love&hope

[@RaulManuel15]

Ok, now I get everything, she got seriously brain injured in the car crash of "What Kind of Man" clip and now she has gone totally crazy and spasmodic and she has become violent and wants to fight with all the people she sees and people get angry with her husband because he can't control her so they fight with him and at the end his family decides that the best they can do is sending her in a boat to a high security mental institution of Scotland lying to her and making her believe that she's going to Hogwarts. I know, I'm a genius. But not half brilliant as Florence is. All worship Florence!

[@Rosi_in_space]

Raúl Manuel Pérez Álvarez Dios mio! But it's funny. :)

[@carolinalenis1578]

Wow I thought I was they only one who figured it out!

[@rebeleditor6114]

Raúl Manuel Pérez Álvarez I think her husband has died in the car crash and Florence's character went out of her mind. And all this is happening in her brain.But I like the version that she can be cured just by means of the root of Mandragora :))

[@RaulManuel15]

And that's the prelude to the "which witch" track.

[@RaulManuel15]

Between a horcrux and a Hogsmeade sign we decided to cast a spell, now there's a witch here we have to burn, set her body ablaze...

[@oneoftheshadows5824]

I love the whole scottish fist fight thing. It's like she's saying everyone's mind is made up of both male and female aspects. And that makes us complete, no need for needless suffering and uncertainty. Beautiful, I'll definitely be looking forward to her next album~

[@igorcarvalho4167]

ART

[@SaoirseK]

Long and Lost was filmed in one shot. One shot. 👏

[@navik.goraya942]

I don't know what I'd do without Florence + The Machine. Honestly.

[@gothiclover4673]

this video makes me realise how much similarities this story has with the average life of an emotional but also strong person. In my mother language (Greece) Mataiosis is the feeling someone has when he/ she tries for something that is upper the human behavior. We try for our happiness but we also sacrifize it for people we love. We obey to rules and discipline to parent advices. We fell in love with persons who dont love us back but on the same time we receive criticism from fake friends. And this is the price when you have to feel, when you try to be someone else in order to survive and you never feel the need of acceptance and the importance of who you really are.

[@Dm-qv1zd]

she's not only the queen of peace but she is the queen of my life and always will be👑❤👌

[@anthonysonnyboi7913]

OMFG THIS ALBUM DESERVES GRAMMYS!!

[@dadsnatcher3444]

This woman deserves to be more mainstream. Her voice is actually interesting and is not like covers on youtube by teenage girls. She has an interesting style too. Everything is the same on the radio nowadays.

[@MonsterMarionMomsen1]

Lost in the fog, these hollow hills Blood running hot, night chills Without your love I'll be So long and lost, are you missing me? Is it too late to come on home? Are all those bridges now old stone? Is it too late to come on home? Can the city forgive? I hear its sad song I need the clouds to cover me Pulling them down, surround me Without your love I'll be So long and lost, are you missing me? Is it too late to come on home? Are all those bridges now old stone? Is it too late to come on home? Can the city forgive? I hear its sad song It's been so long between the words we spoke Will you be there up on the shore, I hope You wonder why it is that I came home I figured out where I belong But it's too late to come on home Are all those bridges now old stone? But it's too late to come on home Can the city forgive? I hear its sad song

[@oppablu105]

What is this?

[@hensmom6473]

It's the words to "Long and Lost " she sings at the end.

[@Jennyweny]

My favorite song! It's so deep so intense

[@oanapaunaro]

Who is the man who says all these? I find it fascinating.

[@raggaemusic8410]

This kind of music is like a breath of fresh air to an old soul like me.

[@marisamberg]

This is my favorite chapter from The Odyssey. Such a strong message in a sad video, I can feel the pain, the anger. Amazing actors, a great director. Such a fine piece of art!

[@sammsilvestre]

"To give yourself over to another body That's all you want really To be out of your own and consumed by another To swim inside the skin of your lover Not to have to breathe, not to have to think But you can't live on love; salt waters no drink. You're dying of thirst so we feast on each other The seas are still a violent mother The blood runs down your pores like water Each wave a lamb led to the slaughter And like children that she just can't teach, you break, and break, and break, and break ourselves upon the beach" I'M DYING :'(

[@pablojunio523]

Samuel Silvestre Thank you. I couldn't pick up all the words he said. By the way, what does he say towards the end of the video?

[@MayaJagger]

I just discovered Florence and the machine! I've been missing out!

[@yoursenpaiproductions5311]

+Maya Jagger Really Missing out

[@milindayapa3307]

+Maya Jagger really....Missing out a lot....all her albums are great. Enjoy!

[@michaelm1084]

Welcome fellow flo!!!!

[@MayaJagger]

Haaiii :3

[@Paul.Morgan]

+Maya Jagger Me too, starting from today!

[@SpartanHighKing14]

The start is soo beautiful

[@vanesajalsovec4133]

This song hits on a very personal level. I never thought someone could move me like this...I come from a very rural, somewhat violent countryside and from this day on I will know that great people, if not great musicians, really do care to penetrate in all aspects of the human psyche, not just those that relate to urban or contemporary backgrounds. (applause)

[@SajkoKiler83]

Queen of peace is everything!!! Pure perfection that full orchestra (strings, trumpets...) + vocals and lyrics ,magic!!!Like I am lifted form a ground in a cloud of chanting and melody and tossed away ! Goosebumps all the time!!!

[@janelitz]

Florence + Machine is one of biggest gifts that life gave me. No words can describe the way my body feels and either my soul deeply flies way!

[@isofinal]

I can never stop replaying the choreography at 3:40, so smooth and beautiful.

[@hopebgood]

:)

[@DanielBurahem]

How much pain in Long and Lost. I feel all the despair that Florence feels in the performance, as if her soul is turning and her spirit is convalescing of not wanting to accept the fact of leaving her behind or letting her go. It hurts, I feel and I live. Thank you Florence for showing my soul to the world!

[@null6457]

this is true definition of art

[@biaaraujo472]

I'm so obsessed with the choreography at 3:39. I keep coming back to see it, it's so simple yet so expressive, and the camerawork and editing as well are amazing.

[@JsRf13]

actor's name = Frederick Schmidt, for those wondering

[@ekshaiv5765]

i never get tired of this song. have been listening to it since months several times a day...each time i listen to it...it gives me goosebumps.

[@stevenahlberg5457]

ME TOO GREAT SONG

[@rachelharris9868]

That is quite brillant, I saw her at Birmingham and it was one of the best concerts I have ever been too.

[@indrebartaseviciute913]

+Rachel Harris Me too..slightly in love with Florence after this concert :)

[@TheJenJT]

I love the way Florence's videos make me think, she's so incredibly talented vocally and artistically and has the most incredible soul. It's both heartbreaking and amazing to watch such a piece of art.

[@LalitaBanana]

She ran towards the stairs I was sitting next to in Zürich and held my hand while singing...

[@brendanmorin9935]

Lyrics ;) Oh, the king Gone mad within his suffering Called out for relief Someone cure him of his grief His only son Cut down, but the battle won Oh, what is it worth When all that's left is hurt Like the stars chase the sun Over the glowing hill, I will conquer Blood is running deep Some things never sleep Suddenly I'm overcome Dissolving like the setting sun Like a boat into oblivion Cause you're driving me away Now you have me on the run The damage is already done Come on, is this what you want Cause you're driving me away Oh, the queen of peace Always does her best to please Is it any use Somebody's gotta lose Like a long stream I'll bear all this echoing Oh, what is it worth All that's left is hurt Like the stars chase the sun Over the glowing hill, I will conquer Blood is running deep Some things never sleep Suddenly I'm overcome Dissolving like the setting sun Like a boat into oblivion Cause you're driving me away Now you have me on the run The damage is already done Come on, is this what you want Cause you're driving me away And my love is no good Against the fortress that it made of you Blood is running deep Sorrow that you keep Suddenly I'm overcome Dissolving like the setting sun Like a boat into oblivion Cause you're driving me away Now you have me on the run The damage is already done Come on, is this what you want Cause you're driving me away

[@orphanblack7345]

How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful album got the most amazing music videos my eyes have ever seen.

[@hardiksolanki8093]

I think she is never given enough credit for her vocals.She can even top Adele ,Whitney or Mariah + her vocal stamina is far better than them all. Seriously when I see her and all those acclaimed vocal divas , I feel she is highly underrated.

[@giansena5536]

Florence is the embodiment of a witch-godness fairie of ancient Brittania. She's is just Ethereal, there is no other way to describe her music. Its somthing from faerie circles, witch dances, and ladies in lakes. I still belive that she, Aurora and Stevie are actually godness kkkk

[@rayteachey2281]

For us who grew up in the 80's, she's Chrissie Hynde of the "The Pretenders" and Annie Lennox of "The Eurythmics" reincarnated into one. Similar awesome voice. Lover her sound...

[@hensmom6473]

She definitely reminds me of Annie Lennox's voice in an old soul, bohemian way. Annie and Florence both have angelic, powerful voices and presence.

[@Ashethetics]

Kate Bush for sure.

[@JohnLouisseFernandez28]

It's a fight for freedom, freedom to love her man, and a quest to reconcile their two families together. Until of course she had to let go and even then she felt restricted. Her act of extending her hands towards the sky at the beginning and the end of the video shows her yearning for freedom to love. It's quite relatable for the LGBTQA+ community, in my opinion. Anyways, amazing video yet again and I love love how meaningful Florence's videos are and they're not just for aesthetics - they have solid stories and the symbolisms are just amazing.

[@paralove96]

i don't have the words for how much i love this band. Like literally just their own song, all this and heaven too, is enough

[@03craigj]

I’ve been a fan of Florence + The Machine from the start, but I really feel this is their best album by far. The themes, the story telling, the choreography, the emotions all ramped up in this one. Still an Amazing album 10 years later!

[@luisfelipemorales5825]

Tbh her songs are really good and they feel good to listen in difficult moments even if they are almost 10 years old. Love her!

[@MikhailCazi]

I'm not sure what the story of The Odyssey is, but I fucking LOVE it!

[@AuroraIceCode]

Whoa, you don't know what the Odyessy is? I thought you're supposed to read it in highschool. At least that's what I did when I was in highschool. But to put it simply, the Odyessy is an epic poem. It's a story of a man who conquered. Gods and mythical elements are very prominent in it and the main character is one arrogant bastard TBH. It spans over a time of ten years I think. The official scripture is quite long, but from what I know, schools only read a modified and shorter, translated version. (At least this is what I vaguely remember. It's been a while since I was in highschool. I may or may not be wrong.)

[@MikhailCazi]

Ice Bliss I'm talking about Florence's The Odyssey. She's released about 6-7 songs under a continuing title of The Odyssey, and the videos obviously have a story behind them. It's still not clear to me what that is.

[@mycakeriri]

+Mikhail Cazi the odyssey about florence's life its about her life story

[@mycakeriri]

+Mikhail Cazi and she inspired by Dante s Divine Comedia and Homeros Odysseia to tell her story and she and vincent haycock(director) make the HBHBHB Odyssey

[@evanqueer7765]

I could pause this at any time and the result would be a stuning work of rennaisance art

[@lipsinc44]

"Oh, the queen of peace always does her best to please. Is it any use?... Somebody's gotta lose." :( Relate to this so much.

[@akabekah8256]

Finally, a non trashy music video with REAL music

[@Saints2140]

+fas513 chill

[@calebbeaudoin7963]

"Real music" is fairly subjective. I'm fairly certain that all music is "real", cognitively speaking.

[@DavidGarcia-uz3ox]

+Jabber LuPluto lol

[@maybewise]

.... You must not watch a lot of music videos...... Or your TV's stuck on MTV.

[@monicaalas6702]

Akabekah EXACTLY

[@birchlatham9992]

I swear, she never fails to amaze me, beautifully done Florence.

[@thealaneric]

This video brings me peace. It reminds me of the people who always try to bring families together with love and understanding but no body cares to wonder what is that persons happiness. They are bussy trying to get their pain fixed by those who are stronger and filled with love and understanding.

[@nomoregdm]

I just keep coming back here, over and over.

[@MauMatus]

702 dislike, really?? this song is a piece of art.

[@Filippo2192]

'Queen of Peace' is one of their best songs ever

[@tanguy5016]

I follow Flo since the beginning, Lungs, Ceremonials and now How Big, How Blue, Beautiful, three wonders ! I hope we'll never see the end of this music because it's my strength, my confidence, this music is pure and always here in my heart

[@paulcoleman6000]

It's utter art. Everything her voice, the spirituality of the music, the videography and her theatricality. A seminal band love Florence and the Machine!

[@omanmc]

Florence+The Machine Flow2015 Helsinki Finland was such a treat. I will cherish that live moment forever in my heart.

[@OmgItzNay]

OH MY GOD THIS IS INCREDIBLE

[@nahuelasis7588]

I had to live to see this, it's majestically BEAUTIFUL...

[@enriquecanseco9631]

When Florence sang "Blood is running deep" bro, i really felt that

[@balladofthemightyi]

This is the best Florence song, so artistic

[@Damianscool74159]

This video confirmed every preconceived notion I had about how Scottish people look.

[@TheSimWizard]

Damiano Dino Stunning.

[@ashleighreid2882]

We don’t all look like that...

[@darkandfried]

she is soooo underrated for a music artist!!! art and vocla smixed together ugh i love her so much

[@stevenahlberg1542]

I love how they combo both songs together and long and lost is my favorite song for bedtime

[@rhiannoneolan5801]

Fantastic, evocative, beautiful and soulful.

[@1NEVBEAR1]

Beautiful video, the poetry and the sea imagery just makes it for me. Also in a less sophisticated note, it's very comforting to see that Florence's hair gets as messy as mine in the wind, yet she can still look like a queen.

[@quickson82]

Timeless masterpiece

[@hopebgood]

Oh yeah! :)

[@shaunschielke1361]

Listen to it on vinyl. My God, its a hymn, it a statement, its hidden in the Psalms. Only the dedicated get to discover what she presents. And it makes music more precious. The intricacy, the passion, the promise, the depth. It captures emotion, it broadcasts the indelible.

[@NikiAllen]

What A Song. You Can FEEL the EMOTION.