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Florence + the Machine

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King was released on May 13, 2022 by Polydor Records as a part of the album Dance Fever (Apple Music Edition)

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Florence Welch

Vocals

Jack Antonoff

Programming

Tom Moth

Harp

Bobby Hawk

Violin

Evan Smith

Saxophone

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Florence Welch

Songwriter

Jack Antonoff

Songwriter

Tom Moth

String Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Florence Welch

Producer

Jack Antonoff

Producer

Serban Ghenea

Mixing Engineer

Bryce Bordone

Mixing Engineer

Chris Gehringer

Chris Gehringer

Mastering Engineer

Laura Sisk

Engineer

Dave Snyder

Assistant Recording Engineer

Duncan Fuller

Assistant Recording Engineer

John Rooney

Assistant Recording Engineer

Jon Gautier

Engineer

Lauren Marquez

Assistant Recording Engineer

Matt Hall

Assistant Recording Engineer

Megan Searl

Assistant Recording Engineer

Evan Smith

Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

We argue in the kitchen

About whether to have children

About the world ending

And the scale of my ambition

And how much is art really worth?

The very thing you're best at

Is the thing that hurts the most

But you need your rotten heart

Your dazzling pain like diamond rings

You need to go to war to find material to sing

[PreChorus]

I am no mother

I am no bride

I am king

[Chorus]

I need my golden crown of sorrow

My bloody sword to swing

My empty halls to echo with grand self-mythology

I am no mother

I am no bride

I am king

I am no mother

I am no bride

I am king

[Verse 2]

But a woman is a changeling

Always shifting shape

Just when you think you have it figured out

Something new begins to take

What strange claws are these

Scratching at my skin?

I never knew my killer would be coming from within

[PreChorus]

I am no mother

I am no bride

I am king

I am no mother

I am no bride

I am king

[Verse 3]

I need my golden crown of sorrow

My bloody sword to swing

I need my empty halls to echo with grand self-mythology

'Cause I am no mother

I am no bride

I am king

I am no mother

I am no bride

I am king

I am no mother

I am no bride

I am king

I am no mother

I am no bride

I am king

[Bridge]

Oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-ooh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

[Outro]

I was never as good

As I always thought I was

But I knew how to dress it up

I was never satisfied

It never let me go

Just dragged me by my hair

And back on with the show

Written by: Florence Welch, Jack Antonoff

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