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Witch Dance
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Witch Dance was released on October 31, 2025 by Florence + The Machine as a part of the album Everybody Scream
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Release DateOctober 31, 2025
LabelFlorence + The Machine
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM179

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Mark Bowen
Mark Bowen
Synthesizer
Danny L Harle
Danny L Harle
Tenor Viol
Aaron Dessner
Aaron Dessner
Piano
Florence Welch
Florence Welch
Vocals
James McAlister
James McAlister
Drums
Deep Throat Choir
Deep Throat Choir
Background Vocals
Miryam Solomon
Miryam Solomon
Background Vocals
Katy Beth Young
Katy Beth Young
Background Vocals
Clay Slade
Clay Slade
Background Vocals
Elly Condron
Elly Condron
Background Vocals
Luisa Gerstein
Luisa Gerstein
Background Vocals
Andrew Gilmore Barr
Andrew Gilmore Barr
Drums
Tom Moth
Tom Moth
Harp
Elysian Collective
Elysian Collective
String Ensemble
Emma Smith
Emma Smith
Violin
Jennymay Logan
Jennymay Logan
Violin
Aaron Paris
Aaron Paris
Strings
Richard Jones
Richard Jones
Viola
Laura Moody
Laura Moody
Cello
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Mark Bowen
Mark Bowen
Songwriter
Florence Welch
Florence Welch
Songwriter
Aaron Paris
Aaron Paris
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Mark Bowen
Mark Bowen
Producer
Danny L Harle
Danny L Harle
Additional Producer
Aaron Dessner
Aaron Dessner
Producer
Florence Welch
Florence Welch
Producer
Bella Blasko
Bella Blasko
Engineer
Billy Halliday
Billy Halliday
Engineer
James McAlister
James McAlister
Additional Engineer
Randy Merrill
Randy Merrill
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Open my legs, lie down with death
We kiss, we sigh, we sweat
His blackberry mouth stains my nightgown
I pull him close, wrap my legs around
And it tastes like life, I twist, I bite
The foxes chatter in the night
[Chorus]
Show me the way this feeling leads
The ache, the kick, the need
[Chorus]
Show me the way this feeling leads
The ache, the kick, the need
[PostChorus]
A shimmering landscape, I widen my eyes
Can I keep all this beauty forever inside?
[Verse 2]
I tear off my nightgown and run naked through the town
Run through rain, run through fog
Taking consolation in cats and dogs and things that cannot speak
[Verse 3]
Ran to the ancestral plane
But they all showed up drunk and insane
When I asked what I could offer them
They said, "Gin and tonic or lithium"
I asked, "Which way should I go?"
And through cigarette smoke, they said
"Child, how would we know?"
[Chorus]
Show me the way this feeling leads
The ache, the kick, the need
[Chorus]
Show me the way this feeling leads
The ache, the kick, the need
[PostChorus]
Desire beyond reason
Ruinous thing
A stranger came to my door
And I welcomed him in
My feet are bleeding
I cannot stop
I have many, many miles
Yet to cross
[Bridge]
I came to a clearing full of wailing and keening
A well of tears that never runs dry
The women said, "We've been waiting
Waiting to meet you, it's only a matter of time"
[Bridge]
Thrust my fists in the ground
And the earth made a moaning sound
I could feel something shudder
Deeper, deeper down
[Bridge]
And I met every monster from the bar to Broadway
And all their violent offers, I just turn them away
And your threats and your promises, they don't scare me
After all, there's nobody more monstrous than me
[Outro]
Than me
Written by: Florence Welch, Mark Bowen
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