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Misheard song lyrics (also called mondegreens) occur when people misunderstand the lyrics in a song. These are NOT intentional rephrasing of lyrics, which is called parody. This page contains all the misheard lyrics for Florence and the Machine that have been submitted to this site and the old collection from inthe80s started in 1996. For more information about the misheard lyrics available on this site, please read our FAQ.

There are 42 misheard song lyrics for Florence and the Machine on amIright currently.

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"Breath of Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
A little pigeon of the start and the end
Original Lyrics:
A little vision of the sun in the end
"Dog Days Are Over"
Misheard Lyrics:
Those days are over
Those days are done.
Original Lyrics:
Dog days are over
Dog days are gone.
"Heartlines"
Misheard Lyrics:
Honesty, I'm not a sea nor land over land
Original Lyrics:
Odyssey on Odyssey and land over land
"Heartlines"
Misheard Lyrics:
Under sea and over sea and land over land
Original Lyrics:
Oddysey on Oddysey and land over land
"My Boy Builds Coffins"
Misheard Lyrics:
My boy builds coffee
Original Lyrics:
My boy builds coffins
"No Light, No Light"
Misheard Lyrics:
I never knew a lie could be that violin
Original Lyrics:
I never knew that light could be so violent
"No Light, No Light"
Misheard Lyrics:
Through the crowd, it's quite loud
And in your face there were a thousand more expenses
I would disappear, but we're bloody inside
Original Lyrics:
Through the crowd, I was crying out
And in your place, there were a thousand other faces
I was disappearing in plain sight
"Only If For A Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the only solution
Was to stand and fight
And my body was loosened
Like a satellite
Original Lyrics:
And the only solution
Was to stand and fight
And my body was bruised
And I was set alight
"Only If for a Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
And was so surreal that a goat should be so practical
Original Lyrics:
And it's so surreal that a ghost should be so practical
"Only If for a Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
I threw my arms over her lips
Can't you leave me?
(Can't you leave me?)
Can't you leave me?
(Can't you leave me?)
Original Lyrics:
I threw my arms over her legs
Came to weeping
(Came to weeping)
Came to weeping
(Came to weeping)
"Rabbitheart (Raise It Up)"
Misheard Lyrics:
This awful ring
Original Lyrics:
This offering
"Rabbitheart (Raise It Up)"
Misheard Lyrics:
This is a gift It comes with a price
Who is the llama, who is the life?
My arse is king and he holds him so tight
And taught me to move in the sunlight
Original Lyrics:
This is a gift It comes with a price
Who is the lamb and who is the knife
Midas is king and he holds me so tight
And turns me to gold in the sunlight
"Seven Devils"
Misheard Lyrics:
And now all you love, will be exercise
Original Lyrics:
And now all your lies will be exorcised
"Seven Devils"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the heathen's song
God help me now
God help me now
In the eagle's eye
In the evensong
Original Lyrics:
And to take your soul
For what has been done
Cannot be undone
In the evil's eye
In the evil's soul
"Seven Devils"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's an evil song
It's a Tiffany
It's a battle high
It's a symphony
Original Lyrics:
It's an even song
It's a melody
It's a battle cry
It's a symphony
"Seven Devils"
Misheard Lyrics:
You can't keep me out
'Cause I'll change the world
For they'll take your heart
Or they'll take your soul
God help me now
Can it be undone?
In the evil's eye
In the heathen soul
Original Lyrics:
They can keep me out
'Til I tear the walls
'Til I save your heart
And to take your soul
For what has been done
Cannot be undone
In the evil's heart
In the evil's soul
"Shake It Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
And it's hard to dance with a devil on your pants
So shake him off!
Original Lyrics:
And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back
So shake him off!
"Shake It Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
And it's hard to dance with a dog on your face
So shake it off!
Original Lyrics:
And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back
So shake him off!
"Shake It Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
Check it out, check it out.
Original Lyrics:
Shake it out, shake it out.
"Shake It Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
Chicka wow, chicka wow.
Original Lyrics:
Shake it out, shake it out.
"Shake It Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
Every demon wants his pound of fish.
Original Lyrics:
Every demon wants his pound of flesh.
"Shake It Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
Every demon wants his purple fish
Original Lyrics:
Every demon wants his pound of flesh.
"Shake It Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
Free birds collect like old friends
Original Lyrics:
Regrets collect like old friends
"Shake It Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
Rugrats collect like old friends
Original Lyrics:
Regrets collect like old friends
"Shake It Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
Shake the duck, shake the duck...
Original Lyrics:
Shake it out, shake it out...
"Shake It Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
We girls could live like old friends
Original Lyrics:
Regrets collect like old friends
"Shake It Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well it's hard to dance with a frog on your face
So shake it off!
Original Lyrics:
And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back
So shake him off!
"Ship To Wreck"
Misheard Lyrics:
Did I build this ship to rent?
or
Did I build this ship too red?
Original Lyrics:
Did I build this ship to wreck?
"Ship To Wreck"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tourettes
Original Lyrics:
To wreck.
"Ship to Wreck"
Misheard Lyrics:
Derek
Original Lyrics:
To wreck.
"Ship to Wreck"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dreamt of a great white shark swimming in the bed
Original Lyrics:
Dredging of great white sharks swimming in the bed
"Ship to Wreck"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tuareg
Original Lyrics:
To wreck.
"Spectrum (Say My Name)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Until we let the sweat drum in
Original Lyrics:
Until we let the spectrum in
"Spectrum (Say My Name)"
Misheard Lyrics:
With the ocean in our arse.
Original Lyrics:
With the ocean in our arms.
"Third Eye"
Misheard Lyrics:
'Cause/But your pain isn't true
The only thing you left higher
Wearing love like a mantle
I was there to remind you
Original Lyrics:
'Cause/But your pain is a tribute
The only thing you let hold you
Wear it now like a mantle
Always there to remind you
"What The Water Gave Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
And all the salami
Original Lyrics:
And all this longing
"Which Witch"
Misheard Lyrics:
Been a dog since the day we met
Father, help me to forget
Original Lyrics:
Been in the dark since the day we met
Fire, help me to forget
"Which Witch"
Misheard Lyrics:
Chain that shackled door
All I'd rather know
Original Lyrics:
Chained and shackled, oh
I'll unravel, oh
"Which Witch"
Misheard Lyrics:
He sold my mind
Original Lyrics:
He's on my mind
"Which Witch"
Misheard Lyrics:
Waiting 'til the bee comes home
Original Lyrics:
Waiting 'til the beat comes out
"You've Got The Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
You got the look.
Original Lyrics:
You've got the love.

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