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About This Track
According to the Kiss With a Fist Songfacts, this sexually charged number was written when Welch was hanging out with art college dropouts. She told The Sunday Times: “It’s about giving as good as you get.”
Florence explained the song’s meaning on her Myspace:
“Kiss with a Fist” is NOT a song about domestic violence. It is about two people pushing each other to psychological extremes because they are fighting but they still love each other. The song is not about one person being attacked, or any actual physical violence, there are no victims in this song. Sometimes the love two people have for each other is a destructive force. But they can’t have it any other way, because it’s what holds them together, they enjoy the drama and pushing each other’s buttons. The only way to express these extreme emotions is with extreme imagery, all of which is fantasism and nothing in the song is based on reality. Leona Lewis’s “Bleeding Love” isn’t actually about her bleeding and this song isn’t actually about punching someone in the mouth.
The song was first recorded as “Happy Slap” by Florence’s earlier band, Ashok.
Florence explained the song’s meaning on her Myspace:
“Kiss with a Fist” is NOT a song about domestic violence. It is about two people pushing each other to psychological extremes because they are fighting but they still love each other. The song is not about one person being attacked, or any actual physical violence, there are no victims in this song. Sometimes the love two people have for each other is a destructive force. But they can’t have it any other way, because it’s what holds them together, they enjoy the drama and pushing each other’s buttons. The only way to express these extreme emotions is with extreme imagery, all of which is fantasism and nothing in the song is based on reality. Leona Lewis’s “Bleeding Love” isn’t actually about her bleeding and this song isn’t actually about punching someone in the mouth.
The song was first recorded as “Happy Slap” by Florence’s earlier band, Ashok.
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Shouts
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Davidgunrose wrote:
You hit once i Hit you back!" I'll see you Florence Welch This Summer only you and me
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forrist wrote:
rock anddddddd rowwwwwwllllllllllllllllllll
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chiva_sam wrote:
Lyrics are so funny :D
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lzziepie wrote:
love this songggg
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RickiTyler1994 wrote:
you gave a kick i gave a slap!
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Matiasjds wrote:
<3
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SimbelmyneAshes wrote:
And it's great for jumping around the room
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SimbelmyneAshes wrote:
Such an addicting song... and I think the lyrics are funny
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PartySanCTG wrote:
Lyrics aside, this is one of the few songs on Lungs that rocks, and I feel that more songs from the album should've rocked.
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jimmyjamsslo wrote:
flo - please stick to what YOU want to do that reflects who YOU are, the lush, dark, enigmatic sounds like 'cosmic love', 'blinding', etc. don't try to sound like adele )dog days), or the white stripes or anybody but yourself...
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shoegazefan wrote:
<3
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MaxyH wrote:
I wish she'd do more songs like this.
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solar_bridge wrote:
bad bad bad bad bad
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RickiTyler1994 wrote:
LOVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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ottosdaughter wrote:
awesome track!
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Lempea wrote:
old school!
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Megawarrior345 wrote:
amazing
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Musicluve15 wrote:
love this song
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crowfro wrote:
lovely!!!!!!! I love it!
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andreaonline wrote:
I like!
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