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Florence + the Machine – Kiss With a Fist (2:04)

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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.
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  • Lungs
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  • Between Two Lungs
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  • Kiss With A Fist
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  • Dog Days Are Over
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  • Fulll-

    <333333333333333333333333333333333333333333

    Friday afternoon

  • rosanak

    You smashed a plate over my head, then i set fire to our bed. :D

    18 days ago

  • ACrackedSmile

    I broke your Jaw once befoooore, spilt your blood along the floooor. You broke my leeeeeg in retuuuuuuurn, so I sat back and watched the bed buuurn!

    18 days ago

  • daile

    love it ♥

    last month

  • PRagdoll

    A kick in the teeth is good for the soul, a kiss with a fist is better then none!

    March 2012

  • Digaummad

    what a gorgeous song

    March 2012

  • Decrescendo

    Not even close to one of my favorite F+tM songs, but it leaves me feeling feisty as hell every time.

    March 2012

  • kevpilot

    Rockin' GREAT fun!!!

    March 2012

  • ChibiKiseki

    looooove it

    March 2012

  • Davidgunrose

    You hit once i Hit you back!" I'll see you Florence Welch This Summer only you and me

    February 2012

  • forrist

    rock anddddddd rowwwwwwllllllllllllllllllll

    January 2012

  • chiva_sam

    Lyrics are so funny :D

    January 2012

  • lzziepie

    love this songggg

    January 2012

  • RickiTyler1994

    you gave a kick i gave a slap!

    January 2012

  • SimbelmyneAshes

    And it's great for jumping around the room

    January 2012

  • SimbelmyneAshes

    Such an addicting song... and I think the lyrics are funny

    January 2012

  • PartySanCTG

    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.

    January 2012

  • jimmyjamsslo

    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...

    December 2011

  • shoegazefan

    <3

    December 2011

  • MaxyH

    I wish she'd do more songs like this.

    December 2011
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