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Florence + the Machine – My Boy Builds Coffins (2:57)

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According to the My Boy Builds Coffins Songfacts, this song was inspired by an actual incident that happened when Florence Welch was going out with a member of the punk band, The Ludes. She explained: “This was a song we wrote as a band – most of the others were written by me with one other person. It’s very literal. My boyfriend at the time, who was in The Ludes, was going to build a coffin for the cover of their EP, so he couldn’t take me to the cinema.”
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  • ride-the-wild

    i love the way she says 'cause he's eager to please'

    last month

  • BlueVogue

    My favourite Florence song <3

    last month

  • Julie208

    adore

    last month

  • AlainaPatricia

    Now I blame myself for not having written the song. [2]

    last month

  • txanimator

    What I like about this song is how it takes something most people would find somewhat morbid and presents it like any other job, which it really is.

    last month

  • vaughnvhalen

    :"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Love Poetry !!!!!!!!!!!!!! :":":":":":":":":":":":":":":":":":":":":":":"

    March 2012

  • smashfest

    not indie

    February 2012

  • diego_melo

    Best of Lungs

    January 2012

  • buffalowrun

    wow what a thought to think about. It is cool, yes oneof these days a coffin will be made for each of us. The important thought is where will your spirit be while your body is in the ground. John said; For God so loved the earth He gave his only son to die on a few sticks of wood so that thru the son of God's sacrifice we can be accepted by God. -Just ask for that acceptance.-

    December 2011

  • BlueOclock

    Didn't Tom Waits do a version of this?

    December 2011

  • GuzonjinaCerka

    I adore this song.

    December 2011

  • Alfa-Beta

    Now I blame myself for not having written the song.

    November 2011

  • bcap11

    It's haunting. Best on the album if I had to pick.

    October 2011

  • meier

    For some reason my last.fm library station loves playing this song over just about every other one from Florence.. and I'd say its one of her weaker ones probably (comparitively speaking at least).

    October 2011

  • itsrena

    amazing!

    October 2011

  • dear_near_scary

    He doesn't build ships, he has no use for sails. <3

    October 2011

  • chaser5

    very nice

    September 2011

  • Invincible638

    I love the demo version!

    September 2011

  • larouxbestfan

    He's made one for himself,one for me to. One of these days he'll make one for you. :) go Flo!

    September 2011

  • buildscoffins

    This song inspired my last.fm name. :-)

    August 2011
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