Hunger, by Florence Welch
Hunger, by Florence Welch
This song was never meant to be a song,
it was a poem
written in an effort to understand the ways
I looked for love
in things that were not love.
I was never thinking it would be a song
but maybe that’s the point.
And by singing it out loud, together
we become a choir, a chorus
higher than the hurt,
louder than loneliness.
— Florence Welch
You thought just because this is a poetry calendar I wouldn’t find a way to insert my favourite artist? Think again! I loved the song of the same name when it came out, and I loved how open Florence Welch was about its inspiration, and what it meant to her. It felt like an incredibly brave thing to be willing to put in a song, that fans will scream back at you on every tour afterwards. Below I’ve linked the song she’s referring to in the poem.
The first Florence + the Machine song I heard was actually Ship to Wreck on the Graham Norton Show in 2015 (yes, Evie, more than half a decade after Dog Days Are Over was released). Remember that I didn’t really explore music on my own growing up, so I left for China (& then Edinburgh) mostly listening to things I heard in my immediate vicinity – F+tM was probably the first band I picked out and went —this. I like this.
Featured Image: High as Hope came out in 2018, and while Hunger itself was an early single, the main album became available while we were away on our Trans-Siberian adventure. For that reason – that early-2018 spread – this album makes me think of living with Evie, travelling with her and Kirsten, and the many adventures we continue to have – this one captured on film last year by Tess.
TJC 