“(…) I was
just thinking about her death. That's always been such a strong image: going to
the river with your pockets full of stones."
Florence Welch – on VW’s death
Virginia Woolf left us 75 years
ago. As soon as her pockets were full of stones so as she could drown ‘till
death, her pain came to an end. However, her legacy as a novelist and
intellectual still remains with us after this period.
One of VW’s latest influences is
Florence Welch, lead singer and composer from Florence + The Machine. Ceremonials (the band’s second album) brought
one of the most powerful songs about Virginia’s tragedy: “What the Water Gave
Me” is not only inspired by Woolf’s suicide, but also shows the importance of Frida
Kahlo’s painting to Welch’s song-writing…
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Frida Kahlo - "Lo Que el Agua Me Dió" (1938) |
“WHAT THE WATER GAVE ME”
(Florence Welch & Francis
"Eg" White)
Time it took us
To where the water was
That’s what the water gave me
And time goes quicker
Between the two of us
Oh, my love, don’t forsake me
Take what the water gave me
Lay me down
Let the only sound
Be the overflow
Pockets full of stones
Lay me down
Let the only sound
Be the overflow
And oh, poor Atlas
The world’s a beast of a burden
You’ve been holding up a long time
And all this longing
And the ships are left to rust
That’s what the water gave us
So lay me down
Let the only sound
Be the overflow
Pockets full of stones
Lay me down
Let the only sound
Be the overflow
‘Cause they took your loved ones
But returned them in exchange for
you
But would you have it any other
way?
Would you have it any other way?
You couldn't have it any other way
‘Cause she’s a cruel mistress
And a bargain must be made
But oh, my love, don’t forget me
When I let the water take me
So lay me down
Let the only sound
Be the over flow
Pockets full of stones
Lay me down
Let the only sound
Be the overflow
So lay me down
Let the only sound
Be the overflow
Pockets full of stones
Lay me down
Let the only sound
Be the overflow
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