RARE "Tear Out My Tongue / Ye Old Hope" - Florence and the Machine

This is yet another version of "Ye Old Hope" by Florence and the Machine. It is also often called "Tear Out My Tongue".

I like this version better than the earlier one I posted, but I'll keep the old one up in case people still want to listen to it.



[LYRICS]:

Old hope got stuck in your throat,
Wound it's way round your neck caused you to choke.

Old hope made a rope, that held you tight as the chair legs broke.

When they found you hanging in the ward, you said at least now I don't have to kind or good. I'll be cruel and I'll be obscene tear out my tongue cause I've been redeemed.

When they found you hanging in the ward, you said at least now I don't have to kind or good. I'll be cruel and I'll be obscene tear out my tongue
Cause I've been redeemed.
Save my blushes for the grave, no shy glance, no coy restraint, and I wont hang my head, and I wont repent, wont face the wall and count to ten

5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10...

Well they tore you down and they tore out your tongue and they made you kneel for all the things that you'd done. but you wouldn't cry, and you wouldn't beg, you just grinned and tore out your teeth instead.

And when they found you hanging in the ward, you said at least now I don't have to kind or good. I'll be cruel and I'll be obscene tear out my tongue cause I've been redeemed.

I don't have to sit down and behave, cause my darling i've been saved...

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[xXDarkMagicianGirlx1]

wow, this is great! can i have it on MP3? :):)

[rareflorence]

@xXDarkMagicianGirlx1 i tried to send it to you but you have enabled friend lock, disable that and swing me a message and i'll send it to you :)

[xXDarkMagicianGirlx1]

@rareflorence well, this is going to sound stupid, but i have no idea how to disable friendlock:/ could you tell me?:)

[rareflorence]

@xXDarkMagicianGirlx1 sorry dear but i don't know :( send me your email in a message and i'll send it there

[MsHeygirl25]

Is this song on an album or will it be on one??

[rareflorence]

@MsHeygirl25 it's not on ant album so far, and i'm not positive that it will be on the next one. though i can definitely see her redoing it later

[whatuonbout00]

at 1:54 haha! something very "florence like"!! :D

[whatuonbout00]

@rareflorence thanks for posting this! i listened to this properly last night and its amazing! as is my best dress! brilliant :D

[TheWestmorelandl02]

ooh i like the older one better- more RAW!

[4TheCacti]

Can I have the mp3? please :)

[SapphireJesse08]

@rareflorence I would be so happy if Tear Out My Tongue and Bricks ever make their way back onto an album somewhere. Florence is always amazing, but these early songs have such magic to them!

[09sarahbrush]

i am in love with you woman :(

[GreenDayFlorence]

Poop on your nanny pat.

[MissFalinity]

"Save my blushes for the grave" always makes me think of Firefly, for some reason.

[LAURADUFFYxx]

This song is so brilliant. So vivid and delicious :) I love the way she juxtaposes her lovely voice with dark lyrics. fuck me flo, i love you

[WeasleyIsOurKing123]

This is awesome :) Will it be on the new album???

[TeamJacobFan987]

anything with Florence in it is amazing. she could sing about shitting in a ditch and it would sound gorgeous :)

[CarlyC1988]

I would love to be able to get this on an album. Hint hint. :)