This poem was inspired by Florence + The Machine’s short movie, The Odyssey which was directed by Vincent Haycock. The 2015 album, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful is an honest portrayal of Florence Welch‘s journey from being heartbroken and finding herself again. The short film, set from a collection of nine songs from that album is a visual representation of that journey.

Here we see our heroine, not from the war ravaged town of Troy,

if love is a battlefield, then devotion is an act of war

A kiss was the bullet that made her bleed for him

We all need to find our own versions of Ithaca one day or another

It may take a broken heart to get there

Two bodies, two roads, one train of thought

Just like a new street, the person across from can be unrecgonizable

The imprints of a hotel bed and these bottles to forget just to build a bridge for her to get closer to you

She used all the pieces and splinters of her shattered life boat to put herself back together

Made deals with devils to get that piece of blue heaven

You can never have too much of one thing

This cold world

How colossal, how colorful, how serene indeed

She found peace upon a mountain top one day

When the lights shined the brightest, she sang about her pain

As unpredictable as every ocean wave upon rock, she was seeking peace in chaos

The struggle is within the surrender

Why do the ones that ignite the fire inside of us also engulf us in the flames?

Why do we choose to give up the match?

During the days of rain, she longed for warmth

From the ashes, she found a fire within herself

Love is a broken bone and your cause of healing

It’s a case of amnesia, it’s that long lost friend that’s a reminder

Bright lights, big stages

She found Ithaca within the spotlight

and strength within her voice without the music

Watch the full movie below.

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