History Heartwarming / FlorenceAndTheMachine

* During the bridge of [[https://youtu.be/QMFeTxr-Lnw this performance of “Shake it Out,”]] Florence notices a fan in the front row leaning over the barrier with her arms over her face, crying. She immediately goes over to her and spends the next minute or so gently stroking her hair and her arms and hugging her, all while singing directly to her, and if you listen very closely right after she sings “Looking for heaven, found the devil in me,” you can hear her softly reassuring the fan “It’s okay.” During an instrumental break, she goes back to talk to her, and appears to kiss her hands.
** The fan revealed in the [=YouTube=] comments of the performance that the reason why she was crying was because her best friend, who was also a F+TM fan, had recently taken her own life, and the song resonated with her emotionally.

* During the bridge of [[https://youtu.be/QMFeTxr-Lnw this performance of “Shake it Out” at the 2018 GMA Summer Concert Series,]] Florence notices a fan in the front row leaning over the barrier with her arms over her face, crying. She immediately goes over to her and spends the next minute or so gently stroking her hair and her arms and hugging her, all while singing directly to her, and if you listen very closely right after she sings “Looking for heaven, found the devil in me,” you can hear her softly reassuring the fan “It’s okay.” During an instrumental break, she goes back to talk to her, and appears to kiss her hands.

** The fan revealed in the [=YouTube=] comments of the performance that the reason why she was crying was because her best friend, who was also a F+TM fan, had recently taken her own life, and the song ripped her apart emotionally.

* During the bridge of [[https://youtu.be/QMFeTxr-Lnw this performance of “Shake it Out” at the 2018 GMA Summer Concert Series,]] Florence notices a fan in the front row leaning over the barrier with her arms over her face, crying. She immediately goes over to her and spends the next minute or so gently stroking her hair and her arms and hugging her, all while singing directly to her, and if you listen very closely right after she sings “Looking for heaven, found the devil in me,” you can hear her softly reassuring the fan “It’s okay.”
** The fan revealed in the [=YouTube=] comments of the performance that the reason why she was crying was because her best friend, who was also a F+TM fan, had recently taken her own life, and the song ripped her apart emotionally. Later in the video, you can see her talking to Florence during an instrumental break, presumably explaining the situation.

** The fan revealed in the [=YouTube=] comments of the performance that the reason why she was crying was because her best friend, who was also a F+TM fan, had recently taken her own life, and the song “ripped her apart” emotionally. Later in the video, you can see her talking to Florence during an instrumental break, presumably explaining the situation.

** The fan revealed in the YouTube comments of the performance that the reason why she was crying was because her best friend, who was also a F+TM fan, had recently taken her own life, and the song “ripped her apart” emotionally. Later in the video, you can see her talking to Florence during an instrumental break, presumably explaining the situation.

* Whether she adresses [[NarratorAllAlong herself]] or someone in similar situation, [[YouAreNotAlone "Third Eye"]] brims with SugarWiki/{{WAFF}}.

* Whether she adresses [[NarratorAllAlong herself]] or someone in similar situation, [[YouAreNotAlone "Third Eye"]] brims with {{Waff}}.

->''And I heard your voice''
->''As clear as day''
->''And you told me I should concentrate''
->''It was all so strange''
->''And so surreal''
->''That a ghost should be so practical''
->''Only if for a night''

* In May 2016, Florence visited a young fan in hospice care, Karinya Chen, who was too sick to go to the Florence + The Machine concert. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lasLJ6OD-i8 She gave a personal performance]] for her, her family, and her friends. More of a TearJerker now, as Karinya unfortunately passed away a few months later, but Florence went out of her way to give her a special afternoon.

-->''We are shining and we will never be afraid again''

* 'Spectrum' and 'All This and Heaven Too' are definitely the [[LighterAndSofter lightest and]] [[SillyLoveSongs warmest tone-wise]] of her collection; 'Spectrum' could be about two lovers free to express themselves without restraint, while 'All This and Heaven Too' can be interpreted as someone who finally found their true love and can't believe it at first.

-->"Jake, will you grab my crown that's in the crowd? This is important!"

->''Only if for a night''

[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir5vKDf0tVw Only If For A Night]] has a pretty beautiful lyric. Someone just showed up there when you was totally desperate to give you an advice. And said person is your passed away grandparent. AND said event happened in your dream.
->And I heard your voice
->As clear as day
->And you told me I should concentrate
->It was all so strange
->And so surreal
->That a ghost should be so practical
->Only if for a night