I går leste jeg på musikkbloggen til Dagbladet at Florence & the Machine var nominert til Mercury-prisen, og da kjente jeg et lite hurra inni meg. Det er ikke alle de nominerte jeg har hørt på (for eksempel Speech Debelle og Led Bib), men "Lungs" er iallefall et fabelaktig album som omtrent har hatt enevelde på spillelisten min de siste dagene. Akkurat nå er jeg spesielt glad i "Dog Days Are Over":
Happiness hit her like a train on a track
Coming towards her stuck still, no turning back
She hid around corners and she hid under beds
She killed it with kisses and from it she fled
With every bubble she sank with her drink
And washed it away down the kitchen sink
The dog days are over
The dog days are done
The horses are coming
So you better run
Run fast for your mother, run fast for your father
Run for your children, your sisters and brothers
Leave all your loving, your loving behind
You can't carry it with you if you want to survive
The dog days are over
The dog days are done
Can you hear the horses
'Cause here they come
And I never wanted anything from you
Except everything you had and what was left after that too, oh
Happiness hit her like a bullet in the head
Stuck from a great hight by someone who should have known better than that
The dog days are over
The dog days are gone
Can you hear the horses
'Cause here they come