Happiness, it hurt 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 a 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 and fast for your father
Run for your children for your sisters and brothers
Leave all your love and your longing 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 [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/f/florence_and_the_machine/dog_days_are_over.html ]
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 back
Struck from a great height
By someone who should know better than that
The dog days are over
The dog days are gone
Can you hear the horses
'Cause here they come
Run fast for your mother and fast for your father
Run for your children for your sisters and brothers
Leave all your love and your longing behind you
Can't carry it with you if you want to survive
The dog days are over
The dog days are gone
Can you hear the horses
'Cause here they come
The dog days are over
The dog days are gone
The horses are coming
So you better run
The dog days are over
The dog days are gone
The horses are coming
So you better run
You have to move on from the past ("leave all your love and your longing behind you") and bad times don't stay bad forever.
by Unregistered on May 31st 2012 9:54 am
She's saying let the haters hate and that you can find happiness in love!
by Unregistered on May 31st 2012 4:15 am
This song is about the collective spiritual renewal happening on the planet. The old corrupt patriarch system is dead. We're learning to be happy and free again. It is being lead through women and the reigniting of the goddess. The goddess is learning to get back up off her knees, stop hiding under the bed... But she warns its a bumpy road and you must cast aside living a life controlled by your desires and need for control if you and run with the flow of change sweeping the planet. This woman is a reincarnation of an ancient celtic priestess. She is very wise and speaks symbolic language like a genius.
by Unregistered on May 30th 2012 3:57 pm
She thought she found "mr. Right. " on paper, everything should've spelled "happiness," but in actuality, it was anything but happy because her husband was abusive. So she then killed him.
The horses represent the law, and she's advised to run to (and seek protection in) her real family.
Anyway, that's what i take from it.
by Unregistered on May 29th 2012 8:45 pm
Every post i've read has a piece of true... It's such a great song, full of our stories.. Different. But ours.
by Unregistered on May 29th 2012 2:11 pm
She is abused and and is told that this is happiness and so she has to escape this so called happiness
by Unregistered on May 29th 2012 12:57 am
She stuck in a relationship that she can't really get out of because she has no reason to leave other then she's not as happy as she could be. She's been with him for too long and hasn't had the happiness from her family and friends because she's stuck with this boy. Hearing the horses coming means your chance of freedom is coming and if you don't take that chance your stuck even longer. Leaving all or love and longing behind you means if you keep dwelling on the relationship she will never get passed her love for him, and won't live the life of happiness. Because she's been in a relationship for too long and she just isn't happy missing out on her family and friends. She's still a young girl with so much more happiness i front of her then in a relationship she's doubting and dwelling on.
by Unregistered on May 28th 2012 12:24 am
Life is short so get there and run for who u love and just go life is to short
by Unregistered on May 25th 2012 8:18 pm
Happiness will only find you if you let it. How true- love this song!
by Unregistered on May 25th 2012 7:04 pm
It means someone is so sad that they just turn to love and be happy! :)