Oh, the river, oh, the river, it's running free,
And I'll join in the joy it brings to me
But I know it'll have to drown me,
Before I can breathe easy,
And I've seen it in the flights of birds, I've seen it in you,
The entrails of the animals, the blood running through,
But in order to get to the heart, I think sometimes you have to cut through,
But you can
Just keep following the heartlines on your hand
Just keep following the heartlines on your hand
Keep it up, I know you can
Just keep following the heartlines on your hand
Cause I am
(Yeah, yeah x2) [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/f/florence_and_the_machine/heartlines.html ]
Odyssey on odyssey and land over land,
Creeping and crawling like the sea over sand
Still I follow the heartlines on your hand,
This fantasy, this fallacy, this tumbling stone
Echoes of a city that's long overgrown,
Your heart is the only place that I call home,
I cannot be returned.
You can
Just keep following the heartlines on your hand
Just keep following the heartlines on your hand
Keep it up, I know you can.
Just keep following the heartlines on your hand
(Yeah, yeah x2)
What a thing to do. Oh. (yeah x2)
What a thing to choose
But no-o-ooh,
In some way, I'm there with you
Up against the wall, on a Wednesday afternoon
Just keep following the heartlines on your hand
Just keep following the heartlines on your hand
Keep it up, I know you can.
Just keep following the heartlines on your hand,
Cause I am
I think it means staying true to yourself and not giving in. Simple, yet powerful
by Unregistered on Mar 24th 2012 2:31 am
The line 'heatlines on your hand' is a metaphor for following your heart. I dont think its a literal reference to palmistry.
by Unregistered on Mar 14th 2012 8:12 pm
She said in the concert that it refers to the ties that she has with her family and friends and with the facts that she's is traveling and on gig all the time.
by Unregistered on Mar 8th 2012 9:00 am
The term heartline refers to palmistry which suggests love is already written, fateful. The lyrics suggest possibly trouble in their relationship and while he may want to end it or stray she tells him that they need to keep going, keep working on something that is destiny.
by Unregistered on Feb 23rd 2012 9:56 pm
This album and song have helped me through a hard time in my life. It helps to motivate me and keep me going... Keep me striving to reach my goals and push through the difficult times!! :) thanks florence xx
by Unregistered on Jan 16th 2012 9:54 pm
It means that she is lost without him, she reads the heartlines like a road map to tell her what to do with her life.
by Unregistered on Nov 4th 2011 3:37 am
The lyric is heart lines on your hand... As in the heart lines in palmistry...