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We Float by PJ Harvey

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PJ Harvey

We Float

Release date: 22nd October 2000

From Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
Track 12
6:09
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About This Track

'We Float' by PJ Harvey is a pop track from 'Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea' (2000). Its lyrics focus on a hunger for love and success that curdles into dissatisfaction, culminating in a sense of disconnection as someone disappears into the city and night. The narrator describes needing help and driving towards a blackout, until a voice urges action, captured in the line “run on in”.

"We Float" is a track by PJ Harvey, from the album Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea, released 22nd October 2000. The track is 6:09 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 6 articles about PJ Harvey.

About the Artist

PJ Harvey

PJ Harvey

Lyrics

We Float

We wanted to find love
We wanted success
Until nothing was enough
Until my middle name was excess
Somehow I lost touch
When you went out of sight
When you got lost into the city
Got lost into the night
I was in need of help
Heading to blackout
'Till someone told me "run on in honey
Before somebody blows your goddamn brains out"
You shoplifted as a child
I had a model's smile
You carried all my hopes
Until something broke inside
But now
We float
Take life as it comes
We float
Take life as it comes
So will we die of shock?
Die without a trial?
Die on Good Friday?
While holding each other tight
This is kind of about you
This is kind of about me
We just kinda lost our way
We were looking to be free
But one day
We'll float
Take life as it comes
We'll float
Take life as it comes
But one day
We'll float
Take life as it comes
But one day
We'll float
Take life as it comes
But one day

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Track details

From Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

6:092000
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Album
Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
PJ Harvey
23rd October 2000
Track number
12
Release year
2000
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    3:42
  4. 4One Line
    3:14

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    Writer
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    Producer
    Mick Harvey, PJ Harvey, Rob Ellis
    Bass
    Mick Harvey
    Drums
    Rob Ellis
    Keyboards
    Rob Ellis
    Vocals
    PJ Harvey
    Background Vocals
    Mick Harvey, Rob Ellis
    Bells
    Rob Ellis
    Djembe
    PJ Harvey
    E-Bow
    PJ Harvey
    Mastering Engineer
    Howie Weinberg
    Mixing Engineer
    Howard “Head” Bullivant
    Organ
    Mick Harvey
    Piano
    PJ Harvey, Rob Ellis
    Recording Engineer
    Howard “Head” Bullivant
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