We have created the Florence + The Machine official anthology ✨ Listen to ‘Under Heaven Over Hell’ now: https://Florence.lnk.to/uhohID Join Florence online: YouTube: https://Florence.lnk.to/Youtube Instagram: https://Florence.lnk.to/Instagram Twitter: https://Florence.lnk.to/Twitter TikTok: https://Florence.lnk.to/Tiktok Facebook: https://Florence.lnk.to/Facebook Mailing list & more: https://Florence.lnk.to/Updates Official Store: https://Florence.lnk.to/Store Florence + The Machine - What The Water Gave Me (Lyrics) Time it took us To where the water was That’s what the water gave me And time goes quicker Between the two of us But oh, my love, don't forsake me Take what the water gave me Lay me down Let the only sound Be the overflow Pockets full of stones Lay me down Let the only sound Be the overflow And oh, poor Atlas The world's a beast of a burden You’ve been holding on a long time And all this longing And the ships are left to rust That's what the water gave us [Chorus] So lay me down Let the only sound Be the overflow Pockets full of stones Lay me down Let the only sound Be the overflow 'Cause they took your loved ones But returned them in exchange for you But would you have it any other way Would you have it any other way You couldn't have it any other way 'Cause she's a cruel mistress And a bargain must be made But oh, my love, don't forget me When I let the water take me So lay me down Let the only sound Be the overflow Pockets full of stones Lay me down Let the only sound Be the overflow So lay me down Let the only sound Be the overflow Pockets full of stones Lay me down Let the only sound Be the overflow Music video by Florence + The Machine performing What The Water Gave Me (C) 2012 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.