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Breaking Down Lyrics by Florence + the Machine

Ceremonials (Deluxe Reissue)

2011

[Verse 1]
All alone
It was always there, you see
And even on my own
It was always standing next to me

[Pre-Chorus]
I can see it coming from the edge of the room
Creeping in the streetlight
Holding my hand in the pale gloom
Can you see it coming now?

[Chorus]
Oh, I think I'm breaking down again
Oh, I think I'm breaking down

[Verse 2]
All alone
Even when I was a child
I've always known
There was something to be frightened of

[Pre-Chorus]
I can see you coming from the edge of the room
Creeping in the streetlight
Holding my hand in the pale gloom
Can you see it coming now?

[Chorus]
Oh, I think I'm breaking down again
Oh, I think I'm breaking down

[Verse 3]
All alone
On the edge of sleep
My old familiar friend
Comes and lies down next to me

[Pre-Chorus]
And I can see you coming from the edge of the room
Smiling in the streetlight
Even with my eyes shut tight
I still see him coming now

[Chorus]
Oh, I think I'm breaking down again
Oh, I think I'm breaking down again
Oh, I think I'm breaking down again
Oh, I think I'm breaking down

About “Breaking Down” by Florence + the Machine

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"Breaking Down" appears on "Ceremonials (Deluxe Reissue)" in 2011.

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