Florence + the Machine pulls you into the emotional undercurrent with Drink Deep, the ninth track on her gripping new album Everybody Scream.
Months before the October 31 drop via Republic Records and Polydor Records, Florence Welch started dropping breadcrumbs on Instagram—on August 7, she shared a carousel with the caption “Drink Deep,” featuring an old wooden sign for The Drink Deep Tavern and a screenshot of raw lyrics from her Notes app. It was a quiet signal of the album’s themes: grief, release, and that pull toward something primal.
The snippet she teased sets the scene like a ritual: “I came to a clearing full of wailing and keening / A well of tears that never runs dry / The women said we’ve been waiting / Waiting to meet you.” Then it builds to a raw plea—”Deeper / Deeper down”—as fists hit the ground and the earth groans back. Produced by Aaron Dessner in that same Long Pond studio magic, it’s Welch channeling a collective ache, turning personal scars from her 2023 surgery into a shared catharsis. The full cut unfolds with her soaring vocals over swelling strings, echoing the album’s arc from explosive highs to these buried truths.
Fans pieced it together early, flooding comments with theories on how it ties into the record’s scream-as-healing motif, right alongside cuts like Perfume and Milk. Since the release, it’s racked up streams for that haunting build, proving Florence’s gift for making the intimate feel ancient. If Everybody Scream is her therapy session laid bare, Drink Deep is the moment you finally let it flood.
Dive into the DRINK DEEP lyrics below and unpack its primal pull. Don’t miss other EVERYBODY SCREAM tracks for more of Florence’s raw revelation.
| Lead Vocals | Florence Welch |
| Songwriter | Florence Welch & Danny L Harle |
| Music Producer | Aaron Dessner, Florence Welch & Danny L Harle |
| Background Vocals | Florence Welch, Idrîsî Ensemble, Eliza Oakes, Elsa Hackett, Noémie Ducimetière & Dunja Botic |
| Mixing Engineer | Bella Blasko |
| Mastering Engineer | Randy Merrill |
| Label | Polydor Records & Republic Records |
| Release Date | October 31, 2025 |
| Song Language | English |
| Copyright © | Universal Music Group |
Lyrics of Drink Deep by Florence + the Machine
[Verse 1]
Through Bramble And Briar
Under Ash And Oak
I Went To Find The Hidden Folk
They Gave Me Guns And Riches
Cut Gold Thread With Their Teeth
Every Night I Went To See Them
No, I Did Not Sleep
And Every Cup They Brought To Me
Oh, You Know I Dared
[Chorus]
Drink Deep
Drink Deep
[Verse 2]
My Eyes Began To Hollow
My Skin Began To Fade
What I Thought Was A Night Was A Thousand Years
What I Thought Was A Sip Was A Thousand Tears
But Still, They Said
[Chorus]
Drink Deep
Drink Deep
[Verse 3]
Like A Thread That They Spun
Was A Woman’s Hair
And The Gowns Stitched From Her Tenderest Flair
And The Cup That They Brought
Up To My Lips
I Realised I Drank Of Myself
[Chorus]
Yes, It Came From Me
It Was Made From Me, Ah
Still I Drank Deep
Still I Drank Deep, Ah
[Outro]
Oh-oh
Oh-oh
