Sweet Nothing Lyrics
You took my heart and you held it in your mouth
And with a word, all my love came rushin' out
And every whisper, it's the worst
Emptied out by a single word
There is a hollow in me now
[Chorus]
So I'll put my faith in somethin' unknown
I'm livin' on such sweet nothin'
But I'm tired of hope with nothin' to hold
I'm livin' on such sweet nothin'
And it's hard to learn, and it's hard to love
When you're givin' me such sweet nothin'
Sweet nothin', sweet nothin'
You're givin' me such sweet nothin'
[Drop]
[Verse 2]
It isn't easy for me to let it go
'Cause I've swallowed every single word
And every whisper, every sigh
Eats away at this heart of mine
And there is a hollow in me now
So I'll put my faith in somethin' unknown
I'm livin' on such sweet nothin'
But I'm tired of hope with nothin' to hold
I'm livin' on such sweet nothin'
And it's hard to learn, and it's hard to love
When you're givin' me such sweet nothin'
Sweet nothin', sweet nothin'
You're givin' me such sweet nothin'
[Drop]
[Bridge]
And it's not enough to tell me that you care
When we both know the words are empty air
You give me nothing (Woah, woah, woah)
Nothing
[Drop]
Woah, woah, woah, sweet nothin' (Woah)
Woah, woah, woah, sweet nothin' (Woah)
About
This electro-disco track about a lover who gives, “such sweet nothing,” features the vocals of Florence Welch from Florence + the Machine.
The singer previously linked up with Harris when his remix of her Ceremonials track, “Spectrum” shot to the top of the UK singles chart. The song was premiered on Chris Moyle’s BBC Radio 1 breakfast show on August 28, 2012.
The Vincent Haycock directed video was filmed over two days in a Working Men’s Club in Dalston, London. It features Welch as a singer in a small, dingy, Serbian nightclub. Surrounded by a violent life and fearful of her future, Florence unleashes a ferocious performance.
When this debuted at #1 on the UK singles chart it broke a run of second place finishes for Calvin Harris, as his previous four singles as lead artist had all stalled at #2.
This was the first single that Welch had sung on that reached the top 10 of the Hot 100. Her previous best chart ranking had been the #21 position of her own group’s Florence + the Machine’s “Dog Days Are Over” in 2010.
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