'dog days are over' by florence and the machine

happiness hit her like a train on a track
coming towards her stuck still no turning back
she hid around corners and she hid under beds
she killed it with kisses and from it she fled
with every bubble she sank with her drink
and washed it away down the kitchen sink

the dog days are over
the dog days are done
the horses are coming
so you better run

run fast for your mother, run fast for your father
run for your children, for your sisters and brothers
leave all your love and your longing behind
you can't carry it with you if you want to survive

the dog days are over
the dog days are done
can you hear the horses?
because here they come

and i never wanted anything from you
except everything you had and what was left after that too
happiness hit her like a bullet in the head
struck from a great height by someone who should know better than that

the dog days are over
the dog days are done
can you hear the horses?
because here they come

run fast for your mother, run fast for your father
run for your children, for your sisters and brothers
leave all your love and your longing behind
you can't carry it with you if you want to survive

It is such a liberating song. It's an experience. It's the type of song that you would want to get lost in while singing and dancing. It builds up your emotions and brings you to the highs and the lows of the whole experience.

I read a lot of interpretations of the song. Some saw it as a song of a person finding love after the 'dog days'. Some say it's a song about running away from love for fear of getting hurt.

I think it's about someone who's used to getting hurt. Then finds herself hit by love and happiness 'like a bullet' that it left her really confused and scared. She tries to run away from it in order to save herself from the possible pain that happiness may bring.

'leave all your love and your longing behind. you can't carry it with you if you want to survive.'

the melody and the beat are liberating, but the message (at least my interpretation of it) is very melancholy.

I love it. I especially love dancing to it.