Morning Elvis (Live At Denver Ball Arena) with Ethel Cain (song)

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Morning Elvis

Morning Elvis with Ethel Cain

Morning Elvis (Live At Denver Ball Arena) with Ethel Cain
Single by Florence + The Machine
Released	October 9, 2022
Writer(s)	Florence Welch Dave Bayley
Producer(s)	Florence Welch Dave Bayley
Length	4:15
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"Morning Elvis (Live At Denver Ball Arena) with Ethel Cain" is a song preformed by Florence Welch and Ethel Cain during the Denver stop on the Dance Fever Tour on October 2, 2022, then seven days later, on October 9, 2022, Florence and the Machine released it as a single on streaming platforms with artwork cover by @pooplerpig.

Florence Welch introduced Ethel Cain by saying, "One of the best things about touring is getting to play shows with some of your favourite artists, and now I would really like to introduce an incredibly special person to the stage, Ethel Cain!"

Background

Florence said that “Morning Elvis” is a song about the power of performance, of rock and roll tragedy and transcendence. She explained how it’s a sign of a truly special artist when they make a cover their own.

”When Hayden sang this song it felt like it was hers, she really gave it that outlaw energy, like witches of the Wild West. I even threw more lines at her on the day because her tone and cadence was so perfect I wanted to hear more. And she did not miss a line even with only an hour to rehearse. I truly think I have found a kindred spirit aesthetically and artistically. And now every show I sing ‘Morning Elvis’ with an Ethel Cain inflection.”

Cain said in a statement:

“I was giggling when we rehearsed the song just the two of us before the show because Florence told me that ‘Morning Elvis’ was her channeling her inner Southern rocker, and I told her I couldn’t stop myself from emulating her British accent on certain words. It felt like a holy convergence happening in a basketball arena. Florence’s dressing room smelled like powder and sage, and we were both dressed in white, singing our lines back and forth to each other, and I felt like I was back in choir practice, but with an actual angel this time. She’s never not smiling, and if you would have told me we were the only two people in the entire venue while we sang it in the middle of her set, I would have believed you.”

Lyrics

When they dressed me and put me on a plane to Memphis, well
I never got to see Elvis

I just sweated it out in a motel room
I think the king would have understood
Why I never made it to Graceland

The bathroom tiles were cool against my head
I pressed my forehead to the floor and I prayed for a trapdoor
I’ve been here many times before
But I’ve never made it to Graceland

If I make it to the morning
I should’ve come with a warning
If I make it to the stage, I’ll show you what it means
To be saved

Well, pick me up in New Orleans
Pinned in a bathroom stall
Pick me up above my body
Press my corpse against the wall
I told the band to leave without me
I’ll get the next flight
And i’ll see you all with Elvis
If I don’t survive the nigh

If I make it to the morning
I should’ve come with a warning
If I make it to the stage, I’ll show you what it means
To be saved

After every tour, I swear I’ll quit
It’s all the boys now, this is it
But the call, it always comes
And songs like children beggin’ to be born
But I guess I got my wish
Anything, anything, anything but this

If I make it to the morning
I should’ve come with a warning
If I make it to the stage, I’ll show you what it means
To be saved
Well, you know I’m still afraid
I’m still crazy and I’m still scared

But if I make it to the stage, I’ll show you what it means
To be spared
To be spared
To be spared
To be spared
To be spared