Further Meaning of My Song Choice

Frida Kahlo, What I Saw in the Water or What the Water Gave Me, 1938,

‘What the Water Gave Me’ is part of the album ‘Ceremonials’ released in 2011. Florence named the song after the Frida Kahlo painting named ‘What the Water Gave Me’ painted in 1938. Frida Kahlo was born on July 6, 1907 and died in 1954. She was born in Coyoacan, a mexican painter. The painting shows someone’s legs in a bath tub. I would say that because of the reflection that she has painted and the painting seems to be painted by what the person in bath is seeing, they are reflecting on what they think is in the world at that time.
They are surrounded by things floating in the murky bath water. However, from an interview with Florence, she said that what inspired her to write the song was the British writer, Virginia Woolf.
The genre of the song has been classified as indie pop or art rock. There is an ensemble of instruments used such as harps, drums and guitars.