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Sep 20, 2010
Dog in this song does not mean God. The phrase, Dog Days, is an actual phrase. Florence and the Machine did not make it up. It is in the summer and dates back to Roman times when the Dog Star, Sirius, was visible. Dog Days were popularly believed to be an evil time "when the seas boiled, wine turned sour, Quinto raged in anger, dogs grew mad, and all creatures became languid, causing to man burning fevers, hysterics, and phrensies"
I don't think she is sneakily trying to say that the God Days are Over.