Fortress

Album: Hymns (2016)
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  • Bloc Party vocalist Kele Okereke explained the song's meaning to The Sun: "I wanted something that spoke about intimacy and sex and how comforting that sort of intimacy can be," he said. "It's a protective buffer against what's happening in the rest of the world and your life."

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