"What the Water Gave Me" is a song by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine from their second studio album, Ceremonials (2011) ). The song is a pop, pop rock, and soul composition with a tempo of 124 beats per minute, incorporating instruments such as harps and guitar. The accompanying music video was filmed at Abbey Road Studios and features the band recording and singing the song. The songs lyrics are said to talk about "children who are swept out to sea, and their parents go in after them and try to rescue them"). The song received positive reviews from music critics and fans, with some labeling it as "epic").
Additionally, "What the Water Gave Me" is also a painting by Frida Kahlo, completed in 1938. It is a self-portrait of the artist in a bathtub surrounded by grey water, with symbols and items conveying her personal story. The painting is a symbol of life and death, happiness and sadness, comfort and pain, as well as her past and present. It is considered a demonstration of Kahlos ability as a surreal artist to convey the trauma of her own existence through aggressive visual imagery).
The song and the painting both carry deep emotional and symbolic meanings, reflecting the artists personal experiences and struggles.
