Instrumental version of A Workshop of Shadows

A Workshop of Shadows opens A Clockwork Heart in near darkness, both literal and emotional. Alone in her workshop, Florence sings to the rhythm of ticking time and turning cogs, revealing a life withdrawn from the world and sealed inside grief. What first appears to be a place of safety and careful craft slowly reveals itself as something more fragile, a sanctuary built from loss, memory, and avoidance.

Through spare, haunting lyrics, the song introduces Florence as a woman haunted by what she has lost and by the names she cannot forget. The workshop is her refuge, but also her prison. Every wire, spark, and mechanism carries the weight of sorrow she refuses to face. As the music builds, we see that this is not simply a song about isolation, but about the cost of surviving by shutting out the light.