“The Bomb” is a song about Florence’s commitment to loneliness and instability (see her interview with Radio X). Its placement on the album follows the fairytale storyline of Dance Fever; Florence struggles through the process of wondering whether she wants to stop touring (see “King”), but on this track describes how the instability of producing and touring her music is irresistible, despite the life consequences it has for herself, her partners, friends and family.

Given Florence’s tendencies to want to hold on to her most vulnerable tracks, she almost removed this track from the album but decided against this due to protests from friends and family.