Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
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Black Mirror
I walked down to the ocean
After waking from a nightmare
No moon, no pale reflection
Black Mirror, Black Mirror
Shot by a security camera
You can't watch your own image
And also look yourself in the eye
Black Mirror, Black Mirror, Black Mirror
I know a time is coming
All words will lose their meaning
Please show me something that isn't mine
But mine is the only kind that I relate to
Le miroir casse,
The mirror casts mon reflet partout
Black Mirror, Black Mirror, Black Mirror
The black mirror knows no reflection
It knows not pride or vanity
It cares not about your dreams
It cares not for your pyramid schemes
Their names are never spoken
The curse is never broken
The curse is never broken
Un! Deux! Trois! Dis: Miroir Noir!
Black Mirror!
Un! Deux! Trois! Dis: Miroir Noir!
Black Mirror!
Mirror, mirror on the wall,
Show me where them bombs will fall.
Mirror, mirror on the wall,
Show me where them bombs will fall.
Black Mirror!
Black Mirror!
Black Mirror!
Keep the Car Running
Every night my dream's the same.
Same old city with a different name.
Men are coming to take me away.
I don't know why, but I know I can't stay.
There's a weight that's pressing down.
Late at night you can hear the sound.
Even the noise you make when you sleep.
Can't swim across a river so deep.
They know my name cause I told it to them,
But they don't know where
And they don't know
When It's coming, when It's coming.
There's this fear I keep so deep,
Knew its name since before I could speak:
Aaaah aaaaaah aaaaah aaaaaah
They know my name 'cause I told it to them,
But they don't know where
And they don't know
When it's coming, Oh! when, but It's coming
Keep the car running
If some night I don't come home,
Please don't think I've left you alone.
The same place animals go when they die,
You can't climb across a mountain so high.
The same city where I go when I sleep,
You can't swim across a river so deep.
They know my name cause I told it to them,
But they don't know where
And they don't know
When It's coming, Oh! when is it coming?
Keep the car running
Keep the car running
Keep the car running
Neon Bible
A vial of hope and a vial of pain,
In the light they both looked the same.
Poured them out on into the world,
On every boy and every girl.
It's in the Neon Bible, the Neon Bible
Not much chance for survival,
If the Neon Bible is right.
Take the poison of your age,
Don't lick your fingers when you turn the page,
What I know is what you know is right,
In the city it's the only light.
It's the Neon Bible, the Neon Bible,
Not much chance for survival
If the Neon Bible is right.
Oh God! well look at you now!
Oh! you lost it, but you don't know how!
In the light of a golden calf,
Oh God! I had to laugh!
Take the poison of your age,
Don't lick your fingers when you turn the page,
It was wrong but you said it was right,
In the future I will read at night.
In the Neon Bible, the Neon Bible
Not much chance for survival,
If the Neon Bible is true.
Intervention
The king's taken back the throne.
The useless seed is sown.
And when they say they're cutting off the phone,
I tell them you're not home.
With no place to hide,
You're fighting as a soldier on their side.
You're still a soldier in your mind,
Though nothing's on the line.
You say it's money that we need,
As if we're only mouths to feed.
I know no matter what you say,
There's some debts you'll never pay.
Working for the church while your family dies.
You take what they give you and then keep it inside.
Every spark of friendship and love will die without a home.
Hear the soldier groan, "We'll go at it alone."
I can taste the fear.
Lift me up and take me out of here.
Don't wanna fight, don't wanna die,
Just wanna hear you cry.
Who's gonna throw the very first stone?
Oh, who's gonna re-set the bone?
Walking with your head in a sling,
Wanna hear the soldier sing:
"Working for the Church while my family dies."
Your little baby sister's gonna lose her mind.
Every spark of friendship and love will die without a home.
Hear the soldier groan, "We'll go at it alone."
I can taste your fear,
(taste your fear)
It's gonna lift you up and take you out of here;
(take you out of here)
And the bone shall never heal,
I care not if you kneel.
We can't find you now,
(can't find you now)
But they're gonna get their money back somehow.
(gonna get their money back somehow)
And when you finally disappear,
We'll just say you were never here.
Been working for the church while your life falls apart.
(Your life, it falls apart.)
Been singing hallelujah with the fear in your heart.
(The fear is in your heart.)
Every spark of friendship and love will die without a home.
Hear the soldier groan, "We'll go at it alone."
Hear the soldier groan, "We'll go at it alone."
Black Waves/Bad Vibrations
We can reach the sea
They won't follow me
Shadows they fear the sun
We'll make it if we run!
Run from the memory
Je nage, mais les sons me suivent
Left my name with the border guards
A name that I don't need
Ce sera un long voyage
Sur les vagues de l'oubli
Run from the memory
Je nage, mais les sons me suivent
Stop now before it's too late
Been eating in the ghetto on a hundred dollar plate
Nothing lasts forever
That's the way it's gotta be
There's a great black wave in the middle of the sea
For me
For you
For me
It's always for you
Stop now before it's too late
Your lover was for hire
Have you noticed he's been late
Nothing lasts forever
That's the way it's gotta be
There's a great black wave in the middle of the sea
For me
For you
For me
It's always for you
The sound is not asleep, it's moving under my feet
The sound is not asleep, it's moving under my feet
The sound is not asleep, it's moving under my feet
The sound is not asleep, it's moving under my feet
Ocean of Noise
In an ocean of noise,
I first heard your voice,
Ringing like a bell,
As if I had a choice,
Oh well
Left in the morning
While you were fast asleep,
Into an ocean of violence,
A world of empty streets.
You've got your reasons,
And me I've got mine,
But all the reasons I gave
Were just lies to buy myself some time.
In an ocean of noise,
I first heard your voice.
Now who here among us
Still believes in choice?
Not I
No way of knowing
What any man will do,
An ocean of violence
Between me and you.
You've got your reasons,
And me I've got mine,
But all the reasons I gave
Were just lies to buy myself some time.
I'm gonna work it out.
'Cause time won't work it out.
I'm gonna work it out.
'Cause time won't work it out for you.
I'm gonna work it on out.
The Well and the Lighthouse
I'm serving time
All for a crime I did commit.
You want the truth?
You know I'd do it all again.
Left for dead,
Heaven is only in my head!
I heard a voice
Calling from down inside a well.
"See that silver shine?"
She said to come claim what was mine.
So down I fell,
Down into the water black.
My prison cell,
Only the moon was shining back!
This fall seemed lost, when I weighted the cost
And chose my crime
Now it's mine all mine!
I heard the voice
Calling from just outside the well.
She said, "You fool, now that
You know your end is near;
You always fall
For what you desire
Or what you fear!"
Resurrected
Living in a lighthouse,
If we leave them ships are gonna wreck.
Resurrected
Living in a lighthouse,
The lions and the lambs ain't sleeping yet.
Resurrected
Living in a lighthouse,
Can you see the front side? Ships are gonna wreck.
Resurrected
Living in a lighthouse,
The lions and the lambs ain't sleeping yet.
(Antichrist Television Blues)
I don't wanna work in a building downtown,
No, I don't wanna work in a building downtown.
I don't know what I'm gonna do,
Cause the planes keep crashing always two by two.
I don't wanna work in a building downtown,
No I don't wanna see when the planes hit the ground.
I don't wanna work in a building downtown X2
Parking their cars in the underground,
Their voices when they scream, well they make no sound.
I wanna see the cities rust,
And the troublemakers riding on the back of the bus.
Dear God, I'm a good Christian man.
In your glory, I know you understand,
That you gotta work hard and you gotta get paid,
My girl's 13, but she don't act her age.
She can sing like a bird in a cage,
O Lord, if you could see her when she's up on that stage!
You know that I'm a God-fearing man X2
But I just gotta know if it's part of your plan
To seat my daughters there by your right hand.
I know that you'll do what's right, Lord,
For they are the lanterns and you are the light...
Now I'm overcome,
By the light of day.
My lips are near, by my heart is far away.
Tell me what to say,
I'll be your mouthpiece!
Into the light of a bridge that burns
As I drive from the city with the money that I earned.
Into the dark of a starless sky,
I'm staring into nothing and I'm asking you why:
Lord, let me make her a star
So the world can see who you really are.
Little girl, you're old enough to understand,
That you'll always be a stranger in a strange, strange land.
The men are gonna come while you're fast asleep,
So you better just stay close and hold onto me.
If momma's mocking bird don't sing,
Then daddy won't buy her no diamond ring.
Dear God, would you send me a child?
Oh! God, would you send me a child,
Cause I wanna put it up on the TV screen,
So the world can see what your true word means.
Lord, would you send me a sign,
Cause I just gotta know if I'm wastin' my time!
Now I'm overcome,
By the light of day.
My lips are near, but my heart is far away.
Now the war is won,
How come nothing tastes good?...
You're such a sensitive child!
You know you're such a sensitive child!
I know you're tired, but it's alright,
I just need you to sing for me tonight.
You're gonna have your day in the sun;
You know God loves the sensitive ones.
Oh! my little bird in a cage!
I need you to get for me up on that stage,
And show the men that you're old for your age.
Now ain't the time for fear but if you don't take it, it'll disappear!
Oh! my little mockingbird, sing! X2
I need you to get up on that stage for me, honey,
And show the men it's not about the money.
Wanna hold a mirror up to the world,
So that they can see themselves inside my little girl!
Do you know where I was at your age?
Any idea where I was at your age?
I was working downtown for the minimum wage,
And I'm not gonna let you just throw it all away!
I'm through being cute,
I'm through being nice,
O tell me, Lord, am I the Antichrist?!
Windowsill
Don't wanna hear the noises on TV,
Don't want the salesmen coming after me.
Don't wanna live in my father's house no more.
Don't want it faster, I don't want it free,
Don't wanna show you what they done to me,
Don't wanna live in my father's house no more.
Don't wanna choose black or blue,
Don't wanna see what they done to you,
Don't wanna live in my father's house no more.
'Cause the tide is high,
And it's rising still,
And I don't wanna see it at my windowsill.
Don't wanna give 'em my name and address,
Don't wanna see what happens next,
Don't wanna live in my father's house no more.
Don't wanna live with my father's debt,
You can't forgive what you can't forget,
Don't wanna live in my father's house no more.
Don't wanna fight in a holy war,
Don't want the salesmen knocking at my door,
I don't wanna live in America no more.
'Cause the tide is high,
And it's rising still,
And I don't wanna see it at my windowsill.
MTV, what have you done to me?
Save my soul, set me free!
Set me free! What have you done to me?
I can't breathe! I can't see!
World War III
When are you coming for me?
Been kicking up sparks,
We set the flames free.
The windows are locked now,
So what'll it be?
A house on fire, or a rising sea?
Why is the night so still?
Why did I take the pill?
Because I don't wanna see it at my windowsill!
Don't wanna see it at my windowsill!
Don't wanna see it at my windowsill!
Don't wanna see it at my windowsill!
Don't wanna see it at my windowsill!
Don't wanna see it at my windowsill!
Don't wanna see it at my windowsill!
Don't wanna see it at my windowsill!
Don't wanna see it at my windowsill!
Don't wanna see it at my windowsill!
Don't wanna see it at my windowsill!
Don't wanna see it at my windowsill!
Don't wanna see it at my windowsill!
No Cars Go
(Hey!)
(Hey!)
We know a place where no planes go
We know a place where no ships go
(Hey!) No cars go
(Hey!) No cars go
Where we know
We know a place no spaceships go
We know a place where no subs go
(Hey!) No cars go
(Hey!) No cars go
Where we know
(Hey!)
(Hey!)
(Hey! Again!)
(No go!)
(Hey!) Us kids know
(Hey!) No cars go
Where we know
Between the click of the light and the start of the dream
Between the click of the light and the start of the dream
Between the click of the light and the start of the dream
Between the click of the light and the start of the dream
"I don't want any pushing, and I don't want any shoving.
We're gonna do this in an orderly manner. Women and children! Women and children! Women and children, let's go! Old folks, let's go! Babies needing cribs, let's go!"
(Hey!)
(Hey!)
We know a place where no planes go
We know a place where no ships go
(Hey!) No cars go
(Hey!) No cars go
Where we know
We know a place no space ships go
We know a place where no subs go
(Hey!) No cars go
(Hey!) No cars go
Where we know
(Go!)
(No go!)
(Hey!) Us kids know
(Hey!) No cars go
Where we know
Between the click of the light and the start of the dream
Between the click of the light and the start of the dream
Between the click of the light and the start of the dream
Between the click of the light and the start of the dream
"Little babies, let's go!
Women and children, let's go!
Old folks, let's go!
Don't know where we're goin'"
My Body Is a Cage
My body is a cage
That keeps me from dancing
With the one I love,
But my mind holds the key.
My body is a cage
That keeps me from dancing
With the one I love,
But my mind holds the key.
I'm standing on a stage
Of fear and self-doubt.
It's a hollow play,
But they'll clap anyway.
My body is a cage
That keeps me from dancing
With the one I love,
But my mind holds the key.
You're standing next to me.
My mind holds the key.
I'm living in an age
That calls darkness light.
Though my language is dead,
Still the shapes fill my head.
I'm living in an age
Whose name I don't know.
Though the fear keeps me moving,
Still my heart beats so slow.
My body is a cage
That keeps me from dancing
With the one I love,
But my mind holds the key.
You're standing next to me.
My mind holds the key.
My body is a...
My body is a cage.
We take what we're given.
Just because you've forgotten,
That don't mean you're forgiven.
I'm living in an age
That screams my name at night,
But when I get to the doorway
There's no one in sight.
I'm living in an age:
They laugh when I'm dancing
With the one I love
But my mind holds the key.
You're standing next to me.
My mind holds the key.
Set my spirit free.
Set my spirit free.
Set my body free.
Set my body free.
Set my spirit free.
Set my body free.