Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire
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The 2nd track off Neon Bible is generally about not giving up, or, keeping the car running. Butler himself has noted the Orwellian references throughout. The song paints a picture in a dystopian land where commercialism and oppression rule, and the protagonist’s escape from it.
It’s hard not to be...
[Verse 1]
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
[Verse 2]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 3]
There’s this fear I keep so deep
Knew its name since before I could speak, yeah, oh
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 4]
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
[Chorus]
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
Keep the Car Running was written by Arcade Fire.
Keep the Car Running was produced by Arcade Fire.
Arcade Fire released Keep the Car Running on Mon Mar 05 2007.