Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)
Arcade Fire * Track #8 On WE
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Age of Anxiety II (Rabbit Hole)Arcade Fire
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PreludeArcade Fire
- #4
End of the Empire I-IIIArcade Fire
- #5
End of the Empire IV (Sagittarius A*)Arcade Fire
- #6
The Lightning IArcade Fire
- #7
The Lightning IIArcade Fire
- #8Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)
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- #9
Unconditional II (Race and Religion)Arcade Fire & Peter Gabriel
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Unconditional I (Lookout Kid) by Arcade Fire
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Win Butler & Régine Chassagne & Nigel GodrichWrited by
Régine Chassagne & Win ButlerAbout
“Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)” is Arcade Fire’s second single from their sixth album WE, (annouced on 12 April via instagram post) following “The Lightning I, II”. The song is dedicated to Win Butler and Régine Chassagne’s son.
The song was performed live for the first time at the last of a series...
Unconditional I (Lookout Kid) Lyrics
[Verse 1: Win Butler]
Lookout kid, trust your heart
You don't have to play the part they wrote for you
Just be true
There are things that you could do
That no one else on earth could ever do
But I can't teach you, I can't teach it to you
[Verse 2: Win Butler]
Lookout kid, trust your mind
But you can't trust it everytime
You know it plays tricks on you
And it don't give a damn if you are happy or you're sad
But if you've lost it, don't feel bad
'Cause it's alright to be sad
[Interlude: Win Butler]
Do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do
Do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do-do-do
Do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do
Do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do-do-do
Do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do
Do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do
Do-do-do-do
[Verse 3: Win Butler, Win Butler & Régine Chassagne]
Lookout kid, trust your body
You can dance, and you can shake
Things will break, you make mistakes
You lose your friends, again and again
'Cause nothing is ever perfect
No one's perfect
Lеt me say it again: no one's perfеct
Right
[Pre-Chorus: Win Butler & Régine Chassagne]
A lifetime of skinned knees
And heartbreak comes so easy
But a life without pain would be boring
[Chorus: Win Butler & Régine Chassagne]
And if you feel it, it's fine
I give you everything that's mine
I give you my heart and my precious time
[Post-Chorus]
Do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do
Do-do, do-do, do-do-do-do-do
[Verse 4: Win Butler, Win Butler & Régine Chassagne]
Lookout kid, trust your soul
It ain't hard to rock n' roll
You know how to move your hips
And you know God is cool with it
Some people want the rock without the roll
But we all know, there’s no God without soul
Right
[Pre-Chorus: Win Butler & Régine Chassagne]
A lifetime of skinned knees
And heartbreak comes so easily
But a life without you
Would be boring for someone like me
[Chorus: Win Butler & Régine Chassagne]
And if you feel it, it's fine
I give you everything that's mine
I give you my heart and my precious time
(Precious time)
(I'll give you everything)
I give you my heart and my precious time
[Post-Chorus]
Do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do
Do-do, do-do, do-do-do-do-do
[Outro: Win Butler & Régine Chassagne]
Unconditional
It's unconditional
It's unconditional
No matter what you do
It's unconditional (Unconditional)
It's unconditional (Unconditional)
Unconditonal (No matter what you do)
It's unconditional (Unconditional)
Unconditional I (Lookout Kid) Q&A
Who wrote Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)'s ?
Unconditional I (Lookout Kid) was written by Régine Chassagne & Win Butler.
Who produced Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)'s ?
Unconditional I (Lookout Kid) was produced by Win Butler & Régine Chassagne & Nigel Godrich.
When did Arcade Fire release Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)?
Arcade Fire released Unconditional I (Lookout Kid) on Wed Apr 27 2022.
Is there a live performance for the song?
Yes, despite the band having performed the song weeks earlier at the Bowery Ballroom in NYC, the first recorded performance of the song was at the band’s surprise show at Coachella on April 15, 2022, where due to strong emotion there was a moment when Win Butler missed the second verse of the song a...
What did Arcade Fire say about "Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)"?
On the band’s social media, Win Butler spoke a little about the song:
There’s nothing saccharine about unconditional love in a world that is coming apart at the seams. WE need each other, in all of our imperfection. Lookout Kid is a reminder, a lullaby for the end times, sung to my son, but for eve...
What else have the artists said about the song?
Win Butler:
I was really just thinking about my son and the world that he’s facing and how I was a very depressed kid, particularly in high school. I was trying to imagine the way that I’m wired, just chemically, having to deal with that now, not to mention 10 years from now, whenever the fuck he’s...