Arcade Fire – Apocrypha (2013) | Track profile | Dork

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Apocrypha

[Intro: Announcer]

You officers that are stationed in front of the stage behind the barricade: You will go to Mr. Maury Shapiro, the first aid man, and he will furnish you with earplugs. So as to keep you from having a headache. If he runs out of earplugs, he has got some cotton. We will not allow any dancing, running up and down the aisle. Is that clear with everybody?

[Verse 1: Win Butler]

'Cause I don't wanna be born, born again

But not right now, please don't take me yet

But God said "Son, it's time to go

And when you'll return, I don't know just yet."

But even stars, they die, when they get old

The precious ones that we used to hold

So if you gon' shoot better hit your mark

Send that arrow, send it through my heart

My heart

[Chorus: Win Butler]

He said "This time I won't get turned away

This time I won't get turned away

This time I won't get turned away."

[Verse 2: Win Butler]

She said "But Joan of Arc, a walk in the dark"

She said "I've seen how the world ends

First they love you, then they kill you

Then they love you again

And again

Again."

[Chorus: Win Butler]

She said

"This time I won't get turned away

This time I won't get turned away

This time I won't get turned away."

She said

"This time I won't get turned away

This time I won't get turned away

This time I won't get turned away."

[Verse 3: Win Butler]

Jesus Christ, what did you do

To deserve what they done to you?

Jesus Christ, what did you do

To deserve what they done to you?

[Bridge: Win Butler]

Come on downtown

See what we got, we got the riot

Oh, come on downtown

And see what we got, we got the riot

We know something ain't right

We know something ain't right

I said, "Come on downtown

See what we got, we got the riot

We got a riot."

[Outro: Jonathan Ross sample]

Hahaha... ha ha... Arcade Fire ladies and gentlemen!

Wow! That was great. We didn't upset him, was that part of the show or was he...? You look gorgeous as well, don't often see an attractive woman playing the hurdy-gurdy... well done!

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