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Arcade Fire – Soft Power (2015) | Track profile | Dork

Tracks
Arcade Fire
Reflektor
Soft Power

TRACK

Soft Power

Release date: 25th September 2015

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About This Track

"Soft Power" is a track by Arcade Fire, from the album Reflektor, released 25th September 2015. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 20 articles about Arcade Fire.

About the Artist

Arcade Fire

Arcade Fire

Lyrics

Soft Power

[Verse 1: Win Butler]

Soft power got them so upset

They think it's over, but it's not done yet

Soft power in the underground

Gonna let the wind, blow the shit all around

[Chorus: Win Butler]

Well, soft power gets into our brains

Soft power, now it's never gonna to be the same

All your voices in the streets tonight

Soft power, it's alright

[Verse 2: Win Butler]

All your power makes the world go round

You can cut the speakers, you can cut all the sound

But can you hear us, singing our song

Soft power, now it's coming on strong

[Chorus]

Soft power gets into our brains

Soft power, now it's never gonna to be the same

All your voices in the streets tonight

Soft power, it's alright

[Post-Chorus]

Soft power, look at them go

Soft power, about to explode

Soft power, in the Underworld

Soft power, every boy and girl

[Verse: 3]

We were born, so it's our right

You can cut all the power, you can cut all the lights

But we can see you even in the dark

Your words are fire, and we are the spark

[Chorus]

Well, soft power gets into our brains

Soft power now it's never gonna to be the same

All your voices in the streets tonight

Soft power, it's alright

[Post-Chorus]

Soft power, look at them go

Soft power, about to explode

Soft power, in the Underworld

Soft power, every boy and girl

[Bridge]

Call a doctor, when it's not alright

Call a doctor, ‘cause it's not alright

Call a doctor, it's not alright

Call a doctor, ‘cause it's not alright

Well

[Outro]

We'd love to help you

But we're not home

Leave a message, it's impossible now

We'd love to help you

But we're not home

Leave a message, it's impossible now

We'd love to help you

But we're not home

Leave a message, it's impossible now

[Studio Out-Take]

One, two, three

Here we go

Right here go

Okay here we go, here we go

One two three

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

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Track details

From Reflektor

2015

Listen

Album

25th October 2013

Release year

2015

1Reflektor
7:34
2We Exist
5:44
3Flashbulb Eyes
2:42
4Here Comes the Night Time
6:31

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6You Already Know

—Soft Power

—Flashbulb Eyes (Dennis Bovell Remix)

—Reflektive Age

—Crucified Again

—Awful Sound (Oh Eurydice)

—Here Comes the Night Time II

—Reflektor Album Art

—Supersymmetry

—Reflektor Tour Dates

—Women of a Certain Age

—It's Never Over (Hey Orpheus)

Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Arcade Fire
Producer: Arcade Fire, Markus Dravs