Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Arcade Fire - "Keep the Car Running"
I really love this performance of this song - how can you go wrong with a couple of fiddles, a mando, a sax, and a hurdygurdy for pete's sake? And the lyrics are right up my alley:
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 a 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 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
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Yeah, that's pretty good. Thanks for sharing. They seem like a pretty good bad live, as well, which is important to me.
ReplyDeletenice... yes, there need to be more attractive women on hurdy-gurdies. At least more hurdy-gurdies.
ReplyDeletePaul - Totally. You know who is(was) amazing live? Nickel Creek. Absolutely amazing musicians and you haven't lived until you've heard them cover both Taxman and Toxic in the same show! I hope they get back together again, and soon.
ReplyDeleteDan - LOL! There is a sad dearth of hurdygurdys on the alternative music scene! Actually, don't the Decemberists have something similar? In any case, I loved their energy.