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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Regine Chassagne
Performer
Richard Reed Parry
Performer
Sarah Neufeld
Violin
Rob Moose
Strings
Owen Pallett
Strings
Marika Shaw
String Ensemble
Clarice Jensen
Strings
Nadia Sirota
Strings
Yuki Numata Resnick
String Ensemble
Caleb Burhans
Strings
Ben Russell
Strings
Colin Stetson
Saxophone
Jeremy Gara
Performer
Marika Anthony-Shaw
String Ensemble
Pietro Amato
French Horn
Tim Kingsbury
Performer
Will Butler
Performer
Win Butler
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Regine Chassagne
Songwriter
Richard Reed Parry
Songwriter
Jeremy Gara
Songwriter
Tim Kingsbury
Songwriter
Sarah Neufeld
Songwriter
Will Butler
Songwriter
Win Butler
Songwriter
William Butler
String Arranger
Owen Pallett
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Win Butler
Producer
Regine Chassagne
Producer
Richard Reed Parry
Producer
Jeremy Gara
Producer
Markus Dravs
Co-Producer
Sarah Neufeld
Producer
Tim Kingsbury
Producer
Mark Lawson
Recording Engineer
Nick Launay
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Craig Silvey
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Marcus Paquin
Recording Engineer
Don Murnhagan
Additional Engineer
Noah Goldstein
Recording Engineer
Brian Thorn
Assistant Recording Engineer
Brad Bell
Assistant Recording Engineer
Adam Greenspan
Assistant Recording Engineer
Arcade Fire
Producer
Will Butler
Producer
Lyrics
They heard me singing and they told me to stop
Quit these pretentious things and just punch the clock
These days, my life, I feel it has no purpose
But late at night the feelings swim to the surface
'Cause on the surface the city lights shine
They're calling at me, "Come and find your kind"
Sometimes, I wonder if the world's so small
That we can never get away from the sprawl
Living in the sprawl
Dead shopping malls rise like mountains beyond mountains
And there's no end in sight
I need the darkness, someone please cut the lights
We rode our bikes to the nearest park
Sat under the swings and kissed in the dark
You shield my eyes from the police lights
We run away, but we don't know why
Black river, your city lights shine
They're screaming at us, "We don't need your kind"
Sometimes, I wonder if the world's so small
That we can never get away from the sprawl
Living in the sprawl
Dead shopping malls rise like mountains beyond mountains
And there's no end in sight
I need the darkness, someone please cut the lights
They heard me singing and they told me to stop
Quit these pretentious things and just punch the clock
Sometimes, I wonder if the world's so small
Can we ever get away from the sprawl?
Living in the sprawl
Dead shopping malls rise like mountains beyond mountains
And there's no end in sight
I need the darkness, someone please cut the lights
I need the darkness, someone please cut the lights
Writer(s): William Butler, Win Butler, Regine Chassagne, Jeremy Gara, Tim Kingsbury, Richard R Parry
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