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Arcade Fire - The Suburbs - Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)

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  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
  We shield our eyes from the police lights
  We run away, but we don’t know why

  On the black river, the 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