| Arcade Fire – Ready to Start Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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The lyric booklet from the album says: ""All the kids have always known that the emperor wears NO clothes but they bow down to HIM anyway 'cause it's better than being alone" "no" completes the rhyme and makes sense. also, "him" refers to the emperor, whereas "them" would mean that the kids are bowing down to his clothes. |
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| Arcade Fire – Ready to Start Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I think this explains the chorus and bridge/outro better than anything posted on here so far. When I first heard the song, I thought Win sang "I would rather be wrong than live in the shadows of your sun (Son?)". It certainly sounds like he's talking about some type of unverifiable belief, something the present consequences of which are greater than the possible future consequences of being wrong about faith. Thank you for posting this! |
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