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Arcade Fire – It's Never Over (Oh Orpheus) Lyrics 12 years ago
Nailed it. A+

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Arcade Fire – Flashbulb Eyes Lyrics 12 years ago
It sounds like he's talking about the optimism of up-and-coming artists. First, the hypothetical is presented

What if the camera
Really do
Take your soul

Then the eager and ambitious (yet naive) artist accepts the challenge, the grammatical error is an indication of the artist's naivety.

Hit me with your flashbulb eyes
Hit me with your flashbulb eyes

But the more the artist asks for it, the more deterioration occurs on the artist's soul

You know I've got nothing to hide
You know I've got nothing
No, I got nothing

Eventually the music fades into nothing but noise, thus confirming the hypothetical.


This happens every day where young and naive people are funneled through the bureaucracy of the record industry (or Hollywood, even). Even the best and brightest go in with high hopes and leave with nothing but a wasted life of overexposure.

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