| Arcade Fire – Awful Sound (Oh Eurydice) Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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Obvious Greek Mythology aside, here's my take; This song is about Win's journey and how fame changes you. The 'awful sound' is the crowds cheering. Both parties in the song are Win, the real Win, and the rockstar persona. The man and the reflection. At the beginning of the rockstar journey is the real person. They create a stage persona, but by the end of the journey the person they were has changed too much and is gone. All that is left is the shallow persona. In essence, eventually the man disappears but the reflection remains. There is a bittersweet relationship between the famous and the fans. A thankfulness for everything fame has gotten them, and a resentment for everything it has taken away from them. I know there's a way, we can make them pay. By walking away forever. Something every famous person considers at some point. |
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