Alexander, our older brother
Set out for a great adventure
He tore our images out of his pictures
He scratched our names out of all his letters

Our mother shoulda just named you Laika

Come on Alex, you can do it
Come on Alex, there's nothin' to it
If you want somethin' don't ask for nothin'
If you want nothin' don't ask for somethin'

Our mother shoulda just named you Laika
It's for your own good
It's for the neighborhood

Our older brother bit by a vampire
For a year we caught his tears in a cup
And now we're gonna make him drink it
Come on Alex don't die or dry up

Our mother shoulda just named you Laika
It's for your own good
It's for the neighborhood

When daddy comes home you always start a fight
So the neighbors can dance in the police disco lights
The police disco lights
Now the neighbors can dance (the police)
Now the neighbors can dance (disco lights)
Now the neighbors can dance (the police)
Now the neighbors can dance (disco lights)
Look at them dance


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Neighborhood #2 (Laïka) Lyrics as written by Regine Chassagne Edwin Butler

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    The line about drinking tears reminds me of this line in Sylvia Plath's poem, "Daddy":

    The vampire who said he was you And drank my blood for a year,

    I really just though of The Arcade Fire when reading this, also because of the Vampire/Forest Fire song. But I thought I'd post it here.

    blueoftheskyon April 14, 2007   Link

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