I like the line "Maybe I was born on a train" because the singer doesn't know where he was born, adding to the drifter/vampire persona.
Killing, rather than leaving, the partner in his or her sleep steps up the theme of betrayal one notch. Maybe the small word change should be saved for the last time the chorus is repeated.
I listened once to the Arcade Fire version. To me it's weaker - I believe less in the singer. But I'm less used to his voice - anyway, he comes off as more theatrical, more accessible but not to have ascended from the same e.motional depths as Merritt.
I like the line "Maybe I was born on a train" because the singer doesn't know where he was born, adding to the drifter/vampire persona.
Killing, rather than leaving, the partner in his or her sleep steps up the theme of betrayal one notch. Maybe the small word change should be saved for the last time the chorus is repeated.
I listened once to the Arcade Fire version. To me it's weaker - I believe less in the singer. But I'm less used to his voice - anyway, he comes off as more theatrical, more accessible but not to have ascended from the same e.motional depths as Merritt.
there's no line "Maybe I was born on a train" in this song
there's no line "Maybe I was born on a train" in this song