Sprawl I (Flatland)

by Arcade Fire

From the album: The Suburbs

Track 14 of 16 on The Suburbs (2010).

Duration: 2:54

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Lyrics for Sprawl I (Flatland)

Took a drive into the sprawl To find the house where we used to stay in Couldn't read the number in the dark You said let's save it for another day Took a drive into the sprawl To find the places we used to play It was the loneliest day of my life You're talking at me but I'm still far away Let's take a drive Through the sprawl Through these towns they built to change Then you said, the emotions are dead It's no wonder that you feel so strange Cops shone their lights On the reflectors of our bikes Said, do you kids know what time it is? Well sir, it's the first time I've felt like something is mine Like I have something to give The last defender of the sprawl Said, well where do you kids live? Well sir, if you only knew What the answer is worth Been searching every corner Of the earth

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More from The Suburbs

  1. The Suburbs
  2. Ready to Start
  3. Modern Man
  4. Rococo
  5. Empty Room
  6. City with No Children
  7. Half Light I
  8. Half Light II (No Celebration)
  9. Suburban War
  10. Month of May
  11. Wasted Hours
  12. Deep Blue
  13. We Used to Wait
  14. Sprawl I (Flatland)
  15. Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
  16. The Suburbs (continued)