Sprawl Ii Lyrics - Arcade Fire

They heard me singing and they told me to stop 

Quit these pretentious things and just punch the clock 

These days my life, I feel it has no purpose 

But late at night the feelings swim to the surface 

'Cause on the surface the city lights shine 

They're calling at me, come and find your kind 

Sometimes I wonder if the world's so small 

That we can never get away from the sprawl 

Living in the sprawl 

Dead shopping malls rise like mountains beyond mountains 

And there's no end in sight 

I need the darkness, someone please cut the lights 

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We rode our bikes to the nearest park 

Sat under the swings and kissed in the dark 

We shield our eyes from the police lights 

We run away, but we don't know why 

And like a mirror, the city lights shine 

They're screaming at us, ["We don't need your kind"] 

Sometimes I wonder if the world's so small 

That we can never get away from the sprawl 

Living in the sprawl 

Dead shopping malls rise like mountains beyond mountains 

And there's no end in sight 

I need the darkness, someone please cut the lights 

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They heard me singing and they told me to stop 

Quit these pretentious things and just punch the clock 

Sometimes I wonder if the world's so small 

Can we ever get away from the sprawl? 

Living in the sprawl 

Dead shopping malls rise like mountains beyond mountains 

And there's no end in sight 

I need the darkness, someone please cut the lights 

I need the darkness, someone please cut the lights