The Suburbs, by Arcade Fire – Music Video directed by Spike Jonze

Monday is here. Suburbs are more attractive than the workplace. Youth is living without caring for adults. This music video fo Arcade Fire‘s The Suburbs reminds us what it is to be young and restless away from the adult serious life. This one is less exciting than the previous interactive music video they made before for this song.

Lundi est déjà là. Du coup, pour ceux qui reprennent le travail, voici un clip d’Arcade Fire réalisé par Spike Jonze (Where The Wild Things Are / Max et les Maximonstres) qui nous montre une jeunesse insouciante qui s’amuse pendant que les adultes font leurs trucs d’adultes. J’avais déjà présenté un clip interactif hallucinant de cette chanson. Du coup, celui-ci, malgré sa richesse et sa force est forcément moins bien. Peu importe, la chanson reste superbe. Bon lundi.

• Paroles de / Lyrics of The Suburbs, by Arcade Fire :

In the suburbs, I
I learned to drive
And you told me I’d never survive
Grab your mother’s keys, we’re leaving

You always seemed so sure
That one day we’d fight in
In a suburban war
You put it down against mine
I saw you standing on the opposite shore
Nobody down, the first bombs fell
We were already bored
We were already, already bored

Sometimes I can’t believe it
I’m moving past the feeling
Sometimes I can’t believe it
I’m moving past the feeling again

The kids won’t be so hard
In my dreams we’re still screaming
Running through the yard
And all the walls that they built in the 70s finally fall
And all of the houses they built in the 70s finally fall
It meant nothing at all
It meant nothing at all
It meant nothing

Sometimes I can’t believe it
I’m moving past the feeling
Sometimes I can’t believe it
I’m moving past the feeling into the night

I just can’t understand
How I want a daughter while I’m still young
I want to hold her hand
Show her some beauty
Before this damage is done
But if it’s too much to ask
If it’s too much to ask
Send me a son

Under the overpass
In the parking lot we’re still waiting
It’s already passed
So move your feet from hot pavement
And into the grass
Cause it’s already passed
It’s already already passed

Sometimes I can’t believe it
I’m moving past the feeling
Sometimes I can’t believe it
I’m moving past the feeling again

I’m moving past the feeling
I’m moving past the feeling

In my dreams we’re still screaming
We’re still screaming
We’re still screaming