The Suburbs
Arcade Fire Lyrics

In the suburbs I
The singer grew up in the suburbs

I learned to drive
The singer learned how to drive in the suburbs

And you told me we'd never survive
The singer was told they would not survive in the suburbs

Grab your mother's keys we're leaving
The artist is leaving the suburbs with someone else

You always seemed so sure
Someone else appeared confident about something

That one day we'd be fighting in a suburban war
Someone predicted they would experience conflict in the suburbs

Your part of town against mine
The two people are from different parts of the suburb

I saw you standing on the opposite shore
The artist saw someone else far away

But by the time the first bombs fell
Conflict happened

We were already bored
The artist was already tired of their situation

We were already, already bored
The singer was extremely tired of their situation

Sometimes I can't believe it
The artist is in disbelief

I'm moving past the feeling
The singer is attempting to overcome their emotions

The kids wanna be so hard
Children want to be tough

But in my dreams, we're still screaming and running through the yard
The singer remembers happy times from their childhood

And all of the walls that they built in the seventies finally fall
Old walls are finally breaking down

And all of the houses they built in the seventies finally fall
Old houses are finally breaking down

Meant nothing at all
The old buildings don't have any meaning anymore

Meant nothing at all
The old buildings don't have any meaning anymore

Sometimes I can't believe it
The artist is in disbelief

I'm moving past the feeling
The artist is attempting to overcome their emotions

So can you understand?
The artist is asking for understanding

Why I want a daughter while I'm still young
The singer wants to have a daughter while they are still young

I wanna hold her hand
The artist wants to hold their daughter's hand

Show her some beauty before this damage is done
The singer wants to show their daughter beauty before anything bad happens

But if it's too much to ask, if it's too much to ask
The singer is asking for too much

Then send me a son
The singer is willing to settle for a son instead of a daughter

Under the overpass
The artist is in a specific location

In the parking lot, we're still waiting
The artist is waiting in a parking lot

It's already passed
Something has already happened

So move your feet from hot pavement and into the grass
The singer is telling someone else to move from the pavement to the grass

'Cause it's already passed
Something has already happened

It's already, already passed
Something has definitely already happened

Sometimes I can't believe it
The artist is in disbelief

I'm moving past the feeling
The singer is attempting to overcome their emotions

Sometimes I can't believe it
The artist is in disbelief

I'm moving past the feeling and into the night
The singer is moving on from their emotions, and moving into the night

I'm moving past the feeling
The singer is attempting to overcome their emotions

I'm moving past the feeling
The singer is attempting to overcome their emotions

In my dreams, we're still screaming
The artist has dreams of them still screaming

We're still screaming
They are still screaming in the dream

We're still screaming
They are still screaming in the dream