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1i walked down to the oceanafter waking from a nightmare.

No moon no pale reflection.2Black Mirror, Black Mirror3Shot by a security cameraYou can’t watch your own imageand also look yourself in the eye.4Black Mirror, Black Mirror, Black Mirror5i know a time is comingall words will lose their meaningPlease show me something that isn’t mine6—But mine is the only kind that i relate to.le miroir casse, The mirror casts mon reflet partout.7Black Mirror, Black Mirror, Black Mirror8The black mirror knows no reflection.it knows not pride or vanity.it cares not about your dreams.it cares not for your pyramid schemes.9Their names are never spoken.The curse is never broken.The curse is never broken.10Un! Deux! Trois! Dis: Miroir Noir!—Black Mirror! Un! Deux! Trois! Dis: Miroir Noir!—Black Mirror!11Mirror, mirror on the wall,Show me where them bombs will fall.Mirror, mirror on the wall,Show me where them bombs will fall.Black Mirror!Black Mirror!Black Mirror!

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1Every night my dream’s the same.Same old city with a different name.

Men are coming to take me away.i don’t know why, but i know i can’t stay.

2There’s a weight that’s pressing down.late at night you can hear the sound.Even the noise you make when you sleep.can’t swim across a river so deep.3They know my name cause i told it to them,But they don’t know where and they don’t knowWhen it’s coming, when it’s coming.

4There’s a fear i keep so deep, knew its name since before i could speak:aaaah aaaaaah aaaaah aaaaaah5They know my name ’cause i told it to them,But they don’t know where and they don’t know When it’s coming, oh ! when, but it’s coming

keep the car running

6if some night i don’t come home,Please don’t think i’ve left you alone.7The same place animals go when they die,You can’t climb across a mountain so high.8The same city where i go when i sleep,You can’t swim across a river so deep.9They know my name cause i told it to them,But they don’t know where and they don’t knowWhen it’s coming, oh! when is it coming?

keep the car runningkeep the car runningkeep the car running

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NEoN BiBlE 2. 16

3 1a vial of hope and a vial of pain,in the light they both looked the same.

Poured them out on into the world,on every boy and every girl.

2it’s in the Neon Bible, the Neon BibleNot much chance for survival,if the Neon Bible is right.

3Take the poison of your age,Don’t lick your fingers when you turn the page,What i know is what you know is right,in the city it’s the only light.

4it’s the Neon Bible, the Neon Bible,Not much chance for survivalif the Neon Bible is right.

5oh God! well look at you now!oh! you lost it, but you don’t know how!in the light of a golden calf,oh God! i had to laugh!

6Take the poison of your age,Don’t lick your fingers when you turn the page,it was wrong but you said it was right,in the future i will read at night.

7in the Neon Bible, the Neon BibleNot much chance for survival,if the Neon Bible is true.

1The king’s taken back the throne.The useless seed is sown.

When they say they’re cutting off the phone,i tell ‘em you’re not home.

2No place to hide,You were fighting as a soldier on their side.You’re still a soldier in your mind,Though nothing’s on the line.

3You say it’s money that we need,as if we’re only mouths to feed.i know no matter what you say,There are some debts you’ll never pay.

4Working for the church while your family dies.You take what they give youand you keep it inside.Every spark of friendship and lovewill die without a home.Hear the soldier groan, “We’ll go at it alone.”

5i can taste the fear. lift me up and take me out of here.Don’t wanna fight, don’t wanna die, Just wanna hear you cry.

6Who’s gonna throw the very first stone?oh! who’s gonna reset the bone?Walking with your head in a slingWanna hear the soldier sing:

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7“Been working for the church while my family dies.Your little baby sister’s gonna lose her mind.Every spark of friendship and lovewill die without a home.”Hear the soldier groan, “We’ll go at it alone.”

8i can taste your fear.it’s gonna lift you up and take you out of here.and the bone shall never heal;i care not if you kneel.

9We can’t find you now,But they’re gonna get their money back somehow.and when you finally disappear,We’ll just say you were never here.

10Working for the church whileyour life falls apart.Singin’ hallelujah with the fear in your heart.Every spark of friendship and lovewill die without a home.Hear the soldier groan, “We’ll go at it alone.”Hear the soldier groan, “We’ll go at it alone.”

iNTErVENTioN

1We can reach the sea. They won’t follow me. Shadows,

they fear the sun. We’ll make it if we run!2run from the memory.Je nage, mais les sons me suivent.3left my name with the border guards,a name that i don’t need. ce sera un long voyagesur les vagues de l’oubli.4run from the memory.Je nage, mais les sons me suivent.

5Stop now before it’s too late,been eating in the ghettoon a 100 dollar plate.6Nothing lasts foreverthat’s the way it’s gotta be, there’s a great black wave in the middle of the sea for me,for you,for me,it’s always for you.7Stop now before it’s too late.Your lover was for hire, have you noticed he’s been late?8Nothing lasts foreverthat’s the way it’s gotta be,there’s a great black wave in the middle of the sea for me,for you,for me,it’s always for you.9The sound is not asleep, it’s moving under my feet.The sound is not asleep, it’s moving under my feet.The sound is not asleep, it’s moving under my feet.The sound is not asleep, it’s moving under my feet.

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1in an ocean of noise,i first heard your voice,

ringing like a bell,as if i had a choice, oh well!

2left in the morningWhile you were fast asleep,into an ocean of violence,a world of empty streets.

3You’ve got your reasons,and me i’ve got mine,But all the reasons i gave Were just lies to buy myself some time.

4in an ocean of noise,i first heard your voice.Now who here among usStill believes in choice?—Not i!

5No way of knowingWhat any man will do,an ocean of violenceBetween me and you.

6You’ve got your reasons,and me i’ve got mine,But all the reasons i gave Were just lies to buy myself some time.

7i’m gonna work it out.‘cause time won’t work it out.i’m gonna work it out.‘cause time won’t work it out for you.i’m gonna work it on out.

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1i’m serving time all for a crime i did commit.

You want the truth?You know i’d do it all again.left for dead,heaven is only in my head!

2i heard a voicecalling from down inside a well.“See that silver shine?”she said to come claim what was mine.So down i fell,down into the water black.My prison cell,only the moon was shining back!

3if i seem lost, well i weighted the cost and chose my crime— now it’s mine all mine!

4i heard the voice calling from just outside the well.She said, “You fool, now that you know your end is near;you always fall for what you desire or what you fear!”

5r e s u r r e c t e dliving in a lighthouse,if you leave them ships are gonna wreck.r e s u r r e c t e d living in a lighthouse,The lions and the lambs ain’t sleeping yet.

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1i don’t wanna work in a building downtown,

No i don’t wanna work in a building downtown.i don’t know what i’m gonna do,‘cause the planes keep crashing always two by two.i don’t wanna work in a building downtown, No i don’t wanna see when the planes hit the ground.

2i don’t wanna work in a building downtown,i don’t wanna work in a building downtown.Parking their cars in the underground,Their voices when they scream, well they make no sound.i wanna see the cities rust, and the troublemakers riding on the back of the bus.

3Dear God, i’m a good christian man.in your glory, i know you understand,That you gotta work hard and you gotta get paid,My girl’s 13, but she don’t act her age.She can sing like a bird in a cage,o lord, if you could see her when she’s up on that stage!

4You know that i’m a God-fearing man.You know that i’m a God-fearing man.But i just gotta know if it’s part of your planTo seat my daughters there by your right hand.i know that you’ll do what’s right, lord,For they are the lanterns and you are the light.

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5Now i’m overcome,By the light of day.My lips are near, but my heart is far away.Tell me what to say,i’ll be your mouthpiece!

6into the light of a bridge that burnsas i drive from the city with the money that i earned.into the black of a starless sky,i’m staring into nothingand i’m asking you why:lord, will you make her a starSo the world can see who you really are?

7little girl, you’re old enough to understand, That you’ll always be a strangerin a strange, strange land.The men are gonna come while you’re fast asleep,So you better just stay close and hold onto me.if my little mocking bird don’t sing,Then daddy won’t buy her no diamond ring.

8Dear God, would you send me a child?oh! God, would you send me a child,‘cause i wanna put it up on the TV screen, so the world can see what your true word means.lord, would you send me a sign,‘cause i just gotta know if i’m wastin’ my time!

9Now i’m overcome,By the light of day.My lips are near, but my heart is far away.Now the war is won,How come nothing tastes good?

(aNTicHriST TElEViSioN BlUES)

10You’re such a sensitive child!oh! you’re such a sensitive child!i know you’re tired, but it’s alright,i just need you to sing for me tonight.You’re gonna have your day in the sun;You know God loves the sensitive ones.

11oh! my little bird in a cage!oh! my little bird in a cage!i need you to get up for me, up on that stage,and show the men that you’re old for your age.Now ain’t the time for fear,But if you don’t take it, it’ll disappear!

12oh! my little mocking bird sing!oh! my little mocking bird sing!i need you to get up on that stage for me ,honey,and show the men it’s not about the money.

13Wanna hold a mirror up to the world,So that they can see them-selves inside my little girl!

14Do you know where i was at your age?any idea where i was at your age?i was working downtown for the minimum wage,and i’m not gonna let you just throw it alla way!i’m through being cute, i’m through being nice,o tell me, lord, am i the antichrist?!

(aNTicHriST TElEViSioN BlUES)

8’cause the tide is high, and it’s rising still,and i don’t wanna see it at my windowsill.

9MTV, what have you done to me? Save my soul, set me free!Set me free! What have you done to me?i can’t breathe! i can’t see!10World War iii, when are you coming for me? Been kicking up sparks, we set the flames free.11The windows are locked now,so what’ll it be? a house on fire, or a rising sea?

12Why is the night so still?Why did i take the pill?Because i don’t wanna see it at my windowsill!

13Don’t wanna see it at my windowsill!Don’t wanna see it at my windowsill! Don’t wanna see it at my windowsill! Don’t wan-na see it at my windowsill! Don’t wanna see it at my windowsill! Don’t wanna see it at my windowsill! Don’t wanna see it at my windowsill! Don’t wanna see it at my windowsill! Don’t wanna see it at my windowsill! Don’t wanna see it at my win-dowsill! Don’t wanna see it at my window-sill! Don’t wanna see it at my windowsill!

WiNDoWSill

1“Don’t wanna hear the noises on TV,Don’t want thesalesmen coming after me,

D o n ’ t w a n n a l i v e i n m yf a t h e r ’ s h o u s e n o m o r e .2Don’t want it faster, i don’t want it free,Don’t wanna show you what they done to me,D o n ’ t w a n n a l i v e i n m yf a t h e r ’ s h o u s e n o m o r e .3Don’t wanna choose black or blue,Don’t wanna see what they done to you,D o n ’ t w a n n a l i v e i n m yf a t h e r ’ s h o u s e n o m o r e .

4’cause the tide is high,and it’s rising still,and i don’t wanna see itat my windowsill.

5Don’t wanna give ‘em my name and address,Don’t wanna see what happens next,D o n ’ t w a n n a l i v e i n m yf a t h e r ’ s h o u s e n o m o r e .6Don’t wanna live with my father’s debt,You can’t forgive what you can’t forget,D o n ’ t w a n n a l i v e i n m yf a t h e r ’ s h o u s e n o m o r e .7Don’t wanna fight in a holy war,Don’t want the salesmen knocking at my door,i don’t wanna live in america no more.

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1We know a place where no planes go

We know a place where no ships go

2No cars Go!

No cars Go!

where we know

3We know a place no spaceships go

We know a place where no subs go

4No cars Go!

No cars Go!

where we know

Us kids know

No cars Go!

where we know

5Between the click of the light

and the start of the dream.

Between the click of the light

and the start of the dream.

Between the click of the light

and the start of the dream.

Between the click of the light

and the start of the dream.

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8My body is a cage that keeps mefrom dancing with the one i love, but my mind holds the key.

9You’re standing next to me.My mind holds the key.My body is a...

10My body is a cage. We take what we’re given.Just because you’ve forgotten, that don’t mean you’re forgiven.

11i’m living in an age that screams my name at night,But when i get to the doorwaythere’s no one in sight.

12My body is a cage thatkeeps me from dancing with the one i love, but my mind holds the key.

13You’re standing next to me.My mind holds the key.

Set my spirit freeSet my spirit freeSet my body free

1My body is a cage that keeps me from dancing

with the one i love, but my mind holds the key.

2My body is a cage that keeps me from dancing with the one i love, but my mind holds the key.

3i’m standing on a stage of fear and self-doubtit’s a hollow play, but they’ll clap anyway.

4My body is a cagethat keeps me from dancing with the one i love, but my mind holds the key.

5You’re standing next to me.My mind holds the key.

6i’m living in an age that calls darkness light.Though my language is dead still the shapes fill my head.

7i’m living in an age whose name i don’t knowThough the fear keeps me moving, still my heart beats so slow.

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Harp on Black Mirror and The Well and The lighthouse:liza rey

Treatments on Black Mirror, Neon Bible, and My Body is a cage:Hadji Bakara

Gospel Singers on My Body is a cage and (antichrist Television Blues):chantel Gero, Tasha Gero, Jean Sherwood, Joanne Degand, Shauna callender.Thanks to katherine cram for your assistance in coordinating these sessions.

Thank you to the Ven. Dr. Brian a. Evans, archdeacon of Bedford, for theassistance provided during the recording at St. James anglican church,

Bedford, Québec, and to the Église St. Jean Baptiste, Montréal, for allowing us to use their organ.

album cover shoot:Directed by Tracy Maurice

Production assistance: Jean-luc Della Montagna for NúFilmsDirector of Photography: François Miron

costumes: renata MoralesStill Photographer: christophe collette

Thank you to: McGill Synchronized Swim Team, Jenny craig, Elle Nunnerley-Paquette,chloe Vice, Michelle adelman and the entire crew who gave their time and

energy to make the project happen.Thanks to Paul Mckee for set-up coordination and assistance.

artwork & Packaging design by Tracy Maurice(layout assistance from Morgan charles and Maggie Fost)

Website by Vincent Morisset and olivier Groulx

This record would not have been close to possible without Scott rodger andeveryone at Quest Management (Jennifer, Jessica, Stuart, ian, isaac and Giaco). and a special thanks to liza Shore, who we want to love (in a friendship way).

Martin Wenk and Jacob Valenzuela appear courtesy of Touch & Go records and city Slang.

The name Neon Bible, from a novel by John kennedy Toole, is used withpermission of Grove Press, inc. c/o Macintosh & otis inc.

www.arcadefire.comwww.neonbible.com

www.sonovoxrecords.comwww.pih.org

www.mergerecords.com1 866 NEoN BiBlE

recorded and mixed during 2006 at “the church” in Québec.additional recording was done at Win and régine’s house, the St. James

anglican church in Bedford, Québec, the Église St. Jean Baptiste inMontréal, as well as in New York and Budapest. additional mixing was done

at olympic Studios in london.

Written, produced, arranged, and performed by The arcade Fire

The arcade Fire are:

régine chassagnerichard reed Parry

Win ButlerTim kingsbury

Will ButlerSarah NeufeldJeremy Gara

recorded by Markus Dravs and Scott colburnassisted by François chevallier, James ogilvy,

Sharon levinson, Mike Feuerstack, alex Droomgoole, Dave Emery, & Tom Hough.

Tracks 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 11. Mixed by Nick launay and The arcade FireTracks 3 & 5. Mixed by Markus Dravs and The arcade Fire

Tracks 1 & 10. Mixed by Mark “Spike” Stent with The arcade FireMastered by Frank arkwright at Metropolis Studios, london.

orchestral arrangements on Black Mirror, keep The car running and No cars Go by owen Pallett and régine chassagne

orchestra and choir Sessions recorded at the Hungarian National radio Studios, Budapest.

Session coordination and editing: Michael Paertorchestra contractor: csaba lokösrecording Engineer: Denes redly

orchestra conducted by: istván Sillóchoir conducted by: Peter Drucker

copyist: Daryl Griffith

Strings:owen Pallett, Violin; Marika anthony-Shaw, Viola; Mélanie auclair, cello.

Brass:Pietro amato, laurent Ménard, Margaret Gundara, Jake Henry,

Geoffrey Shoesmith, andreas Stolzfus, colin Stetson, edith gruber.Brass on ocean of Noise:

Martin Wenk and Jacob Valenzuela