City With No Children

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I feel like I've been living in

The sixth track off Arcade Fire’s Grammy winning The Suburbs draws on the album’s introspective themes of youth and adulthood, whilst drawing on biblical imagery. The lead songwriter Win Butler and his brother Will were brought up as Mormons, and this influence is clearly seen in this song. “City with No Children” is used as a metaphor for a city with its life sucked out of it. Butler muses on images of childhood, and details their destruction, through war, a failing engine, or simply forgetting who we once were. Therein lies the tragedy of the transition from childhood to adulthood… read more
The sixth track off Arcade Fire’s Grammy winning The Suburbs draws on the album’s introspective themes of youth and adulthood, whilst drawing on bibl… read more
The sixth track off Arcade Fire’s Grammy winning The Suburbs draws on the album’s introspective themes of youth and adulthood, whilst drawing on biblical imagery. The lead songwriter Win… read more

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Arcade Fire is a Canadian rock band formed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 2001. The band consists of Win Butler (vocals, guitar, piano), Régine Chassagne (vocals, accordion, keyboards, hurdy gurdy, drums), Richard Reed Parry (bass, guitar), Tim Kingsbury (bass), and Jeremy Gara (drums). Montreal percussionist Dane Mills performed on the EP and in early live shows. Will Butler (keyboards, guitar) left the band in 2022 to focus on his solo career. The touring band includes horn players and violinists. The band’s trademark fashion consists in wearing rather formal attire during … read more
Arcade Fire is a Canadian rock band formed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 2001. The band consists of Win Butler (vocals, guitar, piano), Régine Chassagne (vocals, accordion, keyboards… read more
Arcade Fire is a Canadian rock band formed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 2001. The band consists of Win Butler (vocals, guitar, piano), Régine Chassagne (vocals, accordion, keyboards, hurdy gurdy, drums), Richard Reed Parry (bas… read more

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