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Old 09-01-2010, 12:08 AM   #79 (permalink)
clutnuckle
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Originally Posted by Rickenbacker View Post
Why? Granted, Win Butler certainly has his lyrical faults but I find nothing particularly cringe-worthy about that line.
Agreed... As for lyrical flourishes, this album doesn't shine much. He feels like he's been living with a city with no children in it? Doesn't really work off any other line in the song, nor does it sound very evocative on its own... I suppose the 'children' thing pinpoints it to youth, but pretty much all Arcade Fire lyrics (at least try to) do that.
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