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Artist: Arcade Fire
Canonical path: /the-arcade-fire/black-wavebad-vibrations
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Black Wave/Bad Vibrations
Read Black Wave/Bad Vibrations lyrics by Arcade Fire on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Black Wave/Bad Vibrations
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We can reach the sea
They won't follow me
The shadows they fear the sun
We'll make it if we run
Run from the memory
Je nage, mais les sons me suivent [I swim, but the sound follows me]
Left my name with the border guards
A name I don't need
Ce sera un long voyage [This will be a long voyage]
Sur les vagues de l'oubli [On the waves of oblivion]
Run from the memory
Je nage, mais les sons me suivent [I swim, but the sounds follow me]
Stop now before it's too late
Been eating in the ghetto on a hundred dollar plate
Nothing lasts forever, that's the way it's got to be
There's a great black wave in the middle of the sea (for me)
Stop now before it's too late
Been eating in the ghetto on a hundred dollar plate
Nothing lasts forever, that's the way it's got to be
There's a great black wave in the middle of the sea
For me
For you
For me
It's always for you
Stop now before it's too late
Been eating in the ghetto on a hundred dollar plate
Nothing lasts forever, that's the way its going to be
There's a great black wave in the middle of the sea (for me)
Stop now before it's too late
Your lover was for hire, have you noticed he's been late?
Nothing lasts forever, that's the way it's got to be
There's a great black wave in the middle of the sea
For me
For you
For me
It's always for you
The sound is not asleep
It's moving under my feet
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