Arcade Fire - "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)"

One of my favorite songs from the amazing album The Suburbs by Arcade Fire.

I tried to convey the theme of the music and the lyrics in sets of evocative images that turn them into a woman's personal and intimate debate between the the large city she inhabits and the small hometown her soul lives in.

Traté de expresar el tema de la música y las letras en una serie de imágenes evocativas que las convierten el debate íntimo y personal de una mujer entre la grande ciudad que habita y su pequeño pueblo natal en donde su alma vive.

These are the lyrics to the song / Esta es la letra de la canción:

They heard me singing and they told me to stop
Quit these pretentious things and just punch the clock
These days my life, I feel it has no purpose
But late at night the feelings swim to the surface

'Cause on the surface the city lights shine
They're calling at me, come and find your kind
Sometimes I wonder if the World's so small
That we can never get away from the sprawl
Living in the sprawl
Dead shopping malls rise like mountains beyond mountains
And there's no end in sight
I need the darkness, someone please cut the lights

We rode our bikes to the nearest park
Sat under the swings and kissed in the dark
We shield our eyes from the police lights
We run away, but we don't know why

On the black river, the city lights shine
They're screaming at us, we don't need your kind
Sometimes I wonder if the world's so small
That we can never get away from the sprawl
Living in the sprawl
Dead shopping malls rise like mountains beyond mountains
And there's no end in sight
I need the darkness, someone please cut the lights

They heard me singing and they told me to stop
Quit these pretentious things and just punch the clock
Sometimes I wonder if the world's so small
Can we ever get away from the sprawl?
Living in the sprawl
Dead shopping malls rise like mountains beyond mountains
And there's no end in sight
I need the darkness, someone please cut the lights
I need the darkness, someone please cut the lights

ABOUT ME:
My name's Carlos.
I work as a film editor, but my spare time is also occupied with the pleasure of editing and images creation, hence you'll always find me having little and bigger side projects relating to the moving image and appreciation of the virtues of visual storytelling, whereas is narrative, experimental, musical or documental ; either is me creating them or admiring other's creations. I hope you enjoy my works as much as I enjoy working on them.

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[murrayp4]

Excellent Job

[paudrillardo]

@murrayp4 Thanks!

[KagalieRiza]

nice work =D good ideas

[paudrillardo]

@KagalieRiza Thank you! i see you're a cosplay fan. I'm not Canadian but I'm thinking these days a lot about cosplay and what a nice and fun activity it seems to be!

[de328405]

i thought this was the official video

[paudrillardo]

@de328405 well I hope it didn't let you down though! or that you meant it as a compliment!

[ItsFunnyBone]

This is fantastic. I'm glad that good music is still being made and played.

As for the video, I thought this WAS the official video, and I like it. Very fitting for the song. To me it does visually what the song feels like. Are the band aware of this great video? Call em up I say.

[djk556677]

shits is too good someone gimmie this john for free spread the luuvv!

[MrPeaceman2087]

I love your video!!! you have talent!

[paudrillardo]

@SlimBoyArcadeFire Well that makes sense

[markalexander87]

Quickly becoming my favourite track since Hyde Park.

[clobberknocker]

upside down on a

swing on acid....is that your secret

[clobberknocker]

Honey i shrunk the beaut!!!..my god your beautiful, love your freckles and thats the best song of the arcade fires new album......but seriously my darling be careful of those shrunken kids riding around on the ant with the torch your hair could go up in a flame.love the vid

[mowgli2071]

Cute freckle face.

[vitorzm1]

SPRAWL VS HEART OF GLASS I love this Version. I love the Picture of Debbie in here:

watch?v=DwKj8bBSxZg