Arcade Fire--Half Light II (No Celebration)--Live @ Osheaga Montreal 2010-07-31

Montreal's Arcade Fire performs at the Osheaga Festival 2010 in Montreal.

Lyrics:
Now that San Francisco's gone,
I guess I'll just pack it in.
Wanna wash away my sins,
In the presence of my friends.

You and I we head back East,
To find a town where we can live.
Even in the half light,
We can see that something's gotta give.

When we watched the markets crash,
The promises we made were torn
Then my parents sent for me,
From out West where I was born.

Some people say, they've already lost,
But they're afraid to pay the cost for what we've lost.
Pay the cost for what we've lost

Now that you have left me here,
I will never raise my voice.
All the diamonds you have here,
In this moment which has no life.

Oh, this city's changed so much
Since I was a little child.
Pray to god I won't live to see
The death of everything that's wild.

Though we knew this day would come,
Still it took us by surprise.
In this town where I was born,
I now see through a dead man's eyes.

One day they will see it's long gone.
One day they will see it's long gone.
One day they will see it's long gone.
One day they will see it's long gone.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Arcade Fire
• Half Light II
• No Celebration
• Live
• Osheaga
• Festival
• Montreal
• July 31 2010
• 31 juillet 2010
• live music
• live band
• concert

[jamesfish18]

Favorite song of the album for me, it is a masterpiece the whole album, but to me this sticks out, please come and do 02 arena in London then I may see it been performed live

[BequiDelarge]

Now that you have left me here, I will never raise my voice ♥

[erinkate44]

@cjc26miles

Agreed! And I've loved them since their first album...

[CiaranNolan901]

@jamesfish18 unfortunately they don't perform this often live :( it is an epic song... shivers down your spine stuff

[cjc26miles]

For my money, this is their finest work on this brilliant album.

[blugirl400]

I love how I can find a live video of every song of theirs I look up, and that they all have the same energy and emotion, no matter what kind of song or where they're playing.

[TheMirrorNoir]

oh my god, there IS a live version of this! :D this is an absolutely amazing song....so emotional....

[realgungho]

I <3 this song

[dyll182]

the intensity of the chorus ....omg...this will definately be a nostalgic song of this time in space

[OhSomethinClever]

this song completes me.... i don't know what i would do without these guys' music.... i love them and i hope they continue to make this amazing music

[jouetdudestin]

I can't even tell how much I love them and what their music does to me

[AnalogArt3xpression]

I've Always Wanted To Live In San Francisco