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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Laurent Menard
Brass
Jake Henry
Brass
Margaret Gundara
Brass
Geoffrey Shoesmith
Brass
Andreas Stolzfus
Brass
Colin Stetson
Brass
Edith Gruber
Brass
Istvan Sillo
Conductor
Jeremy Gara
Performer
Marika Anthony-Shaw
Viola
Mélanie Auclair
Cello
Owen Pallett
Violin
Pietro Amato
Brass
Regine Chassagne
Performer
Richard Reed Parry
Performer
Sarah Neufeld
Violin
Tim Kingsbury
Performer
Will Butler
Performer
Win Butler
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Regine Chassagne
Songwriter
Richard Reed Parry
Songwriter
Win Butler
Songwriter
Will Butler
Songwriter
Jeremy Gara
Songwriter
Sarah Neufeld
Songwriter
Tim Kingsbury
Songwriter
Arcade Fire
Arranger
Daryl Griffith
Copyist
Owen Pallett
Orchestrator
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Arcade Fire
Producer
Alex Dromgoole
Assistant Recording Engineer
Dave Emery
Assistant Recording Engineer
Denes Redly
Recording Engineer
Frank Arkwright
Mastering Engineer
François Chevallier
Assistant Recording Engineer
James Ogilvy
Assistant Recording Engineer
Markus Dravs
Recording Engineer
Michael Paert
Editing Engineer
Mike Feuerstack
Assistant Recording Engineer
Nick Launay
Mixing Engineer
Scott Colburn
Recording Engineer
Sharon Levinson
Assistant Recording Engineer
Tom Hough
Assistant Recording Engineer
Lyrics
Every night, my dream's the same
Same old city with a different name
Men are coming to take me away
I don't know why, but I know I can't stay
There's a weight that's pressing down
Late at night, you can hear the sound
Even the noise you make when you sleep
Can't swim across a river so deep
They know my name 'cause I told it to them
But they don't know where, and they don't know when
It's coming
When it's coming
There's a fear I keep so deep
Knew its name since before I could speak, yeah
They know my name 'cause I told it to them
But they don't know where, and they don't know when
It's coming
Oh, when, but it's coming
Keep the car running
If some night I don't come home
Please, don't think I've left you alone
The same place animals go when they die
You can't climb across a mountain so high
The same city where I go when I sleep
You can't swim across a river so deep
They know my name 'cause I told it to them
But they don't know where, and they don't know when
It's coming
Oh, when is it coming?
Keep the car running
Keep the car running
Keep the car running
Writer(s): William Butler, Win Butler, Regine Chassagne, Jeremy Gara, Tim Kingsbury, Richard R Parry
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