Arcade Fire - The Year Is Lyrics






I see the lightning almost every day
I've stopped pretending its a bird of prey

My little brother's got a strange disease
he gives a name to everything he sees

ABC, DO RE MI, KKK, NAACP
USA, DOA, NYC, RIP

We heard the thunder on your daddy's farm
your momma said it was a fire alarm
the neighbors heard it and they started to run
we were deciding what to name our son

Let's call that son of a bitch

ABC, DO RE MI, KKK, NAACP
USA, DOA, NYC, RIP

The years is...
(shout out any year that comes into your head, its all the dark)





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  1. D.... I....

    overrated

  2. B.... ....

    I'm gonna actually be honest when I say this: If you think all other albums should've won over The Subrubs, GO FUCK YOURSELF. Eminem has not made a good album since The Eminem Show and has barely had any good material afterwards (No Apologies, Beautiful and When I'm Gone come to mind), Lady Gaga is fine but absolutely does not match the level of creativity put into The Fame Monster as in The Suburbs. Katy Perry's album is filled with nothing more than cheesy, forgettable tunes and Lady Antebellum already won general ("of the Year) awards. That's enough. The Suburbs is a shimmering, gorgeous concept album with rich meanings and can relate to anyone who lives a rough life. The complex emotions and feelings towards childhood and growing up in the suburbs is captured perfectly.

  3. I.... A....

    This GRAMMY is for KATY PERRY
    Recording Academy Rats

  4. C.... ....

    Who the hell is Scott?

  5. t.... a....

    The S- Su- Su- Su- Suburbs....ARCADE FIRE!

  6. h.... ....

    "oh... What the hell?" haha Win Butler

  7. A.... M....

    they are the best act in grammy awards in years. Well deserved and they are the best band on the last 20 years.

  8. J.... ....

    what a load of bullshit

  9. B.... _....

    This is pretty much the only time I ever cared about the Grammys

  10. J.... ....

    when the grammys gets it right, its actually a special moment

  11. J.... M....

    'The sssssssssssss...sss..sssssssuburs'

  12. L.... I....

    Eminem's Recovery was the best album of 2010.
    I don't understand the rules of The Grammys...
    They suck the blood from all the biggest artists!!!

    L.... I....

    the worst you mean

    L.... I....

    @Ferencs Salvoski So as your taste for music 😉

    L.... I....

    @Luka Ivanov yeah, cause Eminem is the best rapper of the world LMFAO 😂😂😂

    L.... I....

    Have you ever listened to The Suburbs? I love Eminem, he's great. But Recovery isn't in the same league as The Suburbs. It's a beautiful conceptual album that is miles ahead of Recovery in terms of artistry and content.

  13. S.... d....

    I wanna smoke pot with Win Butler

  14. 4.... ....

    They may be dicks in real life, but by God, The Suburbs was a masterpiece

  15. S.... K....

    Well the fame monster deserved!

  16. S.... W....

    AS much as I love gaga... The aoty deserve to arcade fire

  17. b.... s....

    bullshit...

  18. T.... M....

    Win's "what the hell" gets me everytime.

  19. c.... ....

    This is why Eminem will never return to the Grammys

    c.... ....

    They suck the blood from all the biggest artists like some leeches...

  20. R.... �....

    People should realised that music is not always about those who are famous at chart, at streaming platforms, or sells more millions records than those who you never heard their names/listen to their musics.

  21. K.... 8....

    eminem should’ve won tbh

  22. L.... D....

    I don’t listen to Arcade Fire, but I’m very happy that they won because they are from Montréal and it’s very hard here to become famous outside on Canada!

    L.... D....

    no it isnt joni mitchell, drake, alanis morrisette, celine dion, michael bubable, the weeknd, avril legvine, shawn mendes, and the list goes on

  23. B.... J....

    Lady Gaga :/

    B.... J....

    Bob Juarez loser

  24. N.... T....

    Barbara Ssssstreisand

  25. c.... ....

    Eminem deserved it

  26. R.... ....

    "And the grammy goes to... the ssssssuburbs? Arcade Fire!"

  27. U.... ....

    The one year the grammys got it right

  28. F.... D....

    YES!!!!!

  29. M.... A....

    I really want more bands to get atleast nominated, the suburbs is honestly a bit overrated for me but it shits on every other album nominated

  30. J.... P....

    Music actually won that year. Never forget people.

    J.... P....

    Nope. Goofy ass hipster bums stole it from Eminem.

    J.... P....

    Typical elitist comment lol

  31. M.... M....

    I think I yelled out loud in the living room watching this Grammy win.

  32. f.... u....

    MBDTF> all those albums smh grammys are crazy

    f.... u....

    fonk u wtf dumbass faggot

  33. f.... u....

    all those albums were just white people lol smh kanye and drake coulda easily replaced any of them. except Em

    f.... u....

    fonk u drake?????? JAJAJAJAJAJAJJAJA oh well ur right drake could cause since 2012 the grammys are commercial shit.

  34. R.... G....

    Win opening up with "What the hell!?" Kills me every time

  35. d.... ....

    i remember i was like YAS GAGA WTF SHE DIDN'T WIN. Who tf is Arcade Fire.

    Now i love them :D

  36. T.... ....

    eminem or the fame monster deserved it more

    T.... ....

    LOL no. Arcade Fire is one of the most important/revolutionary band of the generation. They deserved it

    T.... ....

    cough, "important" . literally no one knows about them in 2017 , please explain how they are important or even remotely revolutionary. they have 0 impact on the music industry.

    T.... ....

    Darren Ng dude their last 3 albums have been #1 on the charts, if you look at literally any "Greatest Albums/songs of the 2000s/2010s" list, you're guaranteed to find them all over. Explore different music bro, learn about different genres, have fun with it.

  37. J.... R....

    teenage dream was better. and deserved the award.

    J.... R....

    Horacio Barrios I don't cry. bye

    J.... R....

    Bye bitch

  38. W.... P....

    Frankly speaking out of all the albims, The Suburds is the only worthy nominee for 'The Album of the Year'

    W.... P....

    I agree. There was so much great albums that year that were completely ignored by the Grammys. That's kind of why I hate the grammys. Its seems like they focus more on album sales and which artist will get them the highest ratings than nominating the best artists.

  39. M.... I....

    One of my favorite albums ever. fantastic tracks and superb songwriting. those guys that yelled "eminem" a few seconds before she announced the suburbs must have regreted it.

  40. J.... R....

    well deserved

  41. A.... G....

    The sssssssssssssssuburbs

  42. C.... L....

    Shit album.

    C.... L....

    Keep listening to your simplistic radio pop/rap garbage, buddy.

  43. P.... O....

    It would have been criminal to have given it to any of the others, all the other albums nominated were complete shit!

    P.... O....

    go clean your ears cause they are full of shit , the fame monster deserves it more than anyone

    P.... O....

    dadi dada - what...Lady Gaga and her sub par madonna-rip off b-sides? Bore off

  44. H.... M....

    Well deserved. The Suburbs is a masterpiece. I love watching Dre's reaction to the win 😂 He's like, WTF?!

  45. A.... K....

    I think I would have been ok with anyone else winning, I thought this was a joke at first when they called them up. Lets be honest, who tf thought they were actually gonna win compared to the other hit albums.

    A.... K....

    Andrew Kim real songs will win

  46. C.... P....

    these people have written some of the greatest songs ever

  47. L.... K....

    A moment of brillance in Grammys history

  48. M.... H....

    The look on lady antebellums faceCant stop laughing

    M.... H....

    LMAO, they wanted to cry big time !

  49. A.... T....

    Teenage dream💔

  50. W.... C....

    teenage dream is better xD

    W.... C....

    Will Camacho lol

    W.... C....

    ............... -_-

    W.... C....

    Nice try loser

  51. M.... T....

    WHO THE FUCK IS ARCADE FIRE?

    M.... T....

    One of the most important and revolutionary bands of the generation. Thats Arcade Fire

  52. D.... B....

    Sounded like Barbara Streisand had never, in her life, said the word "suburbs" lol.

    D.... B....

    Diego Bolanos nice

    D.... B....

    That's because she didn't know if the bands name was the suburbs or Arcade Fire. Goes to show even famous musicians usually only know what's mainstream

    D.... B....

    @Michael Paul there are so many Artists out there you can't know every single one of them and she obvs is busy and has a different taste of music. That's understandable.

  53. A.... D....

    Did Eminem even clap or move? Butt hurt damn, Suburbs is fucking classic album

    A.... D....

    Aleks Dobrich have u ever seen him clap for anyone ??

    A.... D....

    His excitement ended when Proof died, although he has been known to laugh a little here and there.

  54. G.... ....

    one of the best yet unexpected decisions by the Grammys. Classic Album.

  55. E.... G....

    A revolutionary moment in rock music history. Was glad to be a part of it when it happened live in 2011.

  56. J.... ....

    era para el Teenage Dream :V

    J.... ....

    Para nada. Arcade Fire se lo merecía por mucho.

  57. A.... B....

    KATY PERRY deserved that Grammys her album "Teenage Dream" broke records and earned her 8 Grammy nominations and made her the first woman to have 5 #1 hits on the billboard chart and sold over 7 million albums and earned her special achievement awards at specific award ceremonies including the AMA's and The Billboard music awards , Katy sold out every concert show for her California dreams Tour and she earned best world tour in 2011 and all though her 6th single wasn't #1 it was still a hit an ranked at #3 on the billboard chart and also having a add on deluxe edition to Teenage Dream and naming the deluxe Teenage Dream: the complete confection, and having two more hits off of the 2nd album and having one song go #1 and her second song from the album hit #2 and she sold another million to her deluxe album and that makes the whole album selling 8 million albums globally and every single that was released was a hit.

    A.... B....

    Kade Hawk Teenage Dream is better than the winner ‘s album 😐😐😐

    A.... B....

    she was not the first hunny lmao

    A.... B....

    The fame monster is actually better, teenage dream was another max Martin produced album.

    A.... B....

    Thank God the grammys consider quality over quantity!! LMAO

    A.... B....

    @Berlin Alexanderplatz I just realized the guy w Brbra was Kris whom she started w on a star is born 1976! OMGGGGGGG!!!!

  58. A.... B....

    Katy Perry deserved that Grammy

    A.... B....

    Fuck outta here with that dumb shit

    A.... B....

    +AngryEsper94 no , I'm speaking the truth

    A.... B....

    Sorry to inform that you are mentally retarded and musically ignorant. Have a nice life with shit tier musical preferences.

  59. A.... A....

    The one year they got it right

    A.... A....

    *wrong...

    A.... A....

    Kappp Gjiio Eminem didn’t deserve that and you know damn well. We will remember Arcade Fire’s album in the next 50 years than an Eminem record

    A.... A....

    Kappp Gjiio Lol eminem is trash kid

    A.... A....

    @Kappp Gjiio everything Eminem made after TES was trash except MMLP2

    A.... A....

    @Kappp Gjiio Eminem deserved it in 1999 when they gave it to Bob Dylan for Marshall Mathers LP Recovery was not better than The Suburbs.

  60. J.... ....

    What the fuck? Even Barbra was surprised! Eminem deserved this award. This shows that the Grammys don't give a shit about rap music. They also did not let Kendrick Lamar win album of the year this year..

    J.... ....

    +Joey Gholam lol sounds like you are just a rap head, i respect Eminem and think he made a good album, but Arcade Fire definitely deserved this award. dont be so salty lol its just a grammy

    J.... ....

    +Joey Gholam Both The Suburbs and To Pimp A Butterfly should've won. A shame only the former did.

  61. C.... B....

    The Fame Monster is BETTER!

    C.... B....

    +Camilo Bayona Her tribute was not good! She just dressed like him! Arcade Fire would have done a tribute to Bowie the way he wanted it because they understood what he wanted because they've worked with him

    C.... B....

    +stevieman38 Arcade fire had worked with David Bowie! David contributed his voice in AF's single Reflektor. And also, only if you haven't watched the video they sang live together with David, a great and soul-touching rendition of "Wake Up" from their debut, "Funeral", which is one of the most acclaimed albums ever.

    C.... B....

    @Junkai Yang You're right about that, totally forgot how his voice was in that track.

    C.... B....

    better on charts? absolutely but too bad your bitch didn't win because grammy isn't a chart-based / fan voting-based award

    C.... B....

    Lady Gaga is pop and is already sounding dated.

  62. F.... L....

    This video never fails to make me smile.

  63. M.... S....

    The Grammys are for shit musicians... see how the host realises that Arcade Fire doesn't belong there? They are gods compared to lady gaga and those bastards.

    M.... S....

    I mean , the host is barbra streisand, a living legend. she knows whats up.

    M.... S....

    righttt

    M.... S....

    the only reason they won is because majority of the are judges are white and I guarantee you their music taste doesn't resemble most of how the world especially america is.

    M.... S....

    Gaga is also talented what u smoking

    M.... S....

    @bob sanders Lol, every other nominee is white you damn sensationalist. They were chosen simply because "The Suburbs" was not only the best album out of those nominated, but is constantly put in the runnings for the best album of the entire decade. Deservedly so.

  64. c.... v....

    Barbra Striesand was like wtf, but Recovery should have won, Eminem finally had the veteran/ comeback factor. It's literally almost painful for the industry to hand out general field award to rappers. Only like 2/17 times has a Rap Album won Album of the Year. 0/14 a rapper has won in Record of the Year. 0/9 in Song of the Year. 2/12 has a rapper won Best New Artist. I ain't no mathamascientition, but I reckon that's 4/52 wins in GF for rappers, and the sad part is, Lauryn Hill has half of them. I am basing it off memory, so forgive me if I missed one, but I'm fairly accurate the wins are right.

    c.... v....

    I agree the Grammys do ignore rap. That being said I don't think Recovery was good enough to win album of year. There were better rap albums that year that should've been nominated. Now the fact that Taylor Swift beat Kendrick is complete and utter bullshit.

  65. M.... F....

    The...Sssssuburbs? Arcade Fire!

    M.... F....

    +Matt Friend frig her

    M.... F....

    Arshade* Fire

  66. M.... M....

    So proud that they are from Québec :) merci à vous Arcade Fire

  67. N.... P....

    It's just so amazing to see actual, talented artists like Arcade Fire and Beck to win top categories. It shows that there will always be a place, in the music industry, for much more talented artists than the mainstream ones.

    N.... P....

    not all mainstream artist are bad yall just hate

  68. E.... G....

    THE BAND MOTHER MOTHER SHOULD BE HEARD SO SEARCH IT UP RN

    E.... G....

    Saw em live a couple months back they're great

    E.... G....

    +Erick G There are great, listen to them at the french radio for 6 years.

  69. S.... C....

    its great when actual musicians win.

  70. B.... J....

    "Holy shit scott i cant believe it we just won". Priceless

  71. J.... Y....

    This is the win for alternative, for indie. Beck did it again in 2015, so proud of you guys. Bring on more tremendous music to us.

  72. O.... ....

    Kinda had a repeat of this last night,where not-so-popular Indy/Rock(idk,I'm not here for a subgenre war) artist (2011 Arcade Fire/2015 Beck) wins album of the year of massively popular mainstream artist (2011 Lady Gaga/2015 Beyonce)

    O.... ....

    No awards show is perfect, it's hard to compare 2 artists, yes they did mistakes before, that said, you can be a very talented artist and be very mainstream/popular or the other way around. It's unfortunate some talented people never won (radiohead for exemple but who were they against? sometimes there are just too many talent in one category. there's also snub sometimes). Taylor Swift might be very mainstream but doesn't mean she is not talented. I personally don't know her very much but she wrote her music and play guitar. But Britney Spears have won only one grammy and she had been the biggest pop star on planet earth for a whole decade!  Katy Perry never won and many more. If the grammy's were like the vma's or billboards, these two would have won a loooot already. 

    O.... ....

    Yeah I know the Steele Dan thing was a huge robbery, people are still talking about it in 2015... 

    O.... ....

    @imelroy Daft Punk "Random Access Memories" is an incredible album, and absolutely deserved to win AOTY, even over Kendrick Lamar, who also had an amazing album. He didn't get snubbed, RAM is a transcendent album pulling sounds from 30+ years ago and doing something completely new with them, if it hadn't been such a perfect album that won over him, then I'd agree he was snubbed, but the fact is either of them could have won, and it would have been deserved because they are 2 albums that will go down as all time greats.

    O.... ....

    just because you don't like pop music it doesn't mean it's worse than kanye and radiohead

    O.... ....

    @88GmG probably only you, Steely Dan kicked all those poor acts. Before to talk about bad things about them educate yourself.

  73. I.... G....

    WHO THE FUCK IS ARCADE FIRE?

    I.... G....

    I feel sorry for you

  74. n.... ....

    best decision of the grammies EVER

    n.... ....

    no1narutofanzz and Sgt. Pepper lonely hearts club band, Thriller, rumours, random access memories, Double Fantasy, Raising sand

    n.... ....

    You forgot outkast album. That sht is a fcking masterpiece

  75. A.... T....

    I sometimes come back to this video when I want a reminder that good things can happen in the world

    A.... T....

    Oh I am seeing them later this year myself and will continue to do so. I'm sure they still are incredible live, even playing the new stuff. That said, It is obvious to me the very sellout-esque nature of their move to one of the big 3 major label giants and releasing one of the worst albums this year. Right after releasing an extremely artful and experimental record on their indie label of 10 years.

    A.... T....

    Well said!!

    A.... T....

    @Iván Valencia just because they got recognized for being amazing musicians doesn't make them less than or sell outs. I used to think like that when I was a kid but now as I mature so does my thought process. No one called out Basquiat for being recognized.

    A.... T....

    I feel the same, which is why I am here now lol

  76. l.... h....

    haha, youtube comments really make me feel shitty about the world. 

  77. J.... S....

    It's funny how 4 years ago I thought they so did not deserve that but being older and more mature and having just listened to that album.... OH MY GOD that album is amazing! It so deserved that grammy!

    J.... S....

    @John Sailors Funeral, their first full length is significantly better, though Suburbs was pretty good.

    J.... S....

    +Darren Kehrli Aye, Funeral really brought the Fire in Arcade Fire. Not that I don't like The Suburbs. The title track is somewhere in my top 5 favorite songs from them. They always do good openers though.

    J.... S....

    I prefer The Suburbs to Funeral

    J.... S....

    same, I loved The Fame monster, but the Suburbs deserved

  78. S.... ....

    Why did he thank Messi?

    S.... ....

    'Merci to Montreal' 

    S.... ....

    @Sanchicho It was French. For thank you.

  79. p.... ....

    I remember I was so happy when this happened. A group of wonderful and talented people that are genuinely in love with music received the recognition they deserved. The Suburbs holds a special place in my heart because it's the album in which I first discovered these guys and fell in love with them and their music. It truly was a night in which art, not a product, won. Just saw them for the first time at the Forum recently, and I am very sincere when I say it was one of the greatest nights of my life.

  80. M.... ....

    The singer looks like he was just about to get a lobotomy until somebody came in a aborted the procedure.

  81. J.... D....

    Its good to see real music triumph

  82. H.... B....

    Glad someone mostly unknown got their moment in the spotlight, maybe people's eyes are starting to open up about music. It goes to show you don't have to be a world renowned mega star to be considered good. Then again the award only means so much there are plenty of other amazing artist that have never won a grammy though they have some really great music. Guns 'n Roses (though they have been given 4 AMAs, 4 VMAs and  world music award)  Bob Marley ( even though he's a music icon) Jimi Hendrix ( has a been given a number of grammy hall of fames but never actually won a grammy) Led Zeppelin ( with a grammy lifetime achievement award and inducted into the grammy hall of fame and selling 300 million units worldwide) Kid Rock (number 1 selling male musician in 2000)

    H.... B....

    @Nevermind "in the grammys supposedly musically educated people vote, which makes it even more disappointing"

    But that is EXACTLY why Arcade Fire won, or am I misunderstanding your point? Surely musically educated people should be favouring extremely musically talented multi-instrumentalists who write their own beautiful lyrics over the kind of artist who turns up to a studio and sings something which usually is written for them and with no input on the music itself.

    If this was a fan vote then Arcade Fire would have stood no chance, hence why the other nominees are often given the labels "commercial" or "mainstream".

    H.... B....

    @Kyle Robinson But look at who they beat...Surely arcade fire deserved all the recognition they got for the suburbs but they shared this particular category with katy perry and lady antebellum. The grammys actually thought that along with arcade fire, katy perry made one of the five best albums of the year. It's not hard to miss my point

    H.... B....

    @Fi It's very hard to miss your point, you made it sound like it was disappointing that AF won, because there are supposedly musically educated people voting, as though anyone with an understanding of music wouldn't have voted for them over the other nominees.

    H.... B....

    @Darren Kehrli When I said it's not hard to miss my point, that was me admitting I wasn't clear with what I was saying...

    H.... B....

    @Fi You're right, I misread it.

  83. J.... C....

    It makes me happy to see that good music won that night and 3 years later good music won again! (Daft Punk)

    J.... C....

    I totally agree with you! The suburbs is a masterpiece. And random acess memories is one of the most original cds of the year

    J.... C....

    Jose Carlos nah eminem should’ve won in 2011

    J.... C....

    @King 808s really Recovery? It's ok but not all against Arcade fire

    J.... C....

    The Smackdown Hotel 1997 it’s just my personal opinion that recovery deserved it. top 5 eminem album imo also 🤷🏽‍♂️

  84. A.... M....

    Woo!! arcade fire!!! I really really surprised they werent nominated for one in the 2014 grammys....annyone know why?

    A.... M....

    The 2014 Grammy is eligible for albums released between Oct 31, 2012 and Sep 30, 2013. Arcade Fire's Reflektor was released on Oct 2013, so it will be considered for the next Grammy.

  85. M.... ....

    Wins such a thug

  86. S.... ....

    the look on Dr. Dre's face is great

  87. U.... K....

    FUCK these nobody's. The Fame Monster deserved this not this shitty band

    U.... K....

    all these people
    >taking the bait

    U.... K....

    Are you stupid?

    U.... K....

    I can't believe this

    U.... K....

    Hah. Lady gaga blows

    U.... K....

    While The Fame Monster was pretty good, The Suburbs was comparatively a Godsend.

  88. K.... N....

    I love arcade fire but winning a Grammy doesnt mean shit for their musical career when they're that great esp since Katy perry was nominated in the same category. Real artists don't need recognition and Grammy awards to prove their merit

  89. K.... N....

    I mean come on there's really no competition...

    K.... N....

    Amen to that

    K.... N....

    Yes, but to be fair Recovery and The Fame Monster are both very good Album
    S

    K.... N....

    @TPG TFM yeah, Recovery hell nooo

    K.... N....

    @TPG those albums sucks. Arcade Fire always does a brilliant job.

    K.... N....

    @Andres Manosalvas And where are they now? exactly

  90. h.... ....

    Read it and weep steve stoute

  91. C.... P....

    I was gonna do something else, but then I saw you say "epic moment". BTFW where,..um..hehe..um, omg ur so cute( I got advanced by a gay guy btw).. and then um well i got tired cause of this premise.

  92. m.... t....

    the snub for is this it was one of the worst of all time.

  93. b.... ....

    "The... sss-suburbs?"

  94. c.... ....

    It won't make up for Ok Computer and In Rainbows but it's a start. The Grammys really are a joke. I know this because Katy Perry was nominated for best album.

  95. E.... L....

    "Holy Shit" the grammies are live right? lol

  96. M.... W....

    How do they come up with nominations? Weird. Im gonna go look at a list of 2011 albums.

  97. P.... U....

    "We're gonna go play another song, 'cause we like music..."

    Best line given by these guys EVER.

  98. r.... ....

    Future calling. They fucked up it up with hipster garbage 'Mumford and Sons'.

  99. P.... U....

    Indeed. I was SOOOOOO fucking ecstatic and happy about it!!!!!!

  100. A.... ....

    I just love to watch this and see all these fake Hollywood celebs get their minds blown. One of the best bands ever.