| | Intervention Lyrics Artist(Band):The Arcade Fire
The useless seed is sown When they say they're cutting off the phone I'll tell 'em you're not home No place to hide You were fighting as a soldier on their side You're still a soldier in your mind Though nothing's on the line You say it's money that we need As if we're only mouths to feed I know no matter what you say There are some debts you'll never pay Working for the church While your family dies You take what they give you And you keep it inside Every spark of friendship and love Will die without a home Hear the soldier groan, "We'll go at it alone" I can taste the fear Gonna lift me up and take me out of here Don't wanna fight, don't wanna die Just wanna hear you cry Who's gonna throw the very first stone? Oh! Who's gonna reset the bone? Walking with your head in a sling Wanna hear the soldier sing Working for the Church While my family dies Your little baby sister's Gonna lose her mind Every spark of friendship and love Will die without a home Hear the soldier groan, "We'll go at it alone" I can taste your fear It's gonna lift you up and take you out of here And the bone shall never heal I care not if you kneel We can't find you now But they're gonna get their money back somehow And when you finally disappear We'll just say that you were never here Been working for the church While your life falls apart Singing hallelujah with the fear in your heart Every spark of friendship and love Will die without a home Hear the soldier groan, "We'll go at it alone" Hear the soldier groan, "We'll go at it alone" If you find some error in Intervention Lyrics, would you please submit your corrections to me? Thank You. Thanks to Jess for submitting the lyrics. Review about Intervention meaning in music | Reviewer: James | 11/2/09 People have commented and said that the author's original intent hardly matters. I doubt that very much. You have to take the lyrics into account when you decide what the song means, and the author wrote the lyrics. If it was purely instrumental, it'd be more open, but as it is I'm pretty sure the author's intent matters. What I'm wondering is whether it is more likely that this is about angry Christians or just Christians that don't live as real Christians should. Original Intent | Reviewer: Jonathan | 6/30/09 I read a lot of folks here saying that it doesn't matter what the lyrics mean, just what they mean to you. But don't you think the original author had a particular intent when he wrote the lyrics? Shouldn't this be taken into account when reflecting on someone else's words? Brilliant | Reviewer: Anonymous | 3/5/09 I'll start by saying. I write music for a touring band. With that, this song and this forum really excite me. Music is a vehichle. Whether you like this song or not is what the question really is. Its what meaning you take from it. what it means to you. The authors meaning is almost meaningless in the end, isnt it? Because what it means to you is really all that matters. I came here searching for what the author had to say about this piece of art which I've enjoyed for two years now. But at this point I dont really care. For me its a incredibly beautiful song of redemptive powers beyond my own. (christ?) but then again... that doesnt really matter to you, does it? :) neon bible/the poisonwood bible | Reviewer: Anonymous | 2/13/09 the lyrics: "working for the church while my family dies. your little baby sister's gonna lose her mind" is so close to the story line in the poisonwood bible by barbara kingsolver. a missionary family moves to africa under the guidance of their tyrannical, pastor/father. the youngest contracts malaria and completely wigs out. hmmmmm... Helpless Abandon | Reviewer: Bryan | 2/8/09 This is an incredible song - but, unfortunately, most people will undoubtably misinterperet it due to its political and religious undertones. It is a song about the loss of friendship and love at the price of ultimate survival in a world that (more often than not) seems to ask too much of us - and the absence of forgiveness that grows in a hardened heart that has (somewhere along the line) become very angry with God. The lyrics are painful and wonderful and honest. There's a feeling of helpless abandon that is strangely redeeming and excruciatingly beautiful. A masterpiece. The emotion this song brings me. | Reviewer: Anonymous | 12/12/08 All of your comments serve as well interpreted meanings to this song. There is no right or wrong answer, just you and what it means for yourself. Every time I hear this song I want to just wail out in pain, cry, and feel everything Arcade Fire felt when writing this song. For me, this work is not a symbol of a certain war, of today's church, or any high power that has been seen in the present or past. It is a romantical poem whose depth cannot be fathomed by a simple conflict. For all the world knows, this could be the story of a small town whose inner humanity is falling from them. No one knows who is who, or what is right. There is no answer from one person, even the pastor if you want to add religion to idea. But this ideally painful world seems to come full circle with our own. We are all looking for answers and no one knows for sure what to do. Have you ever asked yourself if what you're doing is right? What if everything you stand for turns out to be rubbish? I was watching this movie the other day, "I love Huckabees." It talks about how everything is the same, we are all connected. I am you, you are me, what he is today was yesterday's newspaper. Could that be the answer? That we are focused on every small part of our existence. Who is on who's side? Or is there a bigger picture that we are missing? You're working for the church, but your life falls apart. Take a look around you! Just because you do something right or wrong does not define you. Those small actions are replaceable. Being yourself, being the soldier on the battle field...going at it alone, or what ever else is up to you. We say there is no one right way! But then why are we always wrong?! Maybe none of that is how the writers thought it. I'll even say it sounds far fetch. But one thing for sure: this romatical poem with the lead singer's voice depicting the pain is all you need to know. The words don't need any attention, except for the pleasure of enjoyment. Listen, don't analize. Feel and you'll understand. Interpretation | Reviewer: Anonymous | 12/3/08 It's kind of funny how deffensive people get when they want to state their opinions,calling people out on their interpretations of this song.The interpretation of this song is as anyone wants it to be. There is no wrong interpretation because music is made particularly so that listeners can find their own meaning to it. And just to add a political note: America as a whole needs to be more open-minded Intervention | Reviewer: Anonymous | 11/20/08 I feel the depth of this song. I work for a dying church and have felt what these lyrics in a very real way. He sounds like a lot of pastors kids I know. I think the church organ is especially powerful and symbolic. Reply to "What the F" | Reviewer: Luann D | 6/11/08 I am almost positive the line you quoted might be an incorrect interpretation. What jumped right out at me is when I first heard it was: "hear the soldier groan, he'll die alone". Also, I never associate this song with our soldiers being in Iraq and the Iraqi war. I feel it is a statement concerning the violence and terrorism in Northern Ireland. Replies to my comment are welcome! Umm... | Reviewer: Anonymous | 5/27/08 First time I heard Arcade Fire was when I saw them at Big Day Out on the Gold Coast and although I went for Rage Against the Machine and the Midnight Juggernauts, I found this incredibly original and unbelievable band playing before them, who I instantly fell in love with after hearing Keep the Car Running, Neighbourhood #3 and in particular Intervention. Get over the bickering and fighting and enjoy a beautifully performed, amazingly poignant and otherwise incredible song and stop forcing your opinions on people, sure state what you think it is about but if you don't agree, who cares? Get over it and interpret it in your own special way, that's what music is about. Review By Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 Review the song Intervention The area is only for review, if you want to submit the lyrics or the corrections of the lyrics, please click the link at the end of the lyrics.  Download "The Arcade Fire" Music | |
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