Completely agree. Unreal song, my favourite on the album too. Just magnificent. I'd call it this albums version of "No Cars Go"
Also worth noting, though I don't see how it fits in, "Mountains Beyond Mountains" is the name of a book about one of the founders of Partners in Health, a charitable group Arcade Fire is involved with, that has worked extensively on providing support to Haiti.
"There are mountains beyond mountains" is a Haitian proverb about how there is always another challenge to face after the one immediately confronting you. Regine has Haitian roots, so maybe she's using the proverb to say how even if you got rid of one of the "dead shopping malls" there would just be another one behind it?
"There are mountains beyond mountains" is a Haitian proverb about how there is always another challenge to face after the one immediately confronting you. Regine has Haitian roots, so maybe she's using the proverb to say how even if you got rid of one of the "dead shopping malls" there would just be another one behind it?
Completely agree. Unreal song, my favourite on the album too. Just magnificent. I'd call it this albums version of "No Cars Go"
Also worth noting, though I don't see how it fits in, "Mountains Beyond Mountains" is the name of a book about one of the founders of Partners in Health, a charitable group Arcade Fire is involved with, that has worked extensively on providing support to Haiti.
That's an interesting side-note, it's quite possibly related to the song. Either way, glad to see you appreciate this as much as I do!
That's an interesting side-note, it's quite possibly related to the song. Either way, glad to see you appreciate this as much as I do!
"There are mountains beyond mountains" is a Haitian proverb about how there is always another challenge to face after the one immediately confronting you. Regine has Haitian roots, so maybe she's using the proverb to say how even if you got rid of one of the "dead shopping malls" there would just be another one behind it?
"There are mountains beyond mountains" is a Haitian proverb about how there is always another challenge to face after the one immediately confronting you. Regine has Haitian roots, so maybe she's using the proverb to say how even if you got rid of one of the "dead shopping malls" there would just be another one behind it?