Crucified Again

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This song features on 2015’s deluxe version of Reflektor, but the group had been playing it live at least twice before its official release. Whilst it bears some lyrical… Read More

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Crucified Again Lyrics

[Verse 1]
On the 12th of January
You don't need what you can't carry
The blood will flow into the ocean
Their voices break with the emotion

[Refrain]
Crucified, then crucified again
Crucified, then crucified again

[Verse 2]
In the night, they started singing
They had no right to keep believing
But down below, there's someone screaming
A broken church, no bells are ringing

[Refrain]
Crucified, then crucified again
Crucified, then crucified again
Crucified again
Crucified again

[Verse 3]
Preachers talk on television
Hand out the judgements of their religion
But when I heard those women singing
They made a sound I could believe in

[Refrain]
Crucified, then crucified again

[Verse 4]
He who strikes the blow forgets it
But he who bears the scar remembers
The fire is burning down to embers
The fire is burning but I can't remember

[Refrain]
Crucified, then crucified again
Crucified, then crucified again
Crucified again
Crucified again
Crucified again, and again, and again

[Verse 5]
All you great and mighty nations
Who think you've paid for your high stations
Their cities may be built in the sand
But ours were built by their fathers hands

[Refrain]
They crucify, then crucified again
They crucify, then crucified again
Crucified again
Crucified again
Crucified again, and again, and again

[Outro]
‘Til the crowd cry, "do it again!"
Crucified again
Crucified again
Crucified again, and again, and again
‘Til the crowd cry, "do it again!"

Crucified again
Crucified again

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This song features on 2015’s deluxe version of Reflektor, but the group had been playing it live at least twice before its official release. Whilst it bears some lyrical resemblance to “Here Comes The Night Time” – specifically the references to televangelists criticising Haiti – they are separate songs, and “Crucified Again” featured in Arcade Fire’s live sets in Haiti during the Reflektor tour.

The subject of the song is the 2010 Haiti earthquake. There are lots of uses Neon Bible-style of religious imagery.

The two existing live recordings of the song are quite different. The first features Win Butler on organ and Sarah Neufeld’s violin prominently. The second recording is based primarily around Win Butler’s acoustic guitar and vocals.