Arcade Fire - Crown Of Love Lyrics






They say it fades if you let it
Love was made to forget it
I carved your name across my eyelids
You pray for rain, I pray for blindness

If you still want me, please forgive me
The crown of love is falling from me.
If you still want me, please forgive me
Because the spark is not within me.

I snuffed it out before my mom walked in my bedroom.
The only thing that you keep changin' is your name
My love keeps growin' still the same
Just like a cancer
And you won't give me a straight answer.

If you still want me, please forgive me
The crown of love is falling from me.
If you still want me, please forgive me
Because your hands are not upon me.

I shrugged them off before my mom walked in my bedroom.
The pains of love
And they keep growin',
In my heart there's flowers growin'
On the grave of our old love
Since you gave me a straight answer.

If you still want me, please forgive me
The crown of love is not upon me.
If you still want me, please forgive me,
Because the spark is not within me.
It's not within me.
It's not within me.
You gotta be the one,
You gotta be the way,
Your name is the only word that I can say!
You gotta be the one,
You gotta be the way,
Your name is the only word,
The only word that I can say!
Only word that I can say!





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  1. J.... ....

    Hermosa canción. Sigo pensando que Funeral es su mejor Album, y esta una de sus canciones mas apasionadas con respecto al Amor.

  2. J.... A....

    No Pasa Nada, muy pacharaco, saludos desde Lima peru

  3. l.... t....

    I listened to this song because it was a chapters name and it was also recommended in the book 'playlist for the dead' and omg it's amazing you guys should read the book

  4. h.... ....

    100k views. Is this for real?

  5. M.... J....

    Muito bom! <3

  6. d.... ....

    i’m here because of the book “playlist for the dead”

  7. C.... A....

    THANK YOU ALLL for THIs!!!! It gives me life!!!

    Its Haunting. A +++++++

  8. C.... ....

    I love you all. And I'm so glad we're all here. We made it kid.

  9. K.... �....

    💔💘💔

  10. C.... J....

    Playlists for the dead?? Anyone?

    C.... J....

    I came here because of the book only!!!
    Yay finally. Someone who understood me ;)

  11. H.... M....

    Best album ever. 10 out of 10 points. There is no other 10 in my world of music

  12. L.... H....

    I came here from a book i was reading and this is beautiful

  13. G.... S....

    Some evenings, me and my husky (his name is Henry)… anyway, some nights us huskies lie together and listen to the great socialist/musical experiment that is the Arcade. And I whisper to Henry... "one day, … one day Henry, we will all exist together as one big pc meaningless mass. No more hurt. No more hurt Henry."

    G.... S....

    sounds like Henry would enjoy the End of Evangelion

  14. s.... r....

    The part where he sings please forgive me is his ex girlfriend saying that she don't love him anymore.

  15. M.... L....

    Bittersweet Song ... My kind of Song

  16. p.... l....

    This song is a Masterpiece!.
    Here's an explanation I copied from the internet:


    “They say it fades if you let it
    Love was made to forget it
    I carved your name across my eyelids
    You pray for rain, I pray for blindness”

    He is reflecting on a relationship that has just ended. People (i.e. his mom) tell him that love is something that you can get over and forget; however, he feels that he will never love anyone other than this girl (carving = permanent). The girl believes that getting over him will be easy (i.e. she only WROTE his name across her eyelids, so it can simply be washed away by the rain). He believes it will be infinitely harder to get over her, as only blindness will rid him of his carving.

    “If you still want me, please forgive me
    The crown of love has fallen from me
    If you still want me, please forgive me
    Because the spark is not within me”

    These are actually the words of the girl; this is her “straight answer”. (This does not become clear until later in the song). Basically, she understands that he is still in love with her, but she admits that she is not in love with him anymore.

    “I snuffed it out before my mom walked in my bedroom”

    This line is misleading because you do not yet realize that the previous stanza is the girl speaking. So at first glance it seems to refer to “the spark” being snuffed out. In reality, it is referring to him snuffing out his “pains of love” so that his mom doesn’t see him cry. This is actually genius word choice, as he is able to mislead you and hide his feelings the same way that he hides them from his mom.

    “The only thing that you keep changing
    Is your name, my love keeps growing
    Still the same, just like a cancer
    And you won't give me a straight answer”

    He is remembering back to the end of their relationship when the girl could not decide if she loved him or not (thus, her name (or label) kept changing between ‘his lover’ and ‘not his lover’, for example). And while she could not decide if she still loved him, his love for her was growing.

    “If you still want me, please forgive me
    The crown of love has fallen from me
    If you still want me, please forgive me
    Because your hands are not upon me”

    Again, this is the girl’s “straight answer” that she does not love him anymore. When she says that “[his] hands are not upon [her]” she is saying that he cannot control or change her love for him.

    “I shrugged them off before my mom walked in my bedroom”

    As before, this line is misleading, as “shrugged them off” seems to refer to “hands”. In actuality, it refers to “the pains of love” that are referenced in the next line. Thus, once again, he is hiding his pain from his mom (and in effect, from the listener).

    “The pains of love, and they keep growing
    In my heart there's flowers growing
    On the grave of our old love
    Since you gave me a straight answer

    If you still want me, please forgive me
    The crown of love is not upon me
    If you still want me, please forgive me
    Because this crown is not within me
    It's not within me, it's not within me”

    Now it becomes clear that the chorus is in fact the girl’s “straight answer” that she no longer loves him. He reveals that she ended the relationship (“grave of our old love” = relationship is dead) and that this is the cause of his anguish, as he still loves her. In fact, even though their relationship is over, his love for her continues to grow (i.e. flowers growing on the grave). It is also interesting to note that Regine sings the chorus with Win this time (whereas the previous two times he sang the chorus alone). This seems appropriate, as he has finally revealed that the chorus represents the girl’s words. Having Regine sing it with him verifies this.

    “You got to be the one
    You got to be the way
    Your name is the only word that I can say

    You got to be the one
    You got to be the way
    Your name is the only word
    The only word that I can say”

    He continues to be convinced that this girl is “the one” for him, that she is the only girl that he will ever love, and that he will never get over her

    p.... l....

    Awesome breakdown

  17. A.... M....

    Omg!! Where is the guy with the lyrics xD ??? T.T beautiful song !!!

  18. d.... P....

    These guy can't be beaten.

  19. N.... L....

    Cranking up my cellphone!! ♡

  20. C.... N....

    For 4 years now this has been my ultimate favorite song of all time

  21. S.... D....

    Too much

  22. M.... A....

    💔👌🏻

  23. a.... ....

    Like 10 years late but nonetheless I stan

  24. G.... A....

    🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

  25. A.... ....

    i like this

  26. D.... H....

    ni le presté atención a la letra y me dieron ganas de llorar :,(

  27. R.... J....

    FAN SERVICE É ISSO AQUI RAPÁ

  28. T.... M....

    I am also thirty, also been listening to the arcade burning down since my early teens but unlike most conforming square circle triangle people I love their evolution as a band and their sound. Reflektor tore my world apart I'm still reflecting through the deflector, and Everything Now was everything then and now still. And The Suburbs... grab your mothers keys we're leaving.

  29. S.... S....

    what a track .. i hope those good days of arcade fire in 2009 to 2011 are back ....

  30. T.... L....

    I’m sad now and I’m okay with that

  31. j.... ....

    Lol Apparently this is everyone’s second favorite song on Funeral. This is also my second after Neighborhood #2 (Laika)

  32. D.... V....

    amo tanto 💛

  33. d.... ....

    This is the first song I first instantly fell in love with on my first listen to Funeral. Then of course, Wake Up played.

  34. A.... A....

    I remember getting this album as a young teenager. I'm 30 now. At least our oldies will be good!

  35. T.... F....

    So beautiful

  36. S.... A....

    love this song so much also the violin part HITS

  37. L.... Y....

    Old wound got so torn up 😭 Totally reminds me of the days riding bus listening funeral album on ipod

  38. L.... S....

    Can you explain why I have to re-live all of this again Jacky? ....

  39. F.... ....

    It's ok, I like the suburbs more

  40. B.... d....

    Tão lindo que não tenho palavras

  41. m.... ....

    thank you arcade fire

  42. A.... T....

    Oh Canada's hipster darlings

  43. E.... S....

    Me: " I believe that I finally forgot my ex".
    Arcade Fire: Upload this song.
    Me: "Oh shit, here we go again".

    E.... S....

    Erick SWD same feelings bro

    E.... S....

    Walk away my friend, Walk away!!!

    E.... S....

    Its like a cancer...

  44. H.... O....

    i love the chord change in the end

  45. L.... R....

    Love from Perú :)
    Please come back!

  46. P.... O....

    ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

  47. I.... O....

    This reminds me alot of kodaline's all i want

    I.... O....

    Maybe it's the opposite..

    I.... O....

    Idk which came first

  48. C.... M....

    I love this song, in my opinion it easily enters in the top 5 list of the best Arcade Fire songs

  49. d.... ....

    amazing song! guessing they're going to release an album soon?





    /s

  50. A.... B....

    💓💓💓

  51. W.... C....

    we still love u guys and girls although the last i-forget-the-name album

  52. J.... F....

    I recently payed attention to the lyrics and this song is basically my story with my ex. I just love this song regardless of how sad

  53. P.... C....

    Awww my first AF song <3

  54. R.... L....

    love from Nepal 🙏!!

  55. W.... T....

    A reissue would be so sick.

  56. e.... ....

    one of their best songs

  57. p.... ....

    Favorite Funeral song... probably favorite Arcade Fire song!

  58. T.... O....

    I want a new album

  59. K.... P....

    Masterpiece ☑️ 🛐 🙏 ‼️

  60. V.... M....

    2nd favorite song in this album next to in the backseat 💚

    V.... M....

    Venom Marvelous Same here dog 🙌

    V.... M....

    Same too <3<3

    V.... M....

    Same too

  61. D.... A....

    FAVORITE song from this ALBUM. I am so happy Arcade Fire was my first official concert!

  62. V.... L....

    💖 💖 💖 💖 💖 💖 Besos desde Argentina!

  63. G.... R....

    Love you all! 🔥❤🎶🕺💃✌❤⛅⛅ #happy15 #funeral15 #arcadefireforever

  64. A.... G....

    Please just tell me you’re touring this album. Or playing a show in Montreal or Toronto.

  65. B.... ....

    15 years late bro

  66. R.... A....

    Perfect :'( It sounds perfect

  67. S.... L....

    <3333333333333333333333333

  68. A.... C....

    Probably in my top 5 AF songs.

  69. L.... V....

    Amor em forma de música. O Brasil ama vocês! ♥️🇧🇷

  70. V.... A....

    This song is so beautiful....
    With love from Chile ♥️

  71. L.... R....

    Just love it _cries in Spanish_

  72. I.... n....

    Why this Is So beautiful?? I LOVE THIS SONG

    I.... n....

    a Sow is a pig

    I.... n....

    @Ferdi Van I am sorry, I mistook

    I.... n....

    @Im not the extranger Haha, i just wanted you to know. I'm a G Nazi.

    I.... n....

    @Ferdi Van XD

  73. S.... M....

    I Knew They Were Going To Keep Uploading!

  74. Y.... K....

    Amo essa banda ♥️

  75. M.... l....

    perfectly for die in this moment TT.TT

  76. �.... �....

    Это старая песня? Никогда ее не слышал

    �.... �....

    С первого альбома, послушай как нибудь весь

  77. M.... ....

    Is it time for an awesome deluxe edition of the Funeral album with demos, outtakes and b-sides?? That would amazing!

    M.... ....

    Probably. They're doing a 15th anniversary thingy.

    M.... ....

    the demos, outtakes, and b sides are better than the album itself

    M.... ....

    @nothing personnel Ehhhh. Not really. There's a reason they're B-Sides, as is the case with most B sides, lol.

    M.... ....

    ​@Th.El.Co._1 just dont comment if you dont know their work. the 2001 bootlegs and 2002 christmas album are obviously beyond your mental capacity. i get that it was almost two decades ago, but cmon. dont go and say stupid stuff without thinking

    M.... ....

    @nothing personnel chill

  78. s.... w....

    One of the greatest debut albums for me and love this

  79. y.... r....

    Why is this being uploaded now?

    y.... r....

    yannic riesebos 15th anniversary

    y.... r....

    @Zain Ah makes sense. But wow time flies.

    y.... r....

    They're doing a special 15th anniversary re-release with remastered songs and new bonus content.

  80. Y.... R....

    It's perfect♥️

  81. S.... ....

    This is the first song that caught my attention on Funeral. Love it.

    S.... ....

    Lucky. My first was CHEM-I-STRY.

    S.... ....

    Same here, had it on repeat for weeks!! Definitely in my top 5 of all AF songs!

    S.... ....

    @Connor Dietschwright poor you.

  82. K.... S....

    Still remember your concert at Madrid, to me it was a change in my life. To be able to listen live one of the bands that helped me so much through out a fase of my life that was so difficult... I don’t have any words that can express the gratitude for all your songs. For real, all i can say is thank you for that little push i needed to change for the better :,)
    Also, crown of love is one of the special ones that i love!

    K.... S....

    Was at the 2018 Madrid concert. They did a street parade after the concert. Mindblowing experience.

  83. J.... K....

    This is one of those Arcade Fire songs you hope they play live.

  84. M.... W....

    wow. 15 years flew by since this masterpiece

  85. o.... w....

    Ya me voy a llorar.

    o.... w....

    opposite ways Ya estoy llorando.

  86. A.... T....

    I miss old Arcade Fire songs

    A.... T....

    So much...

    A.... T....

    Anything neon bible and before.

    A.... T....

    The suburbs!!

  87. E.... v....

    I love this song!

  88. E.... S....

    My 2nd favourite funeral song. First is obviously neighborhood part 1.

    E.... S....

    I love how many songs on this album transform. Like they turn into a completely different song halfway through. Like this one, and Wake Up does it too. It's so brilliant.

    E.... S....

    @Th.El.Co._1 Makes me so happy.

    E.... S....

    Th.El.Co._1 Definitely! It makes for such an engaging experience. Even Neighbourhood #1 grows and speeds up, while Une Annee Sans Lumiere has that *amazing* last quarter as well...such a fantastic album.

    E.... S....

    neighborhood part 2 is EVERYTHING for me

    E.... S....

    Ha mine is Neighbourhood #3

  89. J.... G....

    This song is so underrated.

    J.... G....

    WTF! haha

    J.... G....

    Underrated for who?? for me and all the fans I Guess, It's the true masterpice of Music...

    J.... G....

    Maybe under-valued, or over-looked but certainly not underrated Jakub x

    J.... G....

    Yeah, I would always sing it's praises to my friends, who considered it the 'low-point' of the record! If this is the low point, it speaks volumes about how great the album is.

  90. R.... S....

    I love arcade fire.

  91. T.... �....

    love it