Age of Anxiety I – English Lyrics

• By: Arcade Fire

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Arcade Fire's "Age of Anxiety I," a powerful and introspective track that offers a unique window into contemporary English expressions of doubt and societal unease. Through its poignant lyrics and evolving indie rock sound, you can explore vocabulary related to modern psychological states and social commentary, making it an excellent song for understanding nuanced English in a critically acclaimed musical context.

[English]

It's the age of doubt

And I doubt we'll figure it out

Is it you or is it me?

The age of anxiety

Are you talking to me?

...

Fight the fever with TV

In the age when nobody sleeps

And the pills do nothing for me

In the age of anxiety

When I look at you, I see what you want me to

See what you want me to

When you look at me, you see what I want you to see

What I want you to see

In the age of living, in the age of living, in the age of-

In the age of living, in the age of living, in the age of-

...

It's a maze (it's a maze) of mirrors (of mirrors)

It's a hologram of a ghost

And you can't quite touch it

Which is how it hurts us the most

So we keep it all inside (inside)

And hide it deep in a drawer

Say your prayers tonight

Someone finds it after the war

And when I look at you, I see what you want me to

See what you want me to

When you look at me, you see what I want you to see

What I want you to see is me

In the age of living, in the age of living, in the age of-

In the age of living, in the age of living, in the age of (anxiety)

...

Gotta get the spirit out of me

This anxiety that's inside of me

Gotta get the spirit out of me

This anxiety that's inside of me

Gotta get the spirit out of me (gotta get the spirit out of me)

This anxiety that's inside of me, baby

Gotta get the spirit out of me (gotta get the spirit out of me)

This anxiety that's inside of me, baby

'Cause I can't stop crying, and I really think I mean it

But the tears mean nothing to me

Another lost alien arriving on my spaceship

In the age of anxiety (anxiety)

And we can't stop crying, and we really think we mean it

But the tears just fall on the sheet (anxiety)

Another lost soul just trying to feel something

Trying to feel something, trying to feel something in the (anxiety) age of-

...

(Anxiety)

...

Are you talking to me? (Anxiety)

Or about me? (Anxiety)

Am I talking to you? (Anxiety)

Or about you?

It's all about you

It's all about you

It's all about you (it's not about you)

It's all about you (it's not about you)

It's all about you (it's all about you)

It's all about you (it's not about you)

It's all about you

It's all about you

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
anxiety /æŋˈzaɪəti/ C1	noun - a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome
age /eɪdʒ/ A1	noun - a particular period in history or a person's life
doubt /daʊt/ B1	noun - a feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction verb - to feel uncertain about
talking /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/ A1	verb - speaking in order to give information or express ideas or feelings; conversation
look /lʊk/ A1	verb - to direct one's gaze toward someone or something
see /siː/ A1	verb - to perceive with the eyes; to understand or realize
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - to have a desire to possess or do something
living /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ A2	verb - the act of being alive; having life noun - the means of maintaining life; livelihood
touch /tʌtʃ/ A1	verb - to come into or be in contact with
hurt /hɜːt/ A2	verb - to cause physical pain or injury to; to cause emotional pain
keep /kiːp/ A1	verb - to have or retain possession of; to continue or cause to continue in a specified condition
hide /haɪd/ A2	verb - to put or keep out of sight; to conceal
get /ɡet/ A1	verb - to obtain, receive, or become
crying /ˈkraɪɪŋ/ A2	verb - shedding tears; to weep
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience a sensation or emotion; to be aware of through touch
lost /lɒst/ A2	adjective - unable to find one's way; not knowing one's whereabouts; confused or bewildered
nothing /ˈnʌθɪŋ/ A2	pronoun - not anything; no thing adjective - of no value or significance