Reflektor – English Lyrics

• By: Arcade Fire

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Arcade Fire's 'Reflektor' and explore the complexities of modern connection. This unique blend of art rock and dance music, featuring David Bowie, offers a critical look at technology's impact on relationships and identity. Discover how the band uses rich musical textures and thought-provoking lyrics to encourage a deeper understanding of our reflective age.

[English]

(Ah)

(In the reflective age)

Trapped in a prison, in a prism of light

Alone in the darkness, darkness of white

We fell in love, alone on a stage

In the reflective age

Entre la nuit

La nuit et l'aurore

Entre le royaume

Des vivants et des morts

If this is heaven

I don't know what it's for

If I can't find you there

I don't care

I thought I found a way to enter

It's just a Reflektor (just a Reflektor)

I thought I found the connector

It's just a Reflektor (just a Reflektor)

Now, the signals we send are deflected again

We're still connected, but are we even friends?

We fell in love when I was 19

And now we're staring at a screen

Entre la nuit

La nuit et l'aurore

Entre le royaume

Des vivants et des morts

If this is heaven

I need something more

Just a place to be alone

'Cause you're my home

I thought I found a way to enter

It's just a Reflektor, (just a Reflektor)

I thought I found the connector

It's just a Reflektor, (just a Reflektor)

Just a Reflektor

It's just a Reflektor (just a Reflektor)

It's just a Reflektor (just a Reflektor)

It's just a Reflektor (just a Reflektor)

(Reflektor)

Just a Reflektor

Just a Reflektor (just a Reflektor)

It's just a Reflektor (it's just a Reflektor)

(Reflektor)

Just a Reflektor

Just a Reflektor

It's just a Reflektor (just a Reflektor)

It's just a Reflektor (just a Reflektor)

(Ah, ah)

Just a reflection

Of a reflection

Of a reflection

Of a reflection

Of a reflection, ah

Will I see you on the other side?

(It's just a Reflektor)

We all got things to hide

(Just a Reflektor)

Just a reflection (a reflection)

Of a reflection (of a reflection)

Of a reflection (of a reflection)

Of a reflection (of a reflection)

Of a reflection (of a reflection), ah

Will I see you on the other side?

(It's just a Reflektor)

We all got things to hide

(Just a Reflektor)

(Alright, let's go back)

Our song, it skips, on little silver discs

Our love is plastic, we'll break it to bits

I want to break free

But will they break me

Down, down, down?

Don't mess around

I thought I found a way to enter

It's just a Reflektor (just a Reflektor)

I thought I found the connector

It's just a Reflektor (just a Reflektor)

It's just a Reflektor, ooh

It's just a Reflektor (just a Reflektor)

It's just a Reflektor (just a Reflektor)

It's just a Reflektor (just a Reflektor)

Thought you were praying to the resurrector

Turns out it was just a Reflektor

It's just a Reflektor (just a Reflektor)

Thought you were praying to the resurrector

Turns out it was just a Reflektor

It's just a Reflektor (just a Reflektor)

Thought you were praying to the resurrector

Turns out it was just a Reflekt—

It's just a Reflektor (just a Reflektor)

It's just a Reflektor (just a Reflektor)

Just a Reflektor

Just a Reflektor

Just a Reflektor

Will I see you on the other side?

Just a Reflektor

Ah, will I see you on the other side?

(Reflektor, Reflektor, Reflektor)

(See you on the other side)

We all got things to hide

(Reflektor, Reflektor, just a Reflektor)

Just a Reflektor

Will I see you on the, other side?

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
prison /ˈprɪzən/ B1	noun - a building where people are kept as a punishment for a crime
darkness /ˈdɑːrk.nəs/ B2	noun - the absence of light
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection
signals /ˈsɪɡ.nəlz/ B2	noun - an action or sound that is used to convey information or instructions
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives permanently
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - a method or manner of doing something
screen /skriːn/ A2	noun - a flat surface on which images or data are displayed
things /θɪŋz/ A1	noun - objects, items, or concepts
break /breɪk/ B1	verb - to separate into pieces or to interrupt
reflection /rɪˈflɛkʃən/ B2	noun - the throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - having no one else present
friends /frɛndz/ A1	noun - people who you like and enjoy being with
connect /kəˈnɛkt/ B1	verb - to join or link together
heaven /ˈhɛvən/ B1	noun - a place of perfect happiness, often considered a paradise
age /eɪdʒ/ A2	noun - a period of time in history or a person's life
resurrector /ˌrɛzəˈrɛktər/ C1	noun - a person or entity that brings someone back to life

Key Grammar Structures

• If this is heaven

  ➔ Conditional sentences (if-clause)

  ➔ This is an example of a type 1 conditional sentence where the speaker considers the possibility of heaven existing.

• I need something more

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The present simple is used here to express a current need or desire.

• I thought I found a way to enter

  ➔ Past simple tense.

  ➔ This is an example of the past simple, indicating a completed action or thought.

• We're still connected, but are we even friends?

  ➔ Present continuous tense.

  ➔ The present continuous is used to describe an ongoing state of being, in this case, connection.

• Will I see you on the other side?

  ➔ Future simple tense.

  ➔ The future simple is asking about an action that may happen later.

• Our song, it skips, on little silver discs

  ➔ Simple present for a habitual action.

  ➔ The simple present is used here to describe a routine or repeated action.

• Thought you were praying to the resurrector

  ➔ Past continuous tense.

  ➔ This tense describes an action that was ongoing in the past.

• It's just a Reflector

  ➔ Simple present as a defining statement.

  ➔ The simple present is used here to define what 'it' is perceived to be.