_Arc_ Lyrics

by Everything Everything

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Artist Everything Everything

Album Songs

Length ~1 min read (35 words)

About “_Arc_”

“_Arc_” is the title track from Everything Everything’s second studio album. It is a brief interlude in the middle of the album, originally the latter half of the track “Awe/Arc” (which went on to be added to the deluxe version of the album). From the context of the song, it appears to be from the perspective of the chauffeur of the President of the United States, who laments his actions as he looks upon the scene of a car crash involving the President. Jeremy: When we first drew up the album tracklist ‘_ARC_’ was not on it but sonically it is a kind of a plateau in the middle of the record. It actually makes the album a slightly easier listen. Jonathan: We also like the fact that it matches OK Computer in that it has an almost instrumental track half-way through. I like that, anyway. (From The Line of Best Fit) In an interview with Tate Britain, the band explained how the song was inspired by a piece they made inspired by Francis Bacon’s Triptych: Jeremy: The first and last sections were based on a chord sequence that Alex had for months before making Arc. At one point we were levering it into any nascent song that needed another section, but we never found a home for it. We eventually stuck it onto the end of another song, arranged for four cellos as a self-contained entity. We then cut it off again and it found its place on the album as a kind of fulcrum centrepiece called ‘_Arc_’. (From Tate Britain)

[Verse]
Oh, I’ve really done it now
Man in grey, he’s strapped in and he’s upside down
The wreckage of a limo
Crying, "Oh, I’ve really done it now"

[Outro]
I’ve really done it now

Q&A — Song Meaning & Background

Who produced “_Arc_” by Everything Everything?

“_Arc_” by Everything Everything was produced by Everything Everything & David Kosten.

When did Everything Everything release “_Arc_”?

Everything Everything released “_Arc_” on January 14, 2013.

Who wrote “_Arc_” by Everything Everything?

“_Arc_” by Everything Everything was written by Michael Spearman, Jeremy Pritchard, Alex Robertshaw & Jonathan Higgs.