My Body Is a Cage

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"My Body Is a Cage" is a dramatic, organ-driven closing track by Arcade Fire that explores themes of emotional confinement and spiritual yearning.

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My Body Is a Cage canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song ⓘ
album Neon Bible ⓘ
artist Arcade Fire ⓘ
composer Jeremy Gara ⓘ
Richard Reed Parry ⓘ
Régine Chassagne ⓘ
Tim Kingsbury ⓘ
Will Butler ⓘ
Win Butler ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Canada ⓘ
genre art rock ⓘ
indie rock ⓘ
hasCoverVersion Peter Gabriel cover version ⓘ
hasCriticalReception noted as a standout track on Neon Bible ⓘ
praised for emotional intensity ⓘ
hasInstrumentation bass guitar ⓘ
drums ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
pipe organ ⓘ
vocals ⓘ
hasLivePerformance performed on Arcade Fire tours ⓘ
hasLyricalFocus conflict between inner self and outer world ⓘ
desire for transcendence ⓘ
hasLyricalMotif cage as metaphor for the body ⓘ
religious and spiritual imagery ⓘ
hasMood dramatic ⓘ
introspective ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ
hasVocalStyle impassioned vocals by Win Butler ⓘ
includedIn Arcade Fire discography ⓘ
linked to: Arcade Fire
influencedBy church music aesthetics ⓘ
instrumentationFeature organ-driven arrangement ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Win Butler ⓘ
notableFor dramatic climax of Neon Bible ⓘ
partOf Neon Bible ⓘ
performer Arcade Fire ⓘ
productionStyle grand, cathedral-like sound ⓘ
recordingArtistNationality Canadian ⓘ
releaseDecade 2000s ⓘ
theme emotional confinement ⓘ
inner struggle ⓘ
isolation ⓘ
spiritual yearning ⓘ
trackPosition closing track ⓘ

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Neon Bible → hasPart → My Body Is a Cage ⓘ