Diary of a Dissenter: The Week From My Window

'If I could have it back/All the time that we wasted/I’d only waste it again/If I could have it back/You know I would love to waste it again/Waste it again and again and again.' — Arcade Fire

Dangerous Play

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SUNDAY

I heard a snatch of the Arcade Fire song, ‘Suburbs’ today (lyrics above), and it got into my head. I l…