White Sky - Vampire Weekend ALBUM VERSION

White Sky - Vampire Weekend
From their upcoming album, Contra (out January 2010)

lyrics:


AN ACIENT BUSINESS
A MODERN PIECE OF GLASSWORK
DOWN ON THE CORNER THAT YOU WALK EACH DAY IN PASSING

THE ELDERLY SALES CLERK WON'T EYE US WITH SUSPICION
THE WHOLE, IMMORTAL CORPORATION'S GIVEN ITS PERMISSION

A LITTLE STAIRWAY
A LITTLE PIECE OF CARPET
A PAIR OF MIRRORS THAT ARE FACING ONE ANOTHER

OUT IN BOTH DIRECTIONS, A THOUSAND LITTLE JULIA'S
THAT COME TOGETHER IN THE MIDDLE OF MANHATTAN

YOU WAITED SINCE LUNCH
IT ALL COMES AT ONCE

(chorus)

AROUND THE CORNER, THE HOUSE THAT MODERN ART BUILT
A HOUSE FOR MODERN ART TO KEEP IT OUT THE CLOSETS
OF PEOPLE WHO MIGHT OWN IT
THE SINS OF PRIDE AND ENVY
AND ON THE SECOND FLOOR, THE RICHARD SERRA SKATEPARK

YOU WAITED SINCE LUNCH
IT ALL COMES AT ONCE

(chorus)

SIT ON THE PARK WALL
ASK ALL THE RIGHT QUESTIONS
"WHY ARE THE HORSES RACING TAXIS IN THE WINTER?"

LOOK UP AT THE BUILDINGS
IMAGINE WHO MIGHT LIVE THERE
IMAGINING YOUR WOLFORDS IN A BALL UPON THE SINK THERE

YOU WAITED SINCE LUNCH
IT ALL COMES AT ONCE

• Category

  Music

[Matt Williams]

A very manly chorus indeed. Men singing like men.

[Hija de la Ruina]

meh por melo :)

[JizzyJones1991]

i watch this specific video every time just so i can read this and laugh once again

[JammerZice]

No it's Linda, dumbass.

[Rage Rats]

sucks that they got rid of the Ken Shimura video for this song. It was rad as hell.

[Nick La Marca]

wtf is that yoko

[Shirisaa]

If this song didn't mention Manhattan, it would describe San Francisco perfectly.

[GaBz2AuStRaLiA7]

love Ezra Koenig, his vocals always blow my mind, and i also give credit to the whole band for putting together great sounds to make music

[311shunter]

Sing as loud as you can! The less people know what your singing about, the better!

[Esperanza Hughes-Salinas]

everyone does. its inevitable



[Blake Feiza]

I feel weird singing this chorus in public

[fighttheirish1]

Can anyone else hear how similar his voice is to Paul Simon?