Diplomats Son - Vampire Weekend (Album Version)

LYRICS: It's not right but it's now or never
And if I wait could I ever forgive myself?
On a night when the moon glows yellow in the riptide
With the light from the TV's buzzing in the house

Cuz I'm gonna cut it where I can
And then I'm gonna duck out behind them
If I ever had a chance it's now then
But I never had the feeling I could offer that to you

To offer it to you would be cruel
When all I want to do is use, use you

He was a diplomat's son
It was 81

Dressed in white with my car keys hidden in the kitchen
I could sleep wherever I lay my head
And the sight of your two shoes sitting in the bathtub
Let me know that I shouldn't give up just yet

Cuz I'm gonna take it from Simon
And then I'm gonna duck out behind them
If I ever had a chance it's now then
But I never had the feeling I could offer that to you

To offer it to you would be cruel
When all I want to do is use, use you

He was a diplomat's son
It was 81

I know, you'll say
I'm not doing it right
But this is how I want it

I can't go back
To how I felt before

That night I smoked a joint
With my best friend
We found ourselves in bed
When I woke up he was gone

He was the diplomat's son
It was 81

Looking out at the ice-cold water all around me
I can't feel any traces of that other place
In the dark when the wind comes racing off the river
There's a car all black with diplomatic plates

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Vampire
• Weekend
• Contra
• Diplomats
• Son

[Inahzi13]

Rostam Batmanglij for the win

[TheDBST]

is it just me, or doe the "ch-ch-cha-cha-ch-ch-cha" sound like M.I.A.'s vocals?

[3domis3]

Hella!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SimplyGH]

When the moon glows yellow in the riptide...oh, summer where are thou?

[whitebus2012]

Does anyone else hear a double meaning in the line "all I wanna do is use, use you"? I heard it that way, but it could also be taken as "all I wanna do is you, is you, is you"

[SauravBL]

Hawho.. Pretty Romantic.. :P <3

[ioane19]

Turd In The Oven- Childish Gambino

[desertflwrs]

3:45-4:05 is the best part :)

[willieramsey21]

@TheDBST that's because it is,they used a sample of one of her songs

[sophiefrost]

Did anyone think of Paul simon's Graceland album. when the heard this ??

[fearthecoconut]

This song makes me feel at ease always.

Always. No matter what.

[mascadanator]

Best song on the album. Reminds me of Pressure Drop by Toots & The Maytals.