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Baby, I know pain is as natural as the rain
I just thought it didn't rain in California
Baby, I know love isn't what I thought it was
'Cause I've never known a love like this before ya
Baby, I know dreams tend to crumble at extremes
I just thought our dream would last a little bit longer
There's a time when every man draws a line down in the sand
We're surviving, we're still living, are we stronger?
You've been cheatin' on, cheatin' on me
I've been cheatin' on, cheatin' on you
You've been cheatin' on me
But I've been cheatin' through this life
And all its suffering
Oh Christ
Am I good for nothing?
Baby, I know hate is always waiting at the gate
I just thought we'd lock the gate when we left in the morning
When I was told that war is how we landed on these shores
I just thought the drums of war beat louder warnings
You've been cheatin' on, cheatin' on me
I've been cheatin' on, cheatin' on you
You've been cheatin' on me
But I've been cheatin' through this life
(Cheatin' on, cheatin' on me)
(I've been cheatin' on, cheatin' on you)
And all its suffering (cheatin' on me)
(I've been cheatin' through)
Oh Christ
(Cheatin' on, cheatin' on me)
(I've been cheatin' on, cheatin' on you)
Am I good for nothing? (cheatin' on me)
(I've been cheatin' through)
Baby, I know death probably hasn't happened yet
'Cause I don't remember living life before this
And, darling, our disease is the same one as the trees
Unaware that they've been living in a forest
You've been cheatin' on, cheatin' on me
I've been cheatin' on, cheatin' on you
You've been cheatin' on me
But I've been cheatin' through this life
(You've been cheatin' on, cheatin' on me)
(I've been cheatin' on, cheatin' on you)
And all its suffering (you've been cheatin' on me)
(I've been cheatin' through)
Oh Christ (you've been cheatin' on, cheatin' on me)
(I've been cheatin' on, cheatin' on you)
Am I good for nothing? (You've been cheatin' on me)
(I've been cheatin' through)
This life (you've been cheatin' on, cheatin' on me)
(I've been cheatin' on, cheatin' on you)
And all its suffering (you've been cheatin' on me)
(I've been cheatin' through)
Oh Christ (you've been cheatin' on, cheatin' on me)
(I've been cheatin' on, cheatin' on you)
Am I good for nothing?
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Vampire Weekend – This Life
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“This Life” was released with “Unbearably White” on April 4th, 2019 as the third and final pair of singles before Father Of The Bride was officially released.
In his Soundcheck
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Vampire Weekend – This Life (Live in Indianapolis)
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[Verse 1] / Baby, I know pain is as natural as the rain / I just thought it didn't rain in California / Baby, I know love isn't what I thought it was / 'Cause I've never known a
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Vampire Weekend Interpolates ILoveMakonnen On “This Life”
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“There’s something I loved about the simplicity of: ‘Damn, we both cheated on each other,’” said Ezra Koenig.
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Vampire Weekend – This Life (Spotify Singles)
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[Verse 1] / Baby, I know pain is as natural as the rain / I just thought it didn't rain in California / Baby, I know love isn't what I thought it was / 'Cause I've never known a
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Vampire Weekend – Big Blue
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“Big Blue” was released alongside “Sunflower” in the second of three early two song releases for Vampire Weekend’s Father of the Bride. It talks about the emotion felt when around
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Vampire Weekend – Step
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“Step” is inspired by “Step to My Girl” by Souls of Mischief. Per the band:
“Souls Of Mischief I’ve always loved. I kind of associate them with the first time that I really
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Vampire Weekend – Ladies of Cambridge
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“Ladies Of Cambridge” is based off of E.E. Cummings 1922 sonnet, the Cambridge ladies who live in furnished souls, which negates the idea of privileged women living an insular life
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Vampire Weekend – Obvious Bicycle
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“Obvious Bicycle” depicts the life of a man who has lost hope in life while growing, believing he is so small in a vast world, and that he has no importance.
One could see this
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Vampire Weekend – Stranger
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Speaking to Pitchfork, Koenig said
With a song like “Stranger,” even the name of it compared to “Oxford Comma” or “Mansard Roof”—it’s inexpensive. No expensive words. I still
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Vampire Weekend – Diane Young
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“Diane Young” seems to be the “fun” song (about death) on Modern Vampires Of The City, an album full of death. The title, “Diane Young”, is a play on words of “dying young.”
You
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Vampire Weekend – Bambina
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Another track off Father of the Bride that covers religion, the upbeat “Bambina” describes an old chant that translates to
bye, bye, baby
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Vampire Weekend – Holiday
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“Holiday” similarly begins life as a ska thrash in the mould of The Specials’ Too Much Too Young with nothing more on its mind than hitting the beach before a submerged bed of
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Vampire Weekend – Young Lion
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The band’s multi-instrumentalist and producer, Rostam Batmanglij, wrote “Young Lion” about a real-life June 2009 encounter that lyricist Ezra Koenig had “with an older rasta at
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Ezra Koenig Defends Vampire Weekend’s Lyrics: “They’re Not Nonsense. They’re Impressionistic”
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The band’s lead singer compared its songs to collages.
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Vampire Weekend – Harmony Hall
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Along with the track “2021,” “Harmony Hall” is the first single released from Vampire Weekend’s fourth album Father of the Bride, their first since 2013.
The song breezes along
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Vampire Weekend – Cousins
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“Cousins” features long, complicated guitar riffs and disjointed vocalizations in the background, but it’s still good enough to serve as Contra’s second single and gain critical
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Vampire Weekend (Ft. Steve Lacy) – Sunflower
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“Sunflower” was released alongside “Big Blue” as the third and fourth singles from Vampire Weekend’s album Father of the Bride.
The track features guitarist Steve Lacy from The
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Vampire Weekend – Obvious Bicycle Samples
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See all of “Obvious Bicycle” by Vampire Weekend’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Vampire Weekend – Ya Hey
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“Ya Hey” has a distinct religious tone. The searcher narrative may allude to some personal testimonies from the band members on the press junket promoting this album. After the
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Lyrics for This Life by Vampire Weekend. Baby, I know pain is as natural as the rain
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Genius Albums
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Father of the Bride by Vampire Weekend
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Father of the Bride is the fourth studio album by New York indie rock band Vampire Weekend. Their first release in almost six years aside from re-releasing a few B-sides and
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Father of the Bride (Deluxe) by Vampire Weekend
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Originally, the three songs added to Vampire Weekend’s full-length 2019 album Father of the Bride were exclusive to the Japanese release of the album on May 15th, 2019. As of
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Spotify Singles by Vampire Weekend
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Frog On The Bass Drum Vol. 01 by Vampire Weekend
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From frogonthebassdrum.com: “The first volume in an ongoing series of full-length LPs each featuring a live set selected by the band. Your chance to plunge headfirst into the VW
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EP by Vampire Weekend
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Step - Single by Vampire Weekend
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Spotify Sessions EP by Vampire Weekend
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Oxford Comma / Walcott (Insane Mix) - 7" Single by Vampire Weekend
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Vampire Weekend by Vampire Weekend
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Vampire Weekend’s self-titled debut was released in 2008, just two years after the fledgling band graduated college. Rife with catchy guitar riffs and memorable lyrics, Vampire
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40:42 by Vampire Weekend
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Vampire Weekend (Japanese Version) by Vampire Weekend
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Modern Vampires of the City by Vampire Weekend
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Modern Vampires of the City is Vampire Weekend’s third studio album, and was co-produced by Ariel Rechtshaid and band member Rostam Batmanglij. Rechstaid’s contributions are
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Harmony Hall - Single by Vampire Weekend
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Unbelievers - EP by Vampire Weekend
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Unbelievers is an EP released after the band’s third album Modern Vampires of the City. The EP features remixes of the tracks “Unbelievers” and “Step”, as well as a live version of
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A-Punk - Single by Vampire Weekend
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Contra (Japan Limited Edition CD) by Vampire Weekend
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White Sky - 7" Single by Vampire Weekend
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Live in Florida - EP by Vampire Weekend
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Diane Young / Step - 7" Single by Vampire Weekend
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Modern Vampires of the City (Japan CD) by Vampire Weekend
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Contra by Vampire Weekend
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Contra is the second studio album by Vampire Weekend. They tried many new musical styles, including dubbed and slowed vocals, clattering pseudo-punk, African guitar riffs, grand
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Genius Artists
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Vampire Weekend
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Vampire Weekend is an American indie rock band known for their complex lyrics and unorthodox production. Consisting of Ezra Koenig, Chris Baio, and Chris Tomson, they have released
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Vampire Weekend on Shazam
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Steve Lacy). Vampire Weekend. A-Punk. Vampire Weekend. Cousins. Vampire Weekend. Giving Up the Gun. Vampire Weekend. This Life. Vampire Weekend. Oxford Comma.
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