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Artist: Vampire Weekend
Track: APunk

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Johanna drove slowly into the city
The Hudson river all filled with snow
She spied the ring on his honor's finger
Oh, oh, oh

A thousand years in one piece of silver
She took it from his lily white hand
Showed no fear she'd seen the thing
In the young men's wing at sloan-kettering

Look outside at the raincoats coming, say oh
Look outside at the raincoats coming, say oh
Hey, hey

His honor drove southward seeking exotica
Down to the pueblo huts of New Mexico
Cut his teeth on turquoise harmonicas
Oh, oh, oh

I saw Johanna down in the subway
She took an apartment in Washington heights
Half of the ring lies here with me
But the other half's at the bottom of the sea

Look outside at the raincoats coming, say oh
Look outside at the raincoats coming, say oh
Look outside at the raincoats coming, say oh
Look outside at the raincoats coming, say oh
Eh, eh
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Vampire Weekend - A-Punk Lyrics
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Vampire Weekend - Everlasting Arms Lyrics
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Vampire Weekend - Campus Lyrics
Then he sees her walking 'cross the campus, the "cruel professor studying romances", i think, is the girl overthinking the situation and wondering if there was ...
Vampire Weekend - Ottoman Lyrics
Ottoman couch, how handsome your furniture. Lovelier now, but dressed for a funeral. Begging you to sit for a portrait on the wall
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Vampire Weekend - Worship You Lyrics
Also how most people only praise God because they fear his red right hand or Gods vengeance on us. However I think in a way Ezra is wanting a change where we ...
Vampire Weekend - California English Lyrics
The final product, then, is beamed around the world by means including "a Saudi satellite dish" spreading California culture. I'm absolutely in the dark about ...
Vampire Weekend - Young Lion Lyrics
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Vampire Weekend - Arrows Lyrics
I saw you down at the station. Your leather suitcase burst at the seams. Stay all day up in your rooms now. That's not a problem you've ever seen
Vampire Weekend - Run Lyrics
Every dollar counts and every morning hurts. We mostly work to live, until we live to work. She said, "You know, there's nowhere else to go"
Vampire Weekend - Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa Lyrics
More recently, Vampire Weekend used it in this song. ... After some research I got the meaning of the song but ... A-Punk Lyrics · M79 Lyrics · Campus Lyrics ...
Vampire Weekend - Harmony Hall Lyrics
We took a vow in summertime. Now we find ourselves in late December I believe that New Year's Eve Will be the perfect time for their great surrender
Vampire Weekend - Don't Lie Lyrics
One look sent knees to the ground. Young bloods can't be settling down. Young hearts need the pressure to pound. So hold me close my baby
Vampire Weekend - Finger Back Lyrics
Bend my finger back (snap) Wrap it in a paper towel. Break a twig in half and set it straight. Hit me with a wood bat. Hit me with a canister that's fired ...
Vampire Weekend - Boston (Ladies of Cambridge) Lyrics
Oldest First. Song Meaning. "Ladies of Cambridge" is a reference to women at Harvard. Harvard is located in ...
Vampire Weekend - I Stand Corrected Lyrics
You've been checking on my facts. And I admit I have been lax. In double-screening what I say. It wasn't funny anyway. I stand corrected. I stand corrected
Vampire Weekend - Oxford Comma Lyrics
Who gives a fuck about an Oxford comma? I've seen those English dramas too, they're cruel. So if there's any other way. To spell the word, it's fine with me ...
Vampire Weekend - Hudson Lyrics
Hudson died in Hudson Bay The water took its victim's name. The river's rise told Riverside to change their names again. A stranger walked in through the ...
Vampire Weekend - Bryn Lyrics
Ion displacement won't work in the basement. Especially when I'm not with you. Here in the heartland, a feeling so startling. I don't know what I should do
Vampire Weekend - Unbelievers Lyrics
I think the song is saying that no matter what you believe, you're going to die as an unbeliever in something. For example, I'm a Christian and when I die, I'll ...
Vampire Weekend - Taxi Cab Lyrics
They would shop for groceries together at one of the groceries up near Columbia. West Side Market, perhaps? Grocery shopping is something you do with someone ...
Vampire Weekend - I Think Ur a Contra Lyrics
Song Meaning. This is what Ezra said about the ... Why not add your own? Log in to add a tag. More Vampire Weekend Lyrics · Oxford Comma Lyrics · A-Punk Lyrics ...
Vampire Weekend - Walcott Lyrics
Oldest First. General Comment. This song is the first one by VW. The name Vampire Weekend comes from a movie ...
Vampire Weekend - Cousins Lyrics
You found a sweater on the ocean floor. They're gonna find it if you didn't close the door. You and the smart ones sit outside of their sight
Vampire Weekend - One (Blake's Got a New Face) Lyrics
"Oh your collegiate grief has left you dowdy in sweatshirts Absolute horror! " best part of the song.
Vampire Weekend - White Sky Lyrics
An ancient business, a modern piece of glasswork. Down on the corner that you walk each day in passin' The elderly sales clerk won't eye us with suspicion
Vampire Weekend - Holiday Lyrics
Holiday, oh, a holiday. And the best one of the year. Dozing off underneath my sheets. While I cover both my ears. But if I wait for a holiday
Vampire Weekend - Giant Lyrics
It was all a dream. I used to read Thrasher Magazine Looking at pictures of skateboarders. California So envy me, S.O.S. L.A.P.D.
Vampire Weekend - Horchata Lyrics
In December, drinking horchata. I'd look psychotic in a balaclava. Winter's cold is too much to handle. Pincher crabs that pinch at your sandals
Vampire Weekend - Diane Young Lyrics
You torched a Saab like a pile of leaves. I'd gone to find some better wheels. Four, five meter runnin' 'round the bend. When the government agents surround ...
Vampire Weekend - Giving Up the Gun Lyrics
Your sword's grown old and rusty. Burnt beneath the rising sun. It's locked up like a trophy. Forgetting all the things it's done
Vampire Weekend - Jonathan Low Lyrics
Last born of the clan. First one to be free. Lived inside a house. Beneath the hanging tree. Loved them deadly nights. That chilled him to the bone
Vampire Weekend - Ya Hey Lyrics
Song Meaning. This song is in reference to Yahweh ... Why not add your own? Log in to add a tag. More Vampire Weekend Lyrics · Oxford Comma Lyrics · A-Punk Lyrics ...
Vampire Weekend - The Kids Don't Stand a Chance Lyrics
Koenig responded that the song was born from him figuring out what he was going to do after graduation while his other friends were going to work in finance. " ...
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Genius Meanings
Vampire Weekend – A-Punk
“A-Punk” clocks in at just over two minutes, but its awkward, reference-filled narrative, guitar, prep, and diversity with instruments like the chamberlain allow it to be
Vampire Weekend – A-Punk (Live in St. Augustine)
[Spoken] / Alright! / [Verse 1] / Johanna drove slowly into the city / The Hudson River all filled with snow / She spied the ring on His Honor's finger / Oh, oh, oh / A thousand
Vampire Weekend – Oxford Comma
“Oxford Comma” is full of anything and everything from slick guitar riffs to Lil Jon references, and appears as the second track on Vampire Weekend’s eponymous debut album. When
Vampire Weekend – Campus
Rostam Batmanglij, the primary writer of the song, based “Campus” on “Cruel Professor,” a short story in Ezra Koenig’s collection Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa from his senior honors
Vampire Weekend – A-Punk Samples
See all of “A-Punk” by Vampire Weekend’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
Vampire Weekend (Ft. Steve Lacy) – Sunflower
“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
Vampire Weekend – Ezra's Poem of Influences for OGWAU
20th century New York City, / Mistaken memories of mediaeval Manhattan, / When the Beastie Boys lived in LA, / Pre-punk, Proto-punk, K-punk, / Not really A-Punk, junk, Big Muff
Vampire Weekend – M79
“M79” features orchestral strings, name-drops whose ability to be understood directly correlate with the number of polo shirts you own (read: preppy), and a hint of surf-rock
Vampire Weekend – Mansard Roof
“Mansard Roof” was the first single ever released by Vampire Weekend, and as the opening track, sets the tone for the entire album. A mansard roof is a type of roof typically
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Genius Artists
Vampire Weekend
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
Genius Albums
Father of the Bride by Vampire Weekend
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
Only God Was Above Us by Vampire Weekend
Only God Was Above Us is the fifth studio album from Vampire Weekend. It’s the first album recorded by the trio of singer/guitarist Ezra Koenig, bassist Chris Baio, and drummer
Step - Single by Vampire Weekend
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A-Punk by Vampire Weekend - Songfacts
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