Vampire Weekend - This Life Lyrics

Vampire Weekend Lyrics

"This Life"

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 cheating on, cheating on me
I've been cheating on, cheating on you
You've been cheating on me
But I've been cheating 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 locked the gate when we left in the morning
And 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 cheating on, cheating on me
I've been cheating on, cheating on you
You've been cheating on me
But I've been cheating through this life
(You've been cheating on, cheating on me
I've been cheating on, cheating on you)
And all its suffering (You've been cheating on me
I've been cheating through)
Oh Christ (You've been cheating on, cheating on me
I've been cheating on, cheating on you)
Am I good for nothing? (You've been cheating on me
I've been cheating 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 cheating on, cheating on me
I've been cheating on, cheating on you
You've been cheating on me
But I've been cheating through this life
(You've been cheating on, cheating on me
I've been cheating on, cheating on you)
And all its suffering (You've been cheating on me
I've been cheating through)
Oh Christ (You've been cheating on, cheating on me
I've been cheating on, cheating on you)
Am I good for nothing? (You've been cheating on me
I've been cheating through)
This life (You've been cheating on, cheating on me
I've been cheating on, cheating on you)
And all its suffering (You've been cheating on me
I've been cheating through)
Oh Christ (You've been cheating on, cheating on me
I've been cheating on, cheating on you)
Am I good for nothing?

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Writer(s): Ariel Zvi Rechtshaid, Ezra Koenig, Mark D. Ronson, Makonnen Sheran

This song was released as the final double single from the album along with "Unbearably White" on the 4th of April 2019.

"This Life" interpolates "Tonight", written by Makonnen Sheran. StereoGum.com wrote, "...the song is built on a beat that sounds awfully similar to Van Morrison's "Brown Eyed Girl". HOWEVER, its chorus ('You've been cheating on, cheating on me/ So I've been cheating on, cheating on you') is ported directly from iLoveMakonnen's 'Tonight' — a song with which VW frontman Ezra Koenig has some history."

Ezra Koenig performed this song in Tokyo where he also launched a pop-up shop at the Commune gallery. He wrote about it on Instagram on the 3rd of April 2019, "Hey Tokyo – I came here to escort @seinfeld2000 back to the US and I brought a bag of 30 or so rare Vampire Weekend t's (and a couple Neo Yokio ones I found in the closet at my mgmt office) to give away tonight. first come, first served. Prob gonna play a couple acoustic songs too."

album: "Father Of The Bride" (2019)

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