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“Babylon” refers to two things: the actual Babylon, a powerful, sprawling city in the ancient Euphrates, that waned and crumbled after the leader Hammurabi’s demise… and New York City.
Babylon is OPN’s ‘I can’t quit you’ love-hate song for New York City, and, somewhat perversely for a song about, a...
[Verse 1]
Babylon
It's for you I sing
Babylon
In a sea of other things
This song
Burning the offering
[Verse 2: Oneohtrix Point Never & Prurient]
Liquid shaky ground
That the soil cannot reach (Cannot reach)
And the tower casts a shadow
Virus when you speak
[Verse 3]
And I love it when I see you
In a state of disbelief
Even if I'm wrong
You're not that Babylon
[Verse 4: Oneohtrix Point Never & Prurient]
Run along (Run along)
Even though you don't believe
Just go on
It's easy to be deceived
Right or wrong
So difficult to leave
[Interlude]
It's not that I don't get it
I really think I do
We wanted it to be different
But that ain't happening any time soon
Mood spelled backwards
Says "doom"
(Help me)
[Chorus]
Now I know why
You think we're in Babylon
(Help me)
Now I know why
You think we're in Babylon
(Help me)
Now I know why
You can't leave this Babylon
Babylon was written by Oneohtrix Point Never.
Babylon was produced by Oneohtrix Point Never.
Oneohtrix Point Never released Babylon on Fri Jun 01 2018.