Cafe D'Athens came as the result of Yannis experimenting with recording software. Foals then took the song to Paris and had some percussionists play it with live marimba, xylophone and vibraphone. Speaking to Apple Music, Yannis said:
“I’d been writing with Tony Allen, the afrobeat drummer, and [th...
[Verse 1]
You see through me in time
And I ride white horses on hills
I long for you
All through bleeding June
Will I reach silent seas?
I wait on the white hills
In ropes that unwind
[Verse 2]
So what (So what?) does life loan you again?
A long time
Salt-eyed starless nights
[Bridge]
Time loans you again, give me one more time
One more, just give me one more time
[Outro]
Time incoming, life becoming
Time incoming, I’m coming in
Time incoming, life becoming
Time incoming, ropes unwinding
When I wait, when I wait
Time's incoming, life becoming in
Ropes unwinding, time becoming in
Life becoming in, oh I'm coming in
Time's incoming, life becoming
Ropes unwinding
Cafe D’Athens was written by Jimmy Smith (UK) & Jack Bevan & Edwin Congreave & Yannis Philippakis.
Cafe D’Athens was produced by Foals & Brett Shaw.
Foals released Cafe D’Athens on Fri Mar 08 2019.