In an interview with Vanity Fair, lead singer and songwriter Zach Condon said that the song based on a myth he created when he was 17 and 18 years old.
And we believed her then, oh
And we believed her then, oh
And we believed her then, oh
And we believed her then, oh
And now outside you see the waves in her eyes
And I, I won't mind what you decide to swear by
And now outside you see the waves in her eyes
And I, I won't mind what you decide to swear by
And now outside I see your eyes meet the sky
And I, I don't mind what you decide to swear by
And now outside I see your eyes meet the sky
And I, I won't lie, I kept you here tonight
And I believed her then, oh
And I believed her then, oh
And I believed her then, oh
And I believed her then, oh
My Night with the Prostitute from Marseille was written by Zach Condon.
Beirut released My Night with the Prostitute from Marseille on Tue Feb 17 2009.