The Surfer has a long history, it was a demo that I started with Rostam years ago, and it wasn’t melancholy, it was very upbeat, different chord progression, different tempo, there was something very cool about it but I never really understood what it was trying to say, and then years later I was wo...
[Verse 1]
Back on the island, Water Tunnel 3
A cage ascending, someone looks like me
Look up at fingers reaching into space
A Roman soldier's spearhead jammed above the waist
[Verse 2]
Heard someone speaking, a voice without a face
The ocean's churning, the cables stay in place
An operation the locals couldn't save
An undercover agent drowned beneath the waves
[Chorus]
Outside the confinеs of a super-mini's door
There's a California king placеd directly on the floor
Oh, the surfer can't forget the shells around his neck
But you were born beneath fluorescent lights
You've never seen a starry night, you saint
[Verse 3]
Fake fortune teller scandalized by fate
Broke bodybuilder crushed beneath the weight
Lost and deluded trying to find your place
Inept long-distance runner losing every race
[Chorus]
Outside the confines of a super-mini's door
There's a California king placed directly on the floor
Oh, the surfer can't forget the shells around his neck
But you were born beneath fluorescent lights
You've never seen a starry night, you saint
The Surfer was written by Ariel Rechtshaid & Ezra Koenig & Rostam.
The Surfer was produced by Ariel Rechtshaid & Ezra Koenig & Rostam.
Vampire Weekend released The Surfer on Fri Apr 05 2024.