This Life

Vampire Weekend * Track #4 On Father of the Bride

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Album Father of the Bride

ALBUM

Vampire Weekend

2019

This Life by Vampire Weekend

Release Date

Thu Apr 04 2019

Performed by

Vampire Weekend

Produced by

Ezra Koenig & Ariel Rechtshaid

Writed by

iLoveMakonnen & Mark Ronson & Ezra Koenig

About

“This Life” was released with “Unbearably White” on April 4th, 2019 as the third and final pair of singles before Father Of The Bride was officially released.

In his Soundcheck Session with Radio X in May 2019, Ezra confirmed that some of the themes of the song, like in many other songs on the reco...

This Life Lyrics

[Verse 1]
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?

[Chorus]
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?

[Verse 2]
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

[Chorus]
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)

[Verse 3]
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

[Chorus]
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?

This Life Q&A

Who wrote This Life's ?

This Life was written by iLoveMakonnen & Mark Ronson & Ezra Koenig.

Who produced This Life's ?

This Life was produced by Ezra Koenig & Ariel Rechtshaid.

When did Vampire Weekend release This Life?

Vampire Weekend released This Life on Thu Apr 04 2019.

Is there a music video for this song?

Yes. The video was released on May 20th, 2019. The video was first announced on the band’s Instagram page with this post, the day before the video was released.

Has the band done any major promotional performances of this track?

Yes. The band performed this song live on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on May 8th, 2019.

What did Vampire Weekend say about "This Life"?

I gotta give credit for where that song really started and that’s with Makonnen, professionally known as iLovemMakonnen and he’s somebody that I’ve known for a long time… and when I first heard his music one of the songs I heard was called “Tonight”… which I really thought was beautiful and he had t...