Unbearably White by Vampire Weekend
Unbearably White by Vampire Weekend

Unbearably White

Vampire Weekend * Track #7 On Father of the Bride

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Unbearably White by Vampire Weekend

Release Date
Thu Apr 04 2019
Performed by
Vampire Weekend
Produced by
Ariel Rechtshaid & Ezra Koenig
Writed by
Ezra Koenig
About

The title “Unbearably White” plays with Vampire Weekend’s reputation as a group of milquetoast Ivy League grads, but the lyrics avoid discussions of race or privilege to focus on a dying relationship.

Koenig has been mostly tight-lipped about why he titled the song “Unbearably White.” He told the S...

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Unbearably White Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Baby, I love you, but that's not enough
And pulling away has been unbearably buff
I ran up the mountain, out of your sight
The snow on the peak was just unbearably white

[Verse 2]
The city was freezing, an elegant floe
The wind at the doorway was unbearably cold
You walked to the bedroom and sat down to write
The page in your notebook was unbearably white

[Chorus]
There's an avalanche coming
Don't cover your eyes
It's what you thought that you wanted
It's still a surprise
It's hard on the body
It's hard on the mind
To learn what kept us together, darling
Is what kept us alive

[Verse 3]
Sooner or later, the story gets told
To tell it myself would be unbearably bold
Presented with darkness, we turn to the light
Could've been smart, we're just unbearably bright

[Chorus]
There's an avalanche coming
Don't cover your eyes
It's what you thought that you wanted
It's still a surprise
It's hard on the body
It's hard on the mind
To learn what kept us together, darling
Is what kept us alive

[Bridge]
Call it a day, call it a night
Callous and cold and just unbearably white
Call it a day, call it a night
Callous and cold and just unbearably white
Call it a day, call it a night
Callous and cold and just unbearably white

[Verse 4]
Baby, I love you, but that's not enough
And pulling away has been unbearably buff
I ran up the mountain, out of your sight
The snow on the peak was just unbearably white

[Outro]
Call it a day, call it a night
Callous and cold and just unbearably white
Call it a day, call it a night

Unbearably White Q&A

Who wrote Unbearably White's ?

Unbearably White was written by Ezra Koenig.

Who produced Unbearably White's ?

Unbearably White was produced by Ariel Rechtshaid & Ezra Koenig.

When did Vampire Weekend release Unbearably White?

Vampire Weekend released Unbearably White on Thu Apr 04 2019.

What did Vampire Weekend say about "Unbearably White"?

On his radio show Time Crisis (Ep 90: Unbearably Buff), Koenig addressed the relevance of his personal identity to the song and its critical reception:

Obviously my own identity is important to me. But I also have my identity as a songwriter. [So] it’s totally valid if someone wants to look at a so...

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