Vampire Weekend - Step (Official Lyrics Video)

[@lidadoo9]

I LITERALLY HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR THIS SONG FOR 3 YEARS STRAIGHT. PEOPLE I FOUND IT. NEVER LEAVING AGAIN.

[@martinbrando1924]

good for you. 2020 saved the best for last.

[@angierodriguezmaldonado8317]

SAMEEEEE

[@marchiavelliano4958]

Shazam it

[@robertvasquez1829]

sameeee it was so hard finding it since the lyrics are not what they sound like at all

[@Izzy-zw3vx]

samee. I literally just stumbled on it after listening to ‘Father of the bride’ lol. This song is so good

[@drphilisalwayswatching5993]

Listening to this at 17 and now 26 almost 27 in an existential crisis, I can’t believe how hard these lyrics hit. If you’re young please savour every moment, even the mundane, the painful , the boring.

[@ghostrune942]

Bro…..you’re still very young lol.

[@Brendan-Black]

Those deep lyrics about wisdom teeth and stepping to your girl really hit you in the feels, huh? Lol 🙄

[@lolcat1382]

@@Brendan-Black Have you heard of a little thing called a metaphor?

[@lupasouza671]

It's true bro, in every corner in the world.

[@abduldager3642]

Listening to this at 17 now im 25

[@rovegav]

Everytime I listen to Vampire Weekend I feel myself like a well-literated, indie, neoclassical modern, college dude.

[@kristofpambid8959]

Holy fuck same! I'm an incoming freshman and i find this kind of song interesting.

[@madisonmclendon7191]

I believe that was at some time every member of Vampire Weekend.

[@bolonikata]

Yes, you do...

[@michaelolympus5994]

So you're stepping on Vampire Weekend

[@georgetheopemptou9949]

Like listening to NPR in the morning (?)

[@BaraNei]

“Wisdom’s a gift but you’d trade it for youth, age is an honor still not the truth” The moment I heard “Step” back in 2013 it became my favorite song, it gives me the feeling of missing some place I’ve never been... and I love it. Thank you Ezra, for all the feels

[@no.noah.for.dinner9841]

This song gives me "growing up" vibes. Like reminiscing of old times but with a look over affronting the future, sad and happy as life itself

[@survivaltv4922]

me to

[@anonymousanonymous-nt8ls]

Its about growing up so like duh

[@brunoabreu8105]

Schrödinger's song: we never know if it makes us feel sad or happy

[@TBlastar]

SO TRUE

[@cherryfulofacid]

But it does make us FEEL

[@ambreenahmed4548]

why not both? 🤔

[@insandrivestream9437]

Almost all the songs in the Modern Vampires album have that vibe Unbelievers, Worship You, Finger Back, Don't Lie, and this one.

[@SandraHernandez-li4gw]

Melancolía (spanish)

[@ispentalldayatYT]

I have no clue what the song is even talking about but it somehow makes me feel happy and sad?? What is this??

[@_.mimi._1664]

i have no idea but i love it😂

[@Luigi-tu6qk]

Nostalgia? Or melancholy perhaps?

[@felixpgames9639]

It reminds us of the times that we were worryless and had no issues in life

[@ispentalldayatYT]

@@felixpgames9639 basically before 2020, atleast for me

[@felixpgames9639]

The name's Elaine for me its anything before 2014. When i just had minecraft to worry about and not my school grades and social Status

[@liammahony7312]

This song makes me sad and happy at the same time

[@CalebHimself]

Vampire Weekend always brings back some pretty crazy nostalgia whenever I listen to them. I'll always love their music, forever.

[@ashleyharris2767]

I know. I have schiso frenia. And synthstesia

[@gui18bif]

@@ashleyharris2767 hm hm

[@lukedrake7544]

@Caleb I just discovered them:) a new generation who will have their own memories and nostalgia. you are unique, cherish life.

[@LulutheJester]

I find it very fitting that I wanted to listen to this album to get some nostalgic feels from my college days with listening to this song with my roommates while we went about life so yes Vampire Weekend definitely is the perfect music for any type of nostalgia

[@mintyx3468]

Yea I’m balling to this

[@Nikolapoleon]

Okay: I think I know vaguely what this song is about. Simply put, it's about the kind of challenges we undergo when we transition to adulthood, and how they change us as a person. The first half of the song is about the speaker's past. He used to live in New York, soak up culture like a sponge (Disco tapes from LA/San Francisco), experiment with abstract ideas (Communist reader), and was relatively wealthy (with Champaign and disco... I was a hoarder). The rest of the song is about his life currently, which is defined by change, and his new perception of his own future, which is now a lot less experimental and a lot more domestic (I'm ready for the house). The speaker sees himself as tougher (the gloves are off, the wisdom teeth are out) for having grown up, but he had to give up freedom of expression and ideas in exchange for practicality to get to where he is now (wisdom's a gift but you trade it for youth). I think the many references to "stepping to my girl" are metaphors for life's challenges in general. When he says "you always step to me girl" he means "you always challenge me." And the subtext is that by challenging him constantly, life makes him a stronger person, but also forces him to conform. That's why "punks would laugh when they saw us together". They can see that he's been cowed. The speaker thinks the punks are not ready for the challenges of adulthood, so they "don't know how to dress for the weather." Conversely, when "ancestors say their girl was better... she was tougher than leather" he's referring to the way old people talk about the challenges in their life, and how it forced them to grow up, too. I could go on, but you get the idea. Why does this song make some people sad and some people nostalgic? Well, I would suggest that it's because the song is about growing up; an experience which is itself bittersweet. Why do listeners get "hipster" vibes, when listening to this song? Well, probably because it's sung from the perspective of a hipster from New York who's forced to grow up.

[@prasiddhi15]

Amazing 👍🏻

[@arthurlam751]

...wow. Great interpretation.

[@xandrafuhrer]

Lovely interpretation. I always thought "stepped to my girl" was just proposal, from the perspective of proposer and from the father of the bride (haha) which I still think makes sense, considering the thematic significance of proposal with the rest of the album...turns out it's most likely an extended metaphor for music itself, "girl" and "the music the singer listens to" being totally interchangeable throughout the song. "Ancestors told me that their girl was better"--boomers always complaining about older music being better, all the new stuff is shit; "and maybe she's gone and I can't resurrect her / the truth is she doesn't need me to protect her"--defensiveness and protectiveness of the music you love. And then the central "step to my girl" is this elitist anger over your obscure, deeply based tastes in music becoming mainstream--again a kind of protectiveness over it...which ofc works back with the father-of-the-bride reading. Anyway, it obviously means all of these things and none of them, that's what's so great about lyricism this spectacular.

[@jeminarondeau5819]

Loved this!

[@hazimrahim2188]

@MikeSaidHeep Sorry for the long reply. This might be the most popular opinion (or idk if ezra has said it) but I love it when the people in the comment section talk about their own interpretation about a particular song, movies, music videos etc. Rather than just believing what others has to say about the meaning of some arts, why not make our brain works a bit finding the meaning behind some weird lyrics. Because that's what a good fan does.

[@kaiyabryant7444]

Vampire Weekend is a band that I hear about a lot. I finally decided to listen to some of their songs a couple of months ago and they were really not my type of music. Now Ive been listening to them a lot lately and they're honestly becoming one of my favorite bands.

[@misterdanton]

i can find two or three songs i like on each of their 3 albums...ive heard

[@misterdanton]

i can find two or three songs i like on each of their 3 albums...ive heard

[@ether.UNLIMITED]

thank you for your story, the public really needed to know this. So inspiring

[@henryg.8762]

good

[@ashleyharris2767]

I wrote this song.

[@JesusHernandez-zd6mm]

My son show me this song , and now is my favorite

[@devpanda8996]

🙌

[@Sleepy-yp4wx]

Wholesome

[@crumb2743]

I like ur son (not in a weird way)

[@funkykong5740]

@@crumb2743 ah, thank you for the reassurance

[@hierkommtdi3s0nne]

that's a very good son 😩✊❤️❤️

[@Elise.e]

This is the first song I've heard by Vampire Weekend and wow. I'm already in love.

[@alefluan6906]

Me too!

[@jocelynjimenez7235]

same😌

[@musakhan490]

they have better music than most of the this gen artists and i think only better band after these people is the black keys

[@fabianafermin5453]

same 😍

[@doraikylujan7330]

exactly. i knew i couldnt be alone

[@ferhatbozkurt5367]

Böyle parçalar keşfedince yeni bir ülke keşfetmiş gibi oluyorum

[@melek8144]

3 yıl olmus yorumunu begendim buraya uğra :)

[@sedacevik5014]

Delibal'dan geldimm

[@ANUJAmakesMUSIC]

I don't actually speak your language but thats what some parts of the song sound like to me haha

[@meltemkoc]

😅😅

[@maria-melek]

Yes you have discovered America lol Because they’re American

[@mickeyjaiven8105]

The first two Vampire Weekend albums came out while I was in college and my friends and I listened to them essentially everyday. I graduated in 2012, moved to New York, and then this album was released. I remember thinking how different it sounded from the first two albums and how it doesn't make me think of college, instead just makes me think of the city and living here. This song particularly was a beacon of this huge move/change/step in my life. This video took me by complete surprise.. and makes such beautiful, perfect sense that it's like someone knows my brain.

[@B0Y4rmSch00L]

I feel you Mickey. I care.

[@innerophstudios4013]

@@destinimurphy398I do

[@emily-nq8ou]

At first when I listened to this I was like "yeah this is good, sure." But now im like "what are these weird emotions I'm feeling" as I'm nearing the end of the song

[@itmightbeciaran]

this song makes me so happy-sad. I think melancholic nostalgia is the feeling.

[@vicooca]

I really hate the fact that I love this song so much because it's freaking perfect and I want to listen to it all time, thus I don't want to get sick of it any time soon…

[@gonulakgul6071]

Filyasyon nöbet bitimi gece eve dönerken radyoda çalan bu şarkı ne de güzelsin... içimi hem acıttın hem de iyi geldin... yıllar sonra bu şarkıyı dinlediğimde bu yoruma bakıp hatırlamak istiyorum bu günleri... (kendime not: lütfen iyi ve mutlu ol) geleceğimiz bugünlerden daha güzel olur inşallah....

[@saitmustafakansz143]

geleceğin nasıl :)

[@mehmetsahinacik2419]

Aga gelde yakma simdi

[@ruzgarbeey5157]

Yaktım bi dal okuyorum söylediklerini

[@ahsenu9983]

Yaa umarım iyi ve mutlu olursun😊😇🥰💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗

[@melisa0923]

Umarım geleceğin istediğin şekilde devam eder lütfen iyi ve mutlu ol

[@PayneToTheMax]

When this came out, I was 23 and finishing grad school. The world was my oyster, I had a wonderful girlfriend, so much optimism for the future. And then: so much loss in the time since. So much. This one really takes me back, for better or worse.

[@smelltheglove2038]

Dude, I can’t stand some albums because I loved them when I was super happy. All my friends died from fentanyl, my mom died from myocarditis after she was forced to take the “cure”, I got laid off because I wouldn’t take it, I e been looking for a job since. Have to be out of my place in July, don’t have money to get a new spot, I had to sell my moms house to pay her hospital bills because she turned 65 in the hospital was too sick to sign up for Medicare and was dropped from her insurance. Im so lonely I don’t know what to do. My dog is is getting really old. On the plus side, I’m sober and have been for over a decade. I used to drink a lot.

[@ty_siv]

@@smelltheglove2038 hey stranger. i can relate to some of those struggles. if you ever need another human to talk to, message me. wishing you the best

[@ibeolaz4605]

​@@smelltheglove2038Keep going mate, times will get better someday.. good luck..

[@nataliacastano5431]

This song transporting me in another world, I feel so happy when I heard it

[@werwiewas]

+Natalia Castaño same, there are a lot of songs I really love but l this is the only one that makes me feel that way

[@vivianaj8733]

Natalia Castaño I have the opposite effect, I don't know why it's making me so sad

[@nataliacastano5431]

Viviana Jimenez Marrero is a mistery still hahah

[@ignaciobustamante6382]

💚

[@kevinday3290]

I would love to see it

[@jaypao8203]

I think I'm in love with this band, this song specifically... it's just so beautiful :')

[@nexus5713]

+Alex Masterton gay

[@jaypao8203]

VePeNqTion_ -​ So original -_-

[@joemama-tj6zi]

RUDE

[@jaypao8203]

Claire Parsons Doherty ?

[@caca9936]

JayPao gay

[@filmlinds]

this has been my favorite song for quite some time now. i don't think any other artists can convey so much feeling and range of emotion as vampire weekend.

[@Flamian300]

Say, Linner Joy?

[@filmlinds]

DamianHD Um, what?

[@iylsasmyth1754]

+Lindsay Joyner LINNER JOY!!

[@filmlinds]

Iylsa Smyth LINNER JOY

[@tardis8557]

Like Ain't Strange - Dr. Dog, or Telescope - Cage the Elephant, or Sprawl ii - Arcade Fire, or Beneath the rose - Micah P. Hinson, or... etc :) I think the same (Step - Vampire Weekend).

[@senaycetin_]

My heart softens every time I listen to this song...

[@LimeCultivist]

Not sure exactly why but "such a modest mouse" is my favorite line here. It makes me smile every time. I also just played this song as the first thing after getting my wisdom teeth out. It was perfect.

[@clintjones9848]

I like wat u on about.

[@jaqx2344]

If you remember you posted this comment two years later I think modest mouse is a band

[@Local_Skinwalker]

Modest mouse is a band thats been around longer than this song for sure.

[@TaTuSpartan]

Sloth Monarch much much much longer than this song, and vampire weekend itself.

[@misterdanton]

oh yeah?

[@Joshualacruz]

These are all postcards with random words written all over them. I like it..

[@agneslejrin3032]

I like it to

[@Joshualacruz]

Agnes Lejrin :)

[@beckydebberow2755]

we like too

[@beckydebberow2755]

+Joshualacruz :)

[@Joshualacruz]

becky Debberow :) Positie vibes, positive vibes :)

[@MiaMoran]

This will forever and always be one of my favorites.

[@lukedrake7544]

This is the kind of song that reminds us that our time on earth is finite.

[@DiegoGonzalez-kh3eb]

I heard this song last year around November before I went to this highschool football game to see this girl I've had a crush on since 6th grade (I'm in 8th now) but I never had the balls to talk to her but my friend told me that she thought I was cute So I thought I had a chance with her. While I was with her that night, this song played in my head and helped me say the sweetest things to her and she would make the most adorable smile ever. We got each other's number and texted for a while and I got her into Vampire Weekend which was awesome. But sadly, her and I stopped talking for no reason. Last thing I remember texting her was "Happy Thanksgiving" and that was it. Whenever I hear this song I automatically think of her and the cold weather of that night, people cheering for the football, drinking hot coffee while wearing pea coats with scarfs and hearing my friends cheering me on while I talked to her. Good memories Vampire Weekend brings but this song brings the most :')

[@evanshafer2791]

What u waiting for? TEXT HER NOW

[@michael_s_hi]

Diego Gonzalez True love man

[@jomarch1706]

Diego Gonzalez It's none of my business, but from my point of view, it looks like you need to talk to her. Again. And this time either keep her, or dare to find out for sure if there's some reason why you can't. Life is short. Do what you can.

[@nachox1102]

Diego Gonzalez get rekt noob

[@anakarenguerrero7592]

What a cute story...

[@savannahtilford3912]

I am in love with this song! Highly recommend it to EVERYONE

[@whatDflip]

I listened to it on autoreplay all day today. lol

[@zozococoduce]

I dunno. i do that too...drives the dearly beloved crazy hahaha

[@MyAcresOfDiamonds]

this song is ghosts reaching through a silk curtain, brushing my cheek as i fall asleep, bathed in starlight. that's what this song is.

[@jb8280]

This song is perfect in so many ways. I keep going back to this album...to this song more than any other. It’s just a perfect thing. Hannah Hunt follows a close second. Thank you, Ezra and co.

[@lizardquinceanera6893]

It's weird but vampire weekend songs make me cry and I don't know why... It's not because I get sad or it makes me remember something that would make me cry, weird

[@k1ssygirl]

wow.. same here. I cant explain it, theres just something powerful about the song... the melody, everything. will be my one of my favs of all time

[@pandoraag5322]

Same thing going on here. Everytime when I listen to this song, I will think of me and my mom riding on a plane going back to Korea , cuz me and my mom lives separately ::)

[@battery6404]

Liz M Don't Lie, Hannah Hunt, Step and Obvious Bicycle etc. right?

[@saulgoodmanshellokittyphone]

Oh god, I thought I was the only one :')

[@marcusromero8083]

Liz M its called feeling feels

[@SwitcherooU]

"We saw the stars when they hid from the world/You cursed the sun when it stepped to your girl." I always thought that was a very beautiful little couplet.

[@MrCooperdog222]

I'm glad to hear modest mouse is still relevant as a band

[@twerth1989]

Would have been quite a sight to see New York back in the day, before there was color.

[@babyzillakilla]

Timothy Werth hahah

[@yellomonky4272]

If you actually try and look at the background, you can see quite a lot of Toyotas and Nissan cars. And modern versions taking into account that this song is 7 years old as of today.

[@LordVader1094]

@@yellomonky4272 It was a joke.

[@yellomonky4272]

LordVader1094 i dont think it was. Do you want to know why? He said it ”would have been nice”. And my comment was not there to state that he was wrong. Just to clarify. You are not getting it. Do you know what a joke is? That is not a joke format in any way.

[@oxyacidal5102]

​@@yellomonky4272 Would have been nice to go to my backyard, and take a huge shit. Would have been nice to start a panic in my school, By making the loudest fart noise. Would have been nice if you actually understood that this is actually a joke format.

[@how.to.make.money.online]

Maaan time sure freaking flies! I remember being 13-14 listening to this when it was out, feeling so cool. 22 now, going through my old youtube account music playlist Life is good, could be better but good overall. Love and health to everyone.

[@ananosharashenidze2909]

I could totally relate to your story, though I didn't gather a playlist when I was in school. I was always using friends' playlist. so can you share yours to me? :D

[@joshuamessinger]

Feeling so cool? You are cool. 😎

[@guienaldrey5421]

I'm 13 rn and I like listening to this song

[@guienaldrey5421]

This isn't my acc tho

[@TheSawfan101]

i was also 13 going on 14 as well... now at 24 this has NOT at all aged

[@gezgincano]

Yıl 2014 senin telefonunda bu şarkıyı dinledim ve dedim ki bu bizim şarkımız olsun. Önce Sana sonra şarkıya aşık oldum. Sen 5 sene sonra başka bir hayat tercih ettin ben ise o geçen 5 yılın içinde kayboldum... belki görürsün. Her yerden engelledim seni. Üzerime bıraktığın enkaz, duygusal bir intihar biçimiydi benim için . Bir gün seninde o enkazın altında kalman dileğiyle...

[@glocklyx]

Aga be yaktım

[@hamdibakiu7634]

Can kardesim sen bari o duyguyu tatin yani sevdigin insanla beraber oldun olamayan da var ama gene uzuldum kardes senin icin🚬

[@dogaa2750]

Biz de eski sevgilimle dinlerdik beni aldattı 10 ay önce ayrıldık bir an aklıma geldi ve şarkıyı açtım. Sizi çok iyi anlıyorum.

[@ogunavsar9233]

Üzdün

[@saitmustafakansz143]

üzdün be kral

[@mariyashandle]

In an alternate universe where auto-generated captions are the actual lyrics:

[@WiloPolis03]

Haha yeah, this one reminds me of The National's songwriting. Legitimatelly really good lyrics tho

[@davyroger3773]

But then the lyrics sung will be the auto generated captions! Careful what you wish for

[@MattyRude910]

@1betterthanyou1 I wouldn't say it's literally a cover because that would imply it had the same lyrics and song structure. It just has elements of the souls of mischief song.

[@Soundofsilver2007]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@jeffthedonn9558]

😂and that's why the closed caption for the song is unavailable

[@Renaeissance]

I used to listen to this song 5 years ago late at night and just cry. Cry about my little highschool problems like bullies. "I'm stronger now... ...I can't do it alone"

[@Ashley-rp2bf]

me too

[@scurie2179]

i am too late but same

[@muffinman1908]

Hey, i hope you're more stronger now despite of the pandemic. Merry Christmas! 😃

[@francis6333]

I've literally been looking for this song for five years I could only remember the faintest melody

[@rioneru4410]

damn, ive been looking for The Vamps - wake up for 4 years

[@scurie2179]

i heard this first when i was a kid in a random neighborhood (people in my cauntry does not care if they just play music randomly) i felt so good hearing it... after that i kinda forget it until i saw this video where a animatoe with

[@francis6333]

@@scurie2179 I first heard this song has a kid in the backseat of my mum's car!

[@scurie2179]

@@francis6333 your mom got a nice music taste

[@DwikiIkhwan]

Me: I'm pretty confident with english Vampire weekend: Hold my beer

[@openmetro]

Vampire weekend: Hold my champagne and disco slash San Francisco.

[@WiloPolis03]

Ezra Koenig was an English teacher at one point, so it makes sense

[@zarategabe]

it's all about religion

[@dustinhudson3786]

Speak for yourself. I’m exceptional in speechcraft.

[@DwikiIkhwan]

@@dustinhudson3786 youre not very bright are you? I literally said "Me" at the front of my comment

[@ivana9133]

[Intro] Every time I see you in the world, you always step to my girl [Verse 1] Back, back, way back I used to front like Angkor Wat Mechanicsburg, Anchorage and Dar es Salaam While home in New York was champagne and disco Tapes from L.A. slash San Francisco But actually Oakland and not Alameda Your girl was in Berkeley with her Communist reader Mine was entombed within boombox and Walkman I was a hoarder, but girl, that was back then [Chorus] The gloves are off, the wisdom teeth are out What you on about? I feel it in my bones, I feel it in my bones I'm stronger now, I'm ready for the house Such a modest mouse I can't do it alone, I can't do it alone [Refrain] Every time I see you in the world, you always step to my girl [Verse 2] Ancestors told me that their girl was better She's richer than Croesus, she's tougher than leather I just ignore all the tales of her past life Stale conversation deserves but a bread knife And punks who would laugh when they saw us together Well, they didn't know how to dress for the weather I can still see them there, huddled on Astor Snow falling slow to the sound of the master [Chorus] The gloves are off, the wisdom teeth are out What you on about? I feel it in my bones, I feel it in my bones I'm stronger now, I'm ready for the house Such a modest mouse I can't do it alone, I can't do it alone [Bridge] Wisdom's a gift, but you'd trade it for youth Age is an honor, it's still not the truth We saw the stars when they hid from the world You cursed the sun when it stepped to your girl Maybe she's gone and I can't resurrect her The truth is she doesn't need me to protect her We know the true death, the true way of all flesh Everyone's dying, but girl, you're not old yet [Chorus] The gloves are off, the wisdom teeth are out What you on about? I feel it in my bones, I feel it in my bones I'm stronger now, I'm ready for the house Such a modest mouse I can't do it alone, I can't do it alone The gloves are off, the wisdom teeth are out What you on about? I feel it in my bones, I feel it in my bones I'm stronger now, I'm ready for the house Such a modest mouse I can't do it alone, I can't do it alone [Outro] Every time I see you in the world, you always step to my girl

[@johngoren2265]

ah, this is helpful😂

[@ivana9133]

@Frigo Pie its easier to read in the comments imo lmao

[@djohannes52]

I've been listening to this song since I was 17. I remember listening to the beginning part when he starts naming random cities in the bay area and them being meaningless to me. I'm now 26, I just moved out of the bay area after living in Alameda for 3 years, with so many pleasant memories in San Francisco, Oakland, and Berkeley. I recently heard this song again as I was moving and it feels like this song was placed in my life by whatever higher power to foreshadow what the future had in store. I was struggling with depression back then and I'm so glad I got to this point in my life. I have everything I could ever want, truly blessed. I don't know what vampire weekend ment by these lyrics but they mean a lot to me now

[@busraa838]

The most beatiful comment I have ever seen today❤

[@JoeTheDude]

Uhg this whole album is amazing

[@unfortunatekitten7847]

0:00 what's vampire weekend? 4:11 i am now a fan.

[@clavito2000]

this song makes me think of everything a could have done and didn't. i know that it doesn't talk about that but is something with the music that make me feel that way

[@timmychanofficial]

yeah the song is kinda nostalgic and reflective, makes me feel the same way

[@aygulu1758]

This song is sooo powerful it makes me so comforted and lonely at the same time the beat is great and it really is a masterpiece.If I had to choose a song to listen for the rest of my life I would chosen this song 100% i

[@hssmusic00]

Delibaldan bu yana en sevdiğimsin be şarkı 💓

[@dilankrdn8517]

Ah ne filmdi 🍀💙

[@BianeyCastillo09]

I googled the meaning of this song and it was very interesting. The whole meaning or outcome of th song is about ezra's music. The ' girl ' is actually the music. " I'm stronger now I'm ready for the house " before when ezra's music was being criticized as terrible music he wasnt ready for that type of review you know. But now he's ready and he knows his music won't be liked by many peope but that doesn't bother him anymore. " when I see you in the world I see you step to my girl " here he's talking about how he sees fans of his music or those critics singing and dancing to his songs. I don't know what you guys think but you should definitely google it :)

[@michaelromano4250]

I understand "mine was entombed within boom box and Walkman" now thanks

[@BianeyCastillo09]

your welcome

[@MarilisProductions]

I swear this song doesn't compare to anything else.

[@_bluacid]

[LYRIC] Every time I see you in the world You always step to my girl Back, back, way back, I used to front like Angkor Wat Mechanicsburg, Anchorage and Dar es Salaam While home in New York was champagne and disco Tapes from L.A. slash San Francisco But actually Oakland and not Alameda Your girl was in Berkeley with her Communist reader Mine was entombed within boombox and Walkman I was a hoarder, but girl, that was back then The gloves are off The wisdom teeth are out What you on about? I feel it in my bones I feel it in my bones I'm stronger now I'm ready for the house Such a modest mouse I can't do it alone I can't do it alone Every time I see you in the world You always step to my girl Ancestors told me that their girl was better She's richer than Croesus, she's tougher than leather I just ignored all the tales of her past life Stale conversation deserves but a bread knife And punks who would laugh when they saw us together Well, they didn't know how to dress for the weather I can still see them there, huddled on Astor Snow falling slow to the sound of the master The gloves are off The wisdom teeth are out What you on about? I feel it in my bones I feel it in my bones I'm stronger now I'm ready for the house Such a modest mouse I can't do it alone I can't do it alone Wisdom's a gift, but you'd trade it for youth Age is an honor, it's still not the truth We saw the stars when they hid from the world You cursed the sun when it stepped to your girl Maybe she's gone and I can't resurrect her The truth is she doesn't need me to protect her We know the true death, the true way of all flesh Everyone's dyin', but girl, you're not old yet Gloves are off The wisdom teeth are out What you on about? I feel it in my bones I feel it in my bones I'm stronger now I'm ready for the house Such a modest mouse I can't do it alone I can't do it alone Gloves are off The wisdom teeth are out What you on about? I feel it in my bones I feel it in my bones I'm stronger now I'm ready for the house Such a modest mouse I can't do it alone I can't do it alone Every time I see you in the world You always step to my girl

[@TheVThakur]

This is beautiful !

[@camillarolleri2816]

wisdom's a gift but you'd trade it for youth age is an honor it's still not the truth

[@chimpsley]

omg i read this as he said it.. 3 years late but still hey u got a reply

[@cheesestick38]

melancholy molly favorite song line of all time.

[@b4no886]

2:40

[@lucreziapellanda9288]

Those lines break my heart every single time

[@nobilesnovushomo58]

Waaaaaay ahead of it’s time. The searching for meaning… the breaking in every conceivable way of incorporating pre-existing rhythm like the millennial whoop. And absolutely lost in life, no attaching oneself to a grand narrative will change it.

[@frezy5454]

Still my favorite Vampire Weekend song. Always makes me feel so good. A little bit sad, but in a good way

[@Swagg3r3d]

Song immediately takes me back to living in Brooklyn and when this album came out in 2013. Feels like a time machine

[@anapaomv7620]

Every song of this group makes me so happy... I fee like they are lying beside me singing casually while I sleep in a sunny sunday afternoon. Thats. The. EXACT. FEELING.

[@auroralyrics]

bu şarkıyı her dinlediğimde tüylerim diken diken oluyor

[@february6]

being 21 years old now remembering all the nights 12 yo me spent listening to this masterpiece. oh i'm sick of nostalgia

[@sevvalon4067]

DELİBAL.. İYİ Kİ VARSIN

[@feyzadoluca5585]

Bana kendimi aşırı iyi hissettiriyosun be şarkı ♥️ Asla bıkmıyorum 🤤🖤

[@OJDIDNTDOIT32]

Maybe she's gone, and i cant resurrect her The truth is she doesn't need me to protect her thank you Vampire weekend I have had a bad week, I got my heart broken by the woman i loved and this song really helps :)

[@Livingforwhat]

happens to all of us. Know the feeling. Keep your head up, Good luck

[@scbwrhcp]

I think "girl" in this song referencing music itself. Not women. But music is art and take it however you like. I'm sorry to hear about that, women can be bitches.

[@twinturbogerbil]

Souls of Mischief brought me here, being an old school hip hop head. But also being a fan of alternative music, how am i only discovering this song now? This is so good 😊

[@apartment353]

"Why do sharks get a week but vampires only get a weekend?"

[@everseekinghome1042]

Ik

[@xxbyre]

Like darude sandstorm?

[@dancedance182]

Jordan Vruggink You must be new. That is so 2014

[@excinic]

dancedance182 So it would be he must be old, because that phrase is old.

[@dancedance182]

Excinic Haha my bad!

[@mustafacoban2199]

Bu şarkı muhteşem bişey ve ben bunu kelimelerle anlatamıycak kadar gûzel bişey ve bu beni çok etkiledi

[@holyseri2422]

I don't want the remember the time that i've listened to this song but i fucking love this song, god.

[@brianjohnston5113]

Still one of the most beautiful pieces of that era, but will. never be recognized as such. Brilliant!

[@selocannx6340]

O kadar güzelsin ki!!! O kadar içime işliyor ki

[@roshansell1804]

This has the nicest chorus ive ever heard. wow

[@Gs-ju5cr]

This is one of my favorite songs by vampire weekend

[@Guppyg53]

5 years after high school and this song still slaps ngl

[@adriancastro3232]

Real shit

[@PIEgunz]

It's about a girl from his last. No matter what happens she would always be his girl, step to his girl. He probably went out with her and things didn't work out but time has changed him but not his love for her. He's grown up, seen the world, dated other girls, but only she can step to his girl.

[@trudyb12]

you have it exactly right, but i think ezra said that this song was about music? replace every "girl" with "music" and you'll understand haha!

[@cacuriouson]

Trudy Faye I mean obviously Ezra had a specific meaning while writing the song, but songs mean different things for everyone. For me, the song is about dwelling on the past and needing to move on. I'm probably wrong, but that is how I emotionally connect with the song.

[@trudyb12]

cacuriouson yeah i agree!! it can mean anything you want it to mean, even if ezra said it meant something else:) thats what's so great about music

[@danielconnell1331]

It's actually about music, but eh. You can't take these songs literally.

[@zeynepbinbasoglu1730]

Delibal brought me here.This song is beautiful 😍🙏🏽🙈

[@okankaya4120]

Zeynep Binbaşıoğlu o dont speak english

[@beccagrace4362]

i just wanted to say.... as a film student, my dream was to incorporate the stylings of abstract documentaries like koyannisqatsi into a music video. the first time i saw this video, it blew my mind. it's so visually stunning and simple and captures the feel of the song and lyrics so perfectly. to this day, it's my favorite music video, and it isn't even technically a music video!

[@Arguetta92]

This song reminds me of my late grandmother, I was never close to her at all, but I feel her presence. I don't know, like a nurturing feeling of her memory when I listen to this.

[@Marina-pe1gx]

There's no way I haven't left a comment here before but I can't... This song is everything to me.

[@oniseokriashvili]

This whole album is like an international student girl who had won a scholarship in US and now is in the train going to her campus for the first time waiting for new adventures with very positive attitude.

[@YamiSamiDoesntGiveACrap]

this song is just so refreshing, vampire weekend gives off a relaxing vibe i can't get over.

[@LondonMageMuse]

When I heard this song, with my higher ear 6 years ago, I knew there is something, something you only question during an awakening. As if with ‘wisdom teeth are out’ you understand, you know and have that awe and questioning mind combined, when it scares you but you persist. Vampire Weekend is genius, Ezra Koenig, the band in its totality, artists… and when you get genius who have portrayed their truth with metaphor, when you disentangle and deconstruct, when this message and idea reaches you, you can applaud. Because whether this creates sadness or happy feeling, or any in between, you are a recipient of someone else’s complex and genius view and experience translated in 5 minutes, transmitted via voice and words; you are ready! Ready to comprehend, or apply to your own state of consciousness, evolution and find it personal in the end! Sometime this kind of aliveness in arts is precursor for that true self awakening! This night is devoted to Vampire Weekend, and that complex relationship both vertical and horizontal, with I am. Thanks

[@chloew1326]

This is such a different song than I've ever heard I LOVE IT SO MUCH I listen to it every night before I fall asleep

[@ataberkgungor3194]

Back, back, way back I used to front like Angkor Wat, Mechanicsburg, Anchorage and Dar es Salaam While home in New York was champagne and disco Tapes from LA&San Francisco But actually Oakland and not Alameda Your girl was in Berkeley with her communist reader Mine was entombed within boombox and Walkman I was a hoarder but girl, that was back then The gloves are off, the wisdom teeth are out What you on about? I feel it in my bones, I feel it in my bones I'm stronger now, I'm ready for the house Such a modest mouse I can't do it alone, I can't do it alone Ancestors told me that their girl was better She's richer than Croesus, she's tougher than leather I just ignored all the tales of a past life Stale conversation deserves but a bread knife And punks who would laugh when they saw us together Well they didn't know how to dress for the weather I can still see them there huddled on Astor Snow falling slow to the sound of the Master

[@GarrettEstep]

This gives me some type of feeling like damn

[@kennajohnson4856]

I know! What am I feeling?!

[@Nora-vt6cq]

I love it and hate it.

[@lsd6263]

Strawberry Sodas #*8 +#@2@233

[@elizabethzadakaus8545]

This song was playing 2 years ago when my dad called to tell me that my grandfather had died. The sweet, somber harpsichord always takes me back to that conversation.

[@LiamsCR]

my favorite song at the moment

[@innerophstudios4013]

Is it still?

[@elle-in9ir]

Perfect song for the rainy days❤

[@usif123]

When I hear this song I feel like I’m in the afterlife, happy, in another dimension watching my good memories and this song playing in the background with a little echo in it

[@Jordan-dp5ms]

right, my fathers favourite song, nostalgic memories of him.

[@carelesscraig8343]

I've been listening to these guys since as long as I can remember. They're still one of my favorite bands. And they're underated for all this good music.

[@TheSnina123]

so calm and positive energy :))!

[@yjhan2031]

Can't believed this was one of my top songs 8 years ago. Where did the time go?

[@dirkdiggler7727]

Fuck. No kidding. Reminds me of college 10+ years ago. Flew by.

[@rangercynth]

This is now my favorite song for 2021. Somehow, this triggers nostalgia, even though I've only heard it this year.It sounds like childhood, laughing without a care in the world, carefree, running to hug your grandparents.

[@kingofthebridge8339]

Who can match this era defining music. 90's kids we had the best of it all.

[@anneshamukherjee6306]

DELIBAL brought me here and I'm so happy!

[@abank1789]

The ending doesnt make me happy😭😭

[@cf3208]

One of my favorite things about this song is how I dont have to wait for the lyrics to kick off. Theres plenty of songs that i love regardless of instrumental intros but this song is so perfect and I love how different it is:)

[@lometiti-bj8zw]

I’ve discovered this song in September 2013 and it is still a pure bliss when I listen to it…a comfort song ❤️

[@dusky7611]

Agree

[@uhhuhyeahsure]

This is the best-ever Vampire Weekend song. Prove me wrong.

[@uhhuhyeahsure]

"ANCESTORS TOLD ME THAT THEIR GIRLS WERE BETTER. SHE'S RICHER THAN CROESUS; SHE'S TOUGHER THAN LEATHER. I JUST IGNORED ALL THE TALES OF HER PAST LIFE; STALE CONVERSATION DESERVES BUT A BREADKNIFE."

[@rockvideos5748]

Modest Mouse should put "Such a vampire weekend" in lyrics

[@jessicasanchez8992]

😂 I had that exact thought!

[@RizzyMacguire]

This would probably make me laugh so hard and never ever let it go.

[@steveharvey826]

agreed.

[@ronanmca8490]

yes!!!😂 this heads to happen!

[@JackOfSomeTrades29]

Believe it or not, Modest Mouse wanted to return the favor, but what they came up with ended up in the bin.

[@yektakaya9625]

aga bu nasıl güzel bi şarkıdır ya. sınava hazırlandığım zamanlar da dinleyip moral buluyordum. şu an tıp okuyorum zaman hızlı geçiyor , mutlu muyum tartışılır. umarım bi gün hayatımdan şikayet etmeyi bırakır ve andan keyif alırım.

[@bars7000]

Bu şarkıyı 3 yıldır aralıksız dinliyorum bende. Harika bir müzik zevkin var dostum bence kendi değerini anla

[@yektakaya9625]

@@bars7000 benzer zevklere sahip birini görmek sevindirdi , iyi ki varsın dostum. bildirimin sayesinde dönüp tekrar dinledim

[@selimdaskran7884]

Sonunda bir yorum buldum .d

[@melisa0923]

Keyifli anlar

[@sierraadams3083]

OMG I MY EYES HAVE BEEN OPENED

[@paologalvan7159]

This song always feel warm and Christmasy