Hudson - Lyrics - Vampire Weekend

Vampire Weekend is an American rock band from New York City, formed in 2006. They are currently signed to XL Recordings. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Ezra Koenig, guitarist keyboardist and backing vocalist Rostam Batmanglij, drummer and percussionist Chris Tomson and bassist and backing vocalist Chris Baio. The band released its first album Vampire Weekend in 2008, which included the singles "Mansard Roof", "A-Punk", "Oxford Comma", "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" and "The Kids Don't Stand a Chance". The band's second album, Contra, was released in 2010. Their third studio album, Modern Vampires of the City, was released on May 14, 2013, winning them a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album in 2014.

Hudson died in Hudson Bay The water took its victim's name Now rivers rise toward riverside To change their names again A stranger walked in through the door Said, "All apartments are pre-war" We laughed and asked him for his name He stayed until the end We watched the Germans play the Greeks He mocked the 99-year lease Our fathers signed, which I declined To try and comprehend Over and over again Are these never-ending visions Over and over again Like a prize that's changing hands The time has come The clock is such a drag All you who change your stripes Can wrap me in the flag The legendary wooden gate That first established real estate Is lost to time like other crimes That won this pleasant land Over and over again Are these neverending visions Over and over again Like a prize that's changing hands The time has come The clock is such a drag All you who change your stripes Can wrap me in the flag Hudson died in Hudson Bay But I was born on Sutton Place The rising tide helped me decide To change my name again Some men tend to linger on And some make haste from Babylon Some will roam their ruined home Rejoicing to the end Over and over again Are these neverending visions Over and over again Like a prize that's changing hands The time has come The clock is such a drag All you who change your stripes Can wrap me in the flag The lines are drawn The map is such a drag All you who change your stripes Can wrap me in the flag