All lyrics considered, “Hannah Hunt” reads like a love song, even if one that is never specifically so. The titular “Hannah Hunt” is in fact a real person. Hannah was a lady whom Ezra Koenig was...
The Speaker begins by recounting the story of Henry Hudson, a sea explorer who was mutinied and left adrift on James Bay. The Speaker goes on to address the inability of humans to escape...
The titular term “married in a gold rush” is a metaphor for the two singers (Ezra Koenig and Danielle Haim) deciding to tie the knot when everything was going well or perhaps more specifically...
Once again we are greeted by a song written by the clever Ezra Koenig (lead singer of Vampire Weekend) which is full of cryptic symbolism and crafty wordplay. The subject of “Rich Man”, as...
It has been postulated that Vampire Weekend’s “How Long?” is about “Los Angeles falling into the ocean”. Indeed we can see in the chorus that Ezra Koenig asks “how long ’til we sink to the...
Like many of Vampire Weekend’s songs, this track deals with a lot of heavy symbolism. As such, only Ezra Koenig, who wrote the song, as well as those he feels inclined to share related knowledge with may...
This song is titled after the “Flower Moon”, which is the name given to the full moon which occurs during the month of May. From the narrators’ perspective, this is a “cursed” event which may...
Vampire Weekend and Danielle Haim’s “Hold You Now” is a song set on a sad and somewhat awkward premise. The male narrator (Ezra Koenig) finds himself in a romantic relationship with the female narrator (Danielle...
The inspiration behind this track, according to Vampire Weekend’s lead singer Ezra Koenig who also wrote the song, is based on strife between White people concerning who actually fits the bill to be classified...
Vampire Weekend is a band known for presenting audiences with open-ended lyrics that can be interpreted from a variety of standpoints. And accordingly, their song “Harmony Hall” does not seem to be a specific place...
