Vampire Weekend - Diplomat's Sun lyrics

rate me

It’s not right but it’s now or never <br />And if I wait could I ever forgive myself? <br /> <br />On a night when the moon glows yellow in the riptide <br />With the light from the TVs buzzing in the house <br /> <br />Cuz I’m gonna cut it where I can <br />And then I’m gonna duck out behind them <br />If I ever had a chance it’s now then <br />But I never had the feeling I could offer that to you <br /> <br />To offer it to you would be cruel <br />When all I want to do is use, use you <br /> <br />He was a diplomat’s son <br />It was ‘81 <br /> <br />Dressed in white with my car keys hidden in the kitchen <br />I could sleep wherever I lay my head <br /> <br />And the sight of your two shoes sitting in the bathtub <br />Let me know that I shouldn’t give up just yet <br /> <br />Cuz I’m gonna take it from Simon <br />And then I’m gonna duck out behind them <br />If I ever had a chance it’s now then <br />But I never had the feeling I could offer that to you <br /> <br />To offer it to you would be cruel <br />When all I want to do is use, use you <br /> <br />He was a diplomat’s son <br />It was ‘81 <br /> <br /> I know, you’ll say <br /> I’m not doing it right <br /> But this is how I want it <br /> <br /> I can’t go back <br /> To how I felt before— <br /> <br />That night I smoked a joint <br />With my best friend <br />We found ourselves in bed <br />When I woke up he was gone <br /> <br />He was the diplomat’s son <br />It was ‘81 <br /> <br />Looking out at the ice-cold water all around me <br />I can’t feel any traces of that other place <br /> <br />In the dark when the wind comes racing off the river <br />There’s a car all black with diplomatic plates<br /><br />