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Vampire Weekend - Stranger (Official Audio)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Danielle Haim
Danielle Haim
Background Vocals
Ezra Koenig
Ezra Koenig
Vocals
Greg Leisz
Greg Leisz
Steel Guitar
John Nixon
John Nixon
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ezra Koenig
Ezra Koenig
Songwriter
Ariel Rechtshaid
Ariel Rechtshaid
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ezra Koenig
Ezra Koenig
Producer
Ariel Rechtshaid
Ariel Rechtshaid
Producer
Chris Kasych
Chris Kasych
Recording Engineer
John DeBold
John DeBold
Recording Engineer
Hiroya Takayama
Hiroya Takayama
Recording Engineer
Takemasa Kosaka
Takemasa Kosaka
Recording Engineer
Shawn Everett
Shawn Everett
Mixing Engineer
Chris Allgood
Chris Allgood
Assistant Mastering Engineer
Emily Lazar
Emily Lazar
Mastering Engineer
Michael Harris
Michael Harris
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I-I-I
Things have never been stranger
I-I-I
Things are gonna stay strange
I-I-I
I remember life as a stranger
I-I-I
But things change
Ooh ooh ooh
Da da
[Verse 2]
Another night indoors
Another sign of life, life
Wobbling up through the floor
[Verse 3]
You and Kidada
Ooh, I might get low, low, low
But now I’m too high to know
[Verse 4]
The sound of you and your sister
I couldn’t face these days alone
You got the right light, candles burning
We don’t need the moon anymore
[Verse 5]
I used to look for an answer
I used to knock on every door
But you got the wave on, music playing
Don’t need to look anymore
[Verse 6]
I-I-I
Things have never been stranger
I-I-I
Things are gonna stay strange
I-I-I
I remember life as a stranger
I-I-I
But things change
[Verse 7]
You and Kidada
Ooh, the lights get low, low, low
And I’ve got nowhere to go
[Verse 8]
I used to freeze on the dance floor
I watched the icebergs from the shore
But you got the heat on, kettle screamin'
Don’t need to freeze anymore
[Verse 9]
Ooh, I might get
[Verse 10]
I-I-I
Things have never been stranger
I-I-I
Things are gonna stay strange
I-I-I
I remember life as a stranger
I-I-I
But things change
[Verse 11]
Who knows the reason
That kindness lost its hold?
Those better angels
Confined to minor roles
[Verse 12]
I left the wilding, wilding, wilding days of old
Your house is warmer
The wilderness is cold
[Verse 13]
(Things have never been stranger)
(Things are gonna stay strange)
(I-I-I)
(I remember life as a stranger)
(I-I-I)
(But things change)
Ooh
[Verse 14]
Things have never been stranger
Things are gonna stay strange
I, I remember life as a stranger
I-I-I
Things change
Ooh
[Verse 15]
(Things have never been stranger) Ooh
(Things are gonna stay strange) Ooh
(I remember life as a stranger)
(I-I-I)
Written by: Ezra Koenig
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