Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ezra Koenig
Vocals
Ariel Rechtshaid
Synthesizer
Chris Tomson
Drums
Matt DiMona
Electric Guitar
Miles Mosley
Bass
Henry Solomon
Baritone Saxophone
Isabel Hagen
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ezra Koenig
Songwriter
Will Canzoneri
Orchestrator
Ariel Rechtshaid
Orchestrator
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ezra Koenig
Producer
Will Canzoneri
Recording Engineer
Ariel Rechtshaid
Producer
Matt DiMona
Recording Engineer
Kyle Parker Smith
Recording Engineer
Dave Schiffman
Recording Engineer
Dave Fridmann
Mixing Engineer
Michael Fridmann
Assistant Engineer
Chris Baio
Engineer
Emily Lazar
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
In times of war, the educated class knew what to do
In times of peace, their pupils couldn't meet your baby blues
Four hundred million animals competing for the zoo
It's such a bleak sunrise
[PreChorus]
Untrue, unkind, and unnatural
How the cruel, with time, becomes classical
[Chorus]
I know that walls fall, shacks shake
Bridges burn and bodies break, it's clear
Something's gonna change
And when it does
Which classical remains?
[Verse 2]
The temple's gone, but still, a single column stands today
That sinking feeling fades, but never really goes away
A staircase up to nothingness inside your DNA
Well, that's a bleak sunrise
[PreChorus]
Untrue, unkind, and unnatural
How the cruel, with time, becomes classical
[Chorus]
I know that walls fall, shacks shake
Bridges burn and bodies break, it's clear
Something's gonna change
And when it does
Which classical remains?
[PreChorus]
Untrue, unkind, and unnatural
How the cruel, with time, becomes classical
[Chorus]
I know that walls fall, shacks shake
Bridges burn and bodies break, it's clear
Something's gonna change
And when it does
Which classical remains?
Written by: Ezra Koenig