Featured In
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ezra Koenig
Vocals
Chris Tomson
Drums
Ariel Rechtshaid
Synthesizer
Chris Baio
Bass
Michelle Rearick
Cello
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ezra Koenig
Composer
Chris Tomson
Composer
Ariel Rechtshaid
Orchestrator
Will Canzoneri
Orchestrator
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ezra Koenig
Producer
Chris Tomson
Producer
Ariel Rechtshaid
Producer
Chris Baio
Engineer
Kyle Parker Smith
Recording Engineer
Dave Schiffman
Recording Engineer
Dave Fridmann
Mixing Engineer
Michael Fridmann
Assistant Engineer
Emily Lazar
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Blacken the sky and sharpen the axe
Forever cursed to live unrelaxed
We make no bones
A house is not a home
And a home is nowhere we can stay
[Verse 2]
Dodged the draft but can't dodge the war
Forever cursed to live insecure
The curtain drops
A gang of Gen-X cops assembles
Trembling before our human nature
[Chorus]
It wasn't built for me
It's your academy
But in my time, you taught me how to see
Each generation makes its own apology
[Verse 3]
Welcome back, my oldest friend
Are you cursed to depart again?
Your ways and means
Eternally obscene
And always looking for obscenity and hatred
[Chorus]
It wasn't built for me
It's your academy
But in my time, you taught me how to see
Each generation makes its own apology
[Chorus]
It wasn't built for me
It's your academy
But in my time, you taught me how to see
Each generation makes its own apology
[Outro]
It's by design and consequentially
Each generation makes its own apology
Written by: Ariel Rechtshaid, Chris Tomson, Ezra Koenig