album cover
Finger Back
24,161
Alternative
Finger Back was released on May 14, 2013 by XL Recordings as a part of the album Modern Vampires of the City
album cover
Release DateMay 14, 2013
LabelXL Recordings
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM100

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ezra Koenig
Ezra Koenig
Lead Vocals
Rostam
Rostam
Programming
Chris Tomson
Chris Tomson
Drums
Fanny Franklin
Fanny Franklin
Background Vocals
Baio
Baio
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ezra Koenig
Ezra Koenig
Songwriter
Rostam
Rostam
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Rostam
Rostam
Producer
Angelo Vasquez
Angelo Vasquez
Engineer
Ariel Rechtshaid
Ariel Rechtshaid
Producer
Dave Schiffman
Dave Schiffman
Engineer
Fernando Lodeiro
Fernando Lodeiro
Engineer
Hans Crump
Hans Crump
Engineer
Joe LaPorta
Joe LaPorta
Mastering Engineer
Justin Gerrish
Justin Gerrish
Engineer
Nick Rowe
Nick Rowe
Engineer
Rich Rich
Rich Rich
Engineer
Emily Lazar
Emily Lazar
Mastering Engineer
Michael Harris
Michael Harris
Engineer

Lyrics

Bend my finger back, snap, wrap it in a paper towel
Break a twig in half and set it straight
Hit me with a wood bat, hit me with a canister
That's fired while the soldiers drive away
Bend my finger back, snap
On and on and on and on for days
Hit me with a wood bat, hit me like a Yankee
Like a son of freedom, never as a slave
It's etiquette, you idiot, spend time behind the line
Sympathy to L.A. where the sun don't ever shine
Everybody wants you, but baby, you are mine
Baby, you're not anybody's fool
Bless me with a heart attack, a real crise cardiaque
And show me where to find the surgeon's knife
Eviscerate me now, hack, take me to my punishment
The punishment I needed all my life
Bend my finger back, snap
On and on and on and on with strife
Listen to my bum rap, listen to the evidence
Exonerating me from being right
It's etiquette, you idiot, spend time behind the line
Show sympathy to L.A. where the sun don't ever shine
Everybody wants you, but baby, you are mine
Baby, you're not anybody's fool
I know that I've been wicked and the road to hell is wide
Cursed by curiosity that made us go inside
Everyone was charming, but we took 'em for a ride
Baby, you're not anybody's fool
Bend my finger back, snap, pack it in a paper towel
Break a twig in half and set it straight
Hit me with a wood bat, hit me with a canister
That's fired while the soldiers drive away
Bend my finger back, snap
On and on and on and on for days
Hit me with a wood bat, hit me like a Yankee
Like a son of freedom, never as a slave
It's etiquette, you idiot, spend time behind the line
Show sympathy to L.A. where the sun don't ever shine
Everybody wants you, but baby, you are mine
Baby, you're not anybody's fool
The harpsichord is broken and the television's fried
The city's getting hotter like a country in decline
Everyone's a coward when you look them in the eyes
But baby, you're not anybody's fool
Sing "Next Year in Jerusalem"
You know, the one at 103rd and Broadway?
'Cause this Orthodox girl fell in love with the guy at the falafel shop
And why not? Should she have averted her eyes
And just stared at the laminated poster of the Dome of the Rock?
And then blood, blood, blood, blood, blood, blood, blood
And then blood, blood, blood
And then blood, blood, blood, blood, blood, blood, blood
And then blood, blood, blood, blood, blood
Remembrances of holy days in Tarrytown and Rye
I don't wanna live like this, but I don't wanna die
Condolences to gentle hearts who couldn't bear to try
I don't wanna live like this, but I don't wanna die
Remembrances of holy days in Tarrytown and Rye
I don't wanna live like this, but I don't wanna die
Written by: Ezra Koenig, Rostam
instagramSharePathic_arrow_out􀆄 copy􀐅􀋲

Loading...