the surfer

Vampire Weekend

Back on the island, Water Tunnel 3
A cage ascending, someone looks like me
Look up at fingers reaching into space
A Roman soldier s spearhead jammed above the waist

Heard someone speaking, a voice without a face
The ocean s churning, the cables stay in place
An operation the locals couldn t save
An undercover agent drowned beneath the waves

Outside the confin?s of a super-mini s door
There s a California king plac?d directly on the floor
Oh, the surfer can t forget the shells around his neck
But you were born beneath fluorescent lights
You ve never seen a starry night, you saint

Fake fortune teller scandalized by fate
Broke bodybuilder crushed beneath the weight
Lost and deluded trying to find your place
Inept long-distance runner losing every race

Outside the confines of a super-mini s door
There s a California king placed directly on the floor
Oh, the surfer can t forget the shells around his neck
But you were born beneath fluorescent lights
You ve never seen a starry night, you saint