Diplomat's Sun Lyrics - Contra - Vampire Weekend

It's not right but it's now or never 

And if I wait could I ever forgive myself? 

On a night when the moon glows yellow in the riptide 

With the light from the TVs buzzing in the house 

Cuz I'm gonna cut it where I can 

And then I'm gonna duck out behind them 

If I ever had a chance it's now then 

But I never had the feeling I could offer that to you 

To offer it to you would be cruel 

When all I want to do is use, use you 

He was a diplomat's son 

It was '81 

He was a diplomat's son 

It was '81 

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Dressed in white with my car keys hidden in the kitchen 

I could sleep wherever I lay my head 

And the sight of your two shoes sitting in the bathtub 

Let me know that I shouldn't give up just yet 

Cuz I'm gonna take it from Simon 

And then I'm gonna duck out behind them 

If I ever had a chance it's now then 

But I never had the feeling I could offer that to you 

To offer it to you would be cruel 

When all I want to do is use, use you 

He was a diplomat's son 

It was '81 

I know, you'll say 

I'm not doing it right 

But this is how I want it 

I can't go back 

To how I felt before— 

Photos 

That night I smoked a joint 

With my best friend 

We found ourselves in bed 

When I woke up he was gone 

He was the diplomat's son 

It was '81 

Looking out at the ice-cold water all around me 

I can't feel any traces of that other place 

In the dark when the wind comes racing off the river 

There's a car all black with diplomatic plates