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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
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
In times of war, the educated class knew what to do
In times of peace, their pupils couldn't meet your baby blues
400 million animals competing for the zoo
It's such a bleak sunrise
Untrue, unkind and unnatural
How the cruel, with time, becomes classical
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?
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
Untrue, unkind and unnatural
How the cruel, with time, becomes classical
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?
Untrue, unkind and unnatural
How the cruel, with time, becomes classical
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?
Writer(s): Ariel Zvi Rechtshaid, Ezra Koenig
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