The last song off Vampire Weekends new album, “I Think Ur A Contra” is blowing me well away. The strings at the end drift the song on a downward spiral and Ezra has his least affected vocal ever. “You wanted rock and roll, complete control” he sings, bringing the album itself all the way back to its hidden Clash influence. The song is just another break up (except VE are a weird band -and everything is riddled with class wars and confusion). He uses the word Contra in a very strange way: a rebel? a n emotional terrorist? there are implications in the implications… here is the lyric.
I had a feeling once
That you and I
Could tell each other everything
For two months
But even with our oath
And with truth on our side
When you turn away from me
It’s not right
I think you’re a contra
My revolution votes
Your little lies of desire
I wanna trace them to the source and the wire
But it’s not useful now
Since we both made up our minds
You’re gonna watch out for yourself
And so will I
I think you’re a contra
I think that you lied
Don’t call me contra
‘Til you’ve tried
You wanted good schools and friends with pools
You’re not a contra
You wanted rock and roll, complete control
Well I don’t know
Never pick sides
Never choose between two
But I just wanted you
I just wanted you
Said never pick sides
Never choose between two
But I just wanted you
I just wanted you
I think you’re a contra
I think that you lied