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Vampire Weekend - Step Lyrics

In the dance of life's complexities, "Step" weaves a poetic tapestry of nostalgia, growth, and introspection. The lyrics traverse geographical and emotional landscapes, reflecting on past loves and youthful idealism with a matured perspective. The recurring… Read more

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Step Lyrics

Every time I see you in the world
You always step to my girl

Back, back, way back, I used to front like Angkor Wat
Mechanicsburg, Anchorage and Dar es Salaam
While home in New York was champagne and disco
Tapes from L.A. slash San Francisco
But actually Oakland and not Alameda
Your girl was in Berkeley with her Communist reader
Mine was entombed within boombox and Walkman
I was a hoarder, but girl, that was back then

The gloves are off
The wisdom teeth are out
What you on about?
I feel it in my bones
I feel it in my bones
I'm stronger now
I'm ready for the house
Such a modest mouse
I can't do it alone
I can't do it alone

Every time I see you in the world
You always step to my girl

Ancestors told me that their girl was better
She's richer than Croesus, she's tougher than leather
I just ignored all the tales of her past life
Stale conversation deserves but a bread knife
And punks who would laugh when they saw us together
Well, they didn't know how to dress for the weather
I can still see them there, huddled on Astor
Snow falling slow to the sound of the master

The gloves are off
The wisdom teeth are out
What you on about?
I feel it in my bones
I feel it in my bones
I'm stronger now
I'm ready for the house
Such a modest mouse
I can't do it alone
I can't do it alone

Wisdom's a gift, but you'd trade it for youth
Age is an honor, it's still not the truth
We saw the stars when they hid from the world
You cursed the sun when it stepped to your girl
Maybe she's gone and I can't resurrect her
The truth is she doesn't need me to protect her
We know the true death, the true way of all flesh
Everyone's dyin', but girl, you're not old yet

Gloves are off
The wisdom teeth are out
What you on about?
I feel it in my bones
I feel it in my bones
I'm stronger now
I'm ready for the house
Such a modest mouse
I can't do it alone
I can't do it alone
Gloves are off
The wisdom teeth are out
What you on about?
I feel it in my bones
I feel it in my bones
I'm stronger now
I'm ready for the house
Such a modest mouse
I can't do it alone
I can't do it alone

Every time I see you in the world
You always step to my girl

Writer(s): David A. Gates, Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij
Copyright(s): Lyrics © DAVID GATES D/B/A KIPAHULU MUSIC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind

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What is the Meaning of Step?

In the dance of life's complexities, "Step" weaves a poetic tapestry of nostalgia, growth, and introspection. The lyrics traverse geographical and emotional landscapes, reflecting on past loves and youthful idealism with a matured perspective. The recurring motif of stepping to someone's girl underscores themes of rivalry and possession, yet it evolves into a broader meditation on personal evolution and the relinquishing of past attachments. As wisdom teeth are pulled—symbolizing painful but necessary growth—the protagonist acknowledges the inevitability of aging and the liberating realization that protection isn't always needed or wanted. This song is an ode to maturing gracefully while acknowledging the ever-present dance between our past influences and present realities.

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