| Vampire Weekend – Hudson Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I feel this song is about the troubles that war vets face while returning from service, losing all that they own and love, as "some will roam their ruined home, rejoycing until the end". Hudson, the war vet of the song, represents them as a whole. It further shows the troubles of war vets when saying "over and over again, all these never ending visions, over and over again like a prize thats changing hands." Hudson is haunted by his memories, just like a war vet who experiences nightmares, or visions, for up to their entire life. Even if it was at one time glorious, the guilt of causing bloodshed can lead to madness. The loss of sanity is expressed in the line "The time has come, the clock is such a drag. Oh, you who change your stripes can wrap me in the flag". He may have been a hero, but the experience that lingers with him slowly kills him, as if being suffocated by the flag he was once fighting for. Easily the most beautiful song off of the new album. |
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