Lyric discussion by funformat 

Cover art for Hudson lyrics by Vampire Weekend

I was reading Battle Royale when I first heard this beautiful song. As I read the book, I realized it related to battle and fighting. I do agree with the war vets interpretation, but I feel like this song was made for the book I read. It's like seeing the kids fight, as they're the victims. The dead,and the two (don't want to spoil) who lived are the vets,the viewpoint.

They remember all of the people and things from the battle, feeling like everything is collapsing above them. Because a winner from the book smiled for the cameras.They couldn't do anything else to cover the pressure. The clock part symbolizes the map and forbidden zones.

idk about you, but that book and the war vets definitely give me whole different feelings about the song.(It's one of my favorites of the album.)

I was going to try and respond to your comment, but then I realized it's impossible to respond to nonsense so I'll just highlight the statements in your comment which don't make any sense.

"It's like seeing the kids fight, as they're the victims." -- Great explanation.

"The dead,and the two (don't want to spoil) who lived are the vets,the viewpoint." -- Eh?

"but I feel like this song was made for the book I read." -- Really, made for the book you happened to be reading?

"Because a winner from the...