Lyrics for Walcott as interpreted by carlitalolitax

Walcott Lyrics
Walcott, don't you know that it's insane?
Don't you want to get out of Cape Cod, out of Cape Cod tonight?
Walcott, Mystic seaport is that way
Don't you know that your life could be lost out of Cape Cod tonight?

Walcott, don't you know that it's insane?
Don't you want to get out of Cape Cod, out of Cape Cod tonight?
Walcott, the bottleneck is a shit show
Hyannisport is a ghetto, out of Cape Cod tonight

The lobster's claw is sharp as knives
Evil feasts on human lives
The Holy Roman Empire roots for you

Walcott, all the way to New Jersey
All the way to the Garden State, out of Cape Cod tonight

Walcott, fuck the women from Wellfleet
Fuck the bears out in Provincetown
Heed my words and take flight

Walcott, don't you know that it's insane?
Don't you want to get out of Cape Cod, out of Cape Cod tonight?
Walcott, don't you know that it's insane?
Don't you want to get out of Cape Cod, out of Cape Cod tonight?

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rockstermonkey
09-16-2007

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another great song.

what's up with all of the cape cod references in their songs?

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brycesw
10-03-2007

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This song is the first one by VW. The name Vampire Weekend comes from a movie that the singer, Ezra, was a part of. The plot was about a boy named Walcott who had to get out of Cape Cod to warn the mayor about a vampire attack before the whole town was taken over. The movie was called Vampire Weekend.

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dcfcsspu
11-27-2007

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spot on brycesw. this is prob my fav VW song. i love these guys. great guys, great musicians, great lyrics, and theyre a amazing live. i cant wait for the full length in 08.

i guess i'll work on some of the other lyrics.

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kidsmoke91
01-29-2008

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Best song on the album?

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ap0theosize
01-30-2008

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this song live is UNBELIEVABLE. they played it last when i saw them last night. it was the most intense, amazing thing.

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Xyre
02-03-2008

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I really like this song, especially the Cape references. Represent Mystic, Connecticut!

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boostie218
02-04-2008

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i think he's saying "fuck the women from Wellesley"
... it's a college in Mass

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xferior
02-05-2008

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no, he's definitely saying wellfleet, as in the town on cape cod. also, i'm fairly certain he's saying "fuck the bears out in provincetown," as in one of the gay subcultures that p-town is famous for.

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swizzie
02-06-2008

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holy roman empire... radiohead (you and whose army) reference?

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Sammy615
02-09-2008

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I think Holy Roman Empire is referring to the side that usually fights the Vampires. But usually, in all those movies, its just one priest that's sent to battle a legion of vampires. The HRE is always in the background.

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gcilley
02-15-2008

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Yeah, its "bears" in Provincetown, as in big hairy gay dudes.

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Chariot
02-16-2008

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I love this song, I used to live in Hyannis.

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tenaciousxg
02-23-2008

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Amazing song, it gives me chills

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AFL1187
03-05-2008

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Cape Codder here!

Love this song! Although, is Hyannisport really ghetto?

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MassToolfan
03-14-2008

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i dno what this song is about but this band makes somes great music!
this song makes me feel great:)

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wyliekyle
03-30-2008

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I am pretty sure "Fuck the bears from provincetown" is a reference to Brown College in Providence (Mascots are the Bears). It makes since because of the rivalry between Columbia and Brown (Both being Ivy league).

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CaptainHaddock
04-18-2008

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You are definitely wrong. Provincetown is a town at the very tip of Cape Cod, well known for big hairy gay men as stated earlier.

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bahoevel
05-18-2008

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any chance that they say "johanna's parties are ghetto"?, because that's what I've been thinking all along

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wallyisarobot
05-20-2008

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i dont think theyre saying that johannas parties are ghetto, but if they were it would be a direct reference to A-Punk..

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musicforlife!
05-21-2008

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Hyannisport is famously the location of the Kennedy compound (and tons of other huge houses), so I'm assuming labeling it a ghetto is supposed to be ironic.

However, directly across from the JFK memorial beach (or Veteran's Park) is an infamously rough part of town. I don't think that can be labeled Hyannisport though.

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polkadot.peekaboo
06-04-2008

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Wow, I've just google-earthed Cape Cod and I found Hyannis Port, Wellfleet, Provincetown and that there's actually a place called Mystic Lake! Don't laugh: I'll use the excuse that I'm not from the States to cover for the fact that I used to think Cape Cod was a fantasy place. Why do they have such good place-names in America? Why can't we have towns called things like Cape Cod, instead of places called things like Grimsby?

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jeg3344
07-04-2008

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regarding the "hyannisport is a ghetto" questions... i have been to hyannisport twice in the last 2 weeks and both times there was plenty of police action...

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CarouselOfPictures
07-05-2008

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I live in Hyannis. It is not a ghetto; they're being ironic.

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shejustwantstorock
07-21-2008

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This song is so beautiful. I first heard it while my sister was visiting and playing it. The lyrics hit me like bricks. I'm from NJ and used to go to Cape Cod every summer. Now I want to just take a road trip up and blast this while making my way off the Cape. All the town references are gorgeousss. You just gotta be feelin' the Cape. Anyone know if these guys have any connections to it besides the movie?

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tigertbird
08-05-2008

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wow I've been to Mystic Seaport, Hyannis and Provincetown on my last holiday to the US.. The Cape is my favourite place there so I like all the references!

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