Mansard Roof Lyrics

I see a mansard roof through the trees I see a salty message written in the eaves The ground beneath my feet, the hot garbage and concrete And now the tops of buildings, I can see them, too
I see a mansard roof through the trees I see a salty message written in the eaves The ground beneath my feet, the hot garbage and concrete [ From: http://www.metrolyrics.com/mansard-roof-lyrics-vampire-weekend.html ] And now the tops of buildings, I can see them, too
The Argentines collapse in defeat The admiralty surveys, the remnants of the fleet The ground beneath their feet is a nautically mapped sheet It's thin as paper while it slips away from view