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Zebra by Beach House

TRACK

Beach House

Zebra

Release date: 16th January 2010

From Teen Dream
Track 1
4:49
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About This Track

Beach House's 'Zebra' moves with the slow certainty of its title animal, a dream pop track built on Victoria Legrand's hushed vocals and Alex Scally's guitar work. The song circles around a central tension: the speaker claims intimate knowledge of someone ("Don't I know you better than the rest?") whilst simultaneously accusing them of deception. That contradiction sits at the heart of the track, unresolved and quietly devastating. The production unfolds across four and a half minutes with patient restraint. Legrand's voice floats above shimmering instrumentation, delivering images of oasis children and wild horses with the detached clarity of someone describing a dream they're already forgetting. The repetition of "all deception" hardens the emotional core, each iteration a small refusal to accept the affection being offered. It's a song about doubt dressed up in the language of certainty, and it works because Beach House never oversell the hurt.

"Zebra" is a track by Beach House, from the album Teen Dream, released 16th January 2010. The track is 4:49 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about Beach House.

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Beach House

Beach House

Lyrics

Zebra

You know you're gold, you don't got to worry none
Oasis child, born and so wild
Don't I know you better than the rest?
All deception, all deception from you

Your love is stag in the white sand
Wilderness for miles, eyes so mild and wise
Don't I know you better than the rest?
All deception, all deception from you

Any way you run, you run before us
Black and white horse, arching among us
Any way you run, you run before us
Black and white horse arching among us

Your love is stag in the white sand
Oasis child, born into a man
Don't I know you better than the rest?
All deception, all deception from you

Wilderness for miles, eyes so mild and wise
Oasis child, born and so wild
Don't I know you better than the rest?
All deception, all deception from you

Any way you run, you run before us
Black and white horse, arching among us
Any way you run, you run before us
Black and white horse arching among us
Any way you run, you run before us
Black and white horse arching among us
Any way you run, you run before us
Black and white horse arching among us

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Track details

From Teen Dream

4:492010
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Album
Teen Dream
Teen Dream
Beach House
16th January 2010
Track number
1
Release year
2010
  1. 1Zebra
    4:49
  2. 2Silver Soul
    4:59
  3. 3Norway
    3:55
  4. 4Walk In the Park
    5:23

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    Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Alex Scally, Victoria Legrand
    Producer
    Beach House, Chris Coady
    Drums
    Daniel Franz
    Guitar
    Alex Scally
    Keyboards
    Alex Scally, Victoria Legrand
    Vocals
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    Percussion
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