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Released as the second single from 'Modern Vampires of the City' in May 2013, 'Ya Hey' addresses the divine with a litany of absences. Ezra Koenig catalogues institutions, Zion, Babylon, America, motherland, fatherland, that withhold love, framing God's elusiveness through the Old Testament formula "I am that I am". The title itself plays on Yahweh, the Hebrew name of God, whilst the Latin refrain "Ut Deo" (to God) anchors the theological inquiry. The production layers paranoia and devotion in equal measure, Koenig singing of cameras, files, and the tension of a secret career before the song opens into a festival memory. A DJ spins Desmond Dekker's 'Israelites' into the Rolling Stones' '19th Nervous Breakdown', the moment of secular communion standing against the divine silence that structures the rest of the track. The chorus repeats its challenge: who could live by such remote absolutes?
"Ya Hey" is a track by Vampire Weekend, from the album Modern Vampires of the City, released 5th May 2013. The track is 5:13 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 20 articles about Vampire Weekend.
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