Vampire Weekend — Mansard Roof

[Verse 1] 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 And now the tops of buildings, I can see them too [Verse 2] The Argentines collapse in defeat The admiralty surveys the remnants of the fleet The ground beneath their feet is a nautically mapped sheet As thin as paper while it slips away from view