Houston, Dubai

Written by Ezra Koenig / Produced by Ariel Rechtshaid & Ezra Koenig / Engineered by Ariel Rechtshaid, Dave Schiffman, Chris Kasych, John DeBold, Hiroya Takayama & Takemasa Kosaka / Mixed by Ariel Rechtshaid & Ezra Koenig / Recorded at Vox (Hollywood, CA), Ariel’s House, and Sony Music Studios (Akasaka, Minato-Ku, Japan) / Mastered by Emily Lazar at The Lodge NY / Assisted by Chris Allgood

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Lyrics

*chorus:*

houston, Dubai, dubai, houston

the country’s young but the land is deep

houston, Dubai, Dubai, houston

i just wanna wake up where i went to sleep

as this old world keeps turning

me through my fever dream

Houston just did 99, Dubai’s 118

*chorus*

got a wife back home, you know

she always thinks I cheat

i think about those Denton days

when life was light and sweet

every time I think I’m dumb

the plane keeps flying back

and every race beneath the sun

just takes another lap

*chorus*

i know the price i know the map

but don’t know what it’s worth

so let the thieves and killers take

my treasure on the earth

1 live recording

Aug

17

2019

White Oak Music Hall

Houston, Texas, USA