The Kids Don’t Stand a Chance

Music by Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij, Chris Tomson and Chris Baio / Lyrics by Ezra Koenig / Produced by Rostam Batmanglij

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Lyrics

A devastating backstroke
All the way from France
With shiny, shiny cufflinks
A shirtsleeve to enhance

The pin-striped men of morning
Are coming for to dance
With pure egyptian cotton
The kids don’t stand a chance

You criticize the practice
By murdering the plants
Ignoring all the history
Denying them romance

The pin-striped men of morning
Are coming for to dance
Forty-million dollars
The kids don’t stand a chance

I didn’t like the business,
But that was at first glance
Your pillow feels so soft now
But still you must advance

The pin-striped men of morning
The partners in the dance
The paper’s shot to pieces
The kids don’t stand a chance

Official Audio

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The Kids Don’t Stand a Chance

The Kids Don’t Stand a Chance (Chromeo Remix)

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18 live recordings

Nov

14

2019

Alexandra Palace

London, England, UK

Sep

4

2019

Mann Center for the Performing Arts

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Jun

22

2019

Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre

Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Jun

21

2019

Red Hat Amphitheater

Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

Jun

9

2019

The Armory

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

May

5

2019

Webster Hall

New York, New York, USA

Jun

16

2018

Father’s Day Weekend

Ojai, California, USA

Oct

6

2012

New Yorker Festival

New York, New York, USA

Jul

15

2012

Pitchfork Music Festival

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Dec

7

2008

Miracle on Tremont

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Nov

21

2008

Late Night with Conan O’Brien

New York, New York, USA

Sep

16

2008

The Glasshouse

Pomona, California, USA

Aug

3

2008

Splendour in the Grass Festival

Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia

Mar

19

2008

The Casbah

San Diego, California, USA

Feb

4

2008

KCRW

Los Angeles, California, USA

Nov

6

2007

A Take Away Show

Paris, France

Sep

15

2007

Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, New York, USA

Jul

22

2007

KEXP In-Studio

Seattle, Washington, USA