Vampire Weekend - Ottoman lyrics

[Verse 1] Ottoman couch, how handsome your furniture Lovelier now, but dressed for a funeral Begging you to sit for a portrait on the wall To hang in the dark of some parliamentary hall [Verse 2] Elegant clothes you want to be seen with her Under your tweeds you sweat like a teenager Begging you to sit for a portrait on the wall To hang in the dark of some parliamentary hall [Chorus] Today is for you They laid it out for you For you There will be six bells a-ringing and white women singing for you But this feels so unnatural to Peter Gabriel, too [Verse 3] All of the cards and all of the time it took Soon it's all lines read in a leather book Begging you to wait for a minute by the door Your creeping feet where they've never been before [Chorus] Today is for you They laid it out for you For you There will be six bells a-ringing and white women singing for you But this feels so unnatural to Peter Gabriel, too