A Layman’s Guide to Vampire Weekend’s New Single, “Horchata”

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Line 1: "In December drinking horchata"
Explanation: a traditional beverage originating in Spain made of
ground almonds, sesame seeds, rice, barley, or tigernuts

Line 2: "I look psychotic in a balaclava"
Explanation: a form of headgear covering the whole head, exposing only
the face or upper part of it, and sometime only the eyes; used by
British troops during the Crimean War

Line 3: "You’d still enjoy it with your foot on Masada"
Explanation: a site of ancient palaces and fortifications in the South
District of Israel on top of an isolated rock plateau or large mesa,
on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea

Line 4: "Look down your glasses at that Aranciata"
Explanation: an orangeade variant containing San Pellegrino and
concentrated orange juice invented in 1932 in Lombardy, Italy

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