“Capricorn” is the first of two lead singles released for Vampire Weekend's fifth studio abum, Only God Was Above Us. The song was released on February 16, 2024 alongside “Gen-X Cops“. Ezra Koenig said that he intended to write a song about someone who was born on December 30th or 31st, right before the new year. As a result, they would be robbed of the experience of living in their birth year—something that many people attach significant importance to—creating a potential dissonance in identity.

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