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Genius Annotation

Rostam Batmanglij, the primary writer of the song, based “Campus” on “Cruel Professor,” a short story in Ezra Koenig’s collection Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa from his senior honors writing seminar at Columbia.

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Where is this song supposed to describe or be set in?
Genius Answer

The song is meant to be set at Columbia University in NYC where Ezra Koenig attended, which is alluded to with the line and annotation:

In the afternoon, you’re out on the stone and grass

Which is a reference to Columbia’s numerous lawns, the most famous of which is South Lawn.

Credits
Produced By
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Recording Engineer
Chamberlin
Bass Guitar
Release Date
January 29, 2008
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