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We didn't sleep too late
There was a fire in the yard
All of the trees were in light
They had no faces to show

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  • Eye_Gore

    Hauntingly beautiful

    16 Nov 2012 Reply

  • ThePich

    There be Dragons 'n' shit!

    21 Oct 2012 Reply

  • GonnaGetYouAll

    One of the best songs of Sufjan Stevens...Long live the banjo!

    9 Sep 2012 Reply

  • zombiegorennoir

    Creepy but gorgeous. Just a great piece

    12 Apr 2012 Reply

  • PleunWeijers

    Simply beautiful. Sufjan Stevens has such magical songs!

    8 Jan 2012 Reply

  • beaconed

    greatest-opener-of-a-show-like-ever!!! <--- agreed. chills everywhere.

    19 Nov 2011 Reply

  • snuphotography

    one of my favorite musicians

    13 Oct 2011 Reply

  • NettieStrauch

    Cool

    31 Aug 2011 Reply

  • oceanseacrest

    this song is genius

    1 Aug 2011 Reply

  • aphexpat

    I love that people get pissed that he sings about religious ideals, if you enjoy the music it doesn't mean that you have to jump on the religious bandwagon.

    23 Jun 2011 Reply

  • TheHochhaus

    greatest-opener-of-a-show-like-ever!!!

    18 Jun 2011 Reply

  • estaples

    @ jonpwnsu - Good point! I'd have to agree... So then the question is, is it the good kind or the bad kind (of fear)?

    3 Jun 2011 Reply

  • PuceMoose

    excellent song; Sufjan at his best.

    28 May 2011 Reply

  • jonpwnsu

    aren't most people religious out of fear anyway?

    22 May 2011 Reply

  • estaples

    The song, the way I take it, is about being won over by love—just like a person's faith in Christ (1 John 4:19). God's not a bully; we're allowed to make our lives what we want them to be (Romans 1). The problem comes when we think we make all the rules too—which is why the gospel message is so offensive to us. No one wants to be owned. We like the idea of ourselves being God. The thought seems liberating, until we see what that gets us, and then you see what Sufjan or anyone means when they say that "The world is a mess."

    11 May 2011 Reply

  • hfluffo

    one of the best.

    25 Apr 2011 Reply

  • elliedimmesdale

    incredible..wow

    21 Apr 2011 Reply

  • clickittyclack

    I wish I could understand why so many people fear Christianity. The extent of fear and loathing is incredible to me.

    6 Apr 2011 Reply

  • Panoramablick

    @SOUNDARSENAL Well, seeing it in a Christian background the Lord, being the creator, just takes what's his anyway. Furthermore the bible says he sacrificed his most beloved to show us the way of love. So I think this song rather shows Sufjan's fear of god, realising that he can't run away and has to turn back, than god's stalker-ish temperament.

    15 Mar 2011 Reply

  • angryravinghobo

    This was so goddamn amazing live on his Age of Adz tour

    14 Mar 2011 Reply
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