The Tallest Man, the Broadest Shoulders (Part 1: The Great Frontier; Part 2: Come to Me Only with Playthings Now)
Sufjan Stevens
I count the days the Great FrontierForgiving, faced the seventh yearI stand in awe of gratefulnessI can and call forgetfulnessAnd when I, and when I callThe patient, the patient fallThe Spirit, the CarpenterInvites us to be with herWhat have we become America?Soldiers on the Great Frontier!Carpenter and Soldier, one on oneIt's the battle, volunteer!Run from yourselfFrom your friends, from ya-Run for your lifeFor your friends, for ya-America, merica, meri-Oh Illinois, Illinois, Illi-The prairie, the frontierThe perfect farm, it's from hereThe fortress, the faker, the cornerstone, the bakerThe dancer, the fisher, audition and the disherThe boxer, the fetcherThe chewing gum, dreamcatcherI count the days the Great FrontierForgiving, faced the seventh yearI stand and strain to make ends meetFive Spirits on the Grand MarqueeAnd when I, and when I callThe patient, the patient fallThe Spirit, the CarpenterInvites us to be with herThere was a man at the wallHe was grateful for us allI saw the wise woman singShe wasn't asking anythingShe wasn't asking anythingHow she made the nations sing!What have we become America?Soldiers on the Great Frontier!Run from yourself!From your friends, from ya-Run for your life!For your friends, for ya-America, merica, meri-Oh Illinois, Illinois, Illi-The mattress, the flooziesThe actress at the moviesThe lantern, the lotionThe wind that wakes the oceanThe Standard EditionThe architect's renditionThe fashion, the feversThe house we got at SearsOh, Great Fire of Great DisasterOh, Great Heaven, oh, Great MasterOh, Great Goat, the curse you gave usOh, Great Ghost, protect and save usOh, Great River, green with envyOh, Jane Addams, spirit send theeOh, Great Trumpet and the singersOh, Great Goodman, King of SwingersOh, Great Bears and Bulls, Joe JacksonOh, Great IllinoisGiven what you lost, are you better off?Given what you had, has it made you mad?Celebrate the few, celebrate the newIt can only start with you
Lyrics by Sufjan Stevens
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