The Tallest Man, the Broadest Shoulders, Part I: The Great Frontier, Part II: Come to Me Only With Playthings Now Songtext
von Sufjan Stevens
The Tallest Man, the Broadest Shoulders, Part I: The Great Frontier, Part II: Come to Me Only With Playthings Now Songtext
I count the days the Great Frontier
Forgiving, faced the seventh year
I stand in awe of gratefulness
I can and call forgetfulness
And when I, and when I call
The Patient, the Patient fall
The Spirit, the Carpenter
Invites us to be with her
(What have we become, America?)
(Soldiers on the Great Frontier)
(Carpenter and Soldier, one on one)
(It′s the battle, volunteer)
(Run from yourself, from your friends, from ya-) the prairie, the frontier, the perfect farm, it's from here
(Run for your life, for your friends, for ya-) the fortress, the faker, the cornerstone, the baker
(America-merica-meri) the dancer, the fisher, audition, and the disher
(Oh, Illinois, Illinois, Illi-) the boxer, the fetcher, the chewing gum, dream catcher
I count the days the Great Frontier
Forgiving, faced the seventh year
I stand and strain to make ends meet
Five Spirits on the Grand Marquee
And when I, and when I call
The Patient, the Patient fall
The Spirit, the Carpenter
Invites us to be with her
There was a man at the wall
He was grateful for us all
I saw the Wise Woman sing
She wasn′t asking anything
She wasn't asking anything (how she made the nations sing)
(What have we become, America?)
(Soldiers on the Great Frontier)
(Run from yourself, from your friends, from ya-) the mattress, the floozies, the actress at the movies
(Run for your life, for your friends, for ya-) the lantern, the lotion, the wind that wakes the ocean
(America-merica-meri) the standard edition, the architect's rendition
(Oh, Illinois, Illinois, Illi-) the fashion, the fevers, the house we got at Sears
Oh, Great Fire of Great Disaster
Oh, Great Heaven, oh, Great Master
Oh, Great Goat, the curse you gave us
Oh, Great Ghost, protect and save us
Oh, Great River, green with envy
Oh, Jane Addams, spirit send thee
Oh, Great Trumpet and the singers (given what you lost, are you better off?)
Oh, Great Goodman, King of Swingers (given what you had, has it made you mad?)
Oh, Great Bears and Bulls, Joe Jackson (celebrate the few, celebrate the new)
Oh, Great Illinois (it can only start with you)
Forgiving, faced the seventh year
I stand in awe of gratefulness
I can and call forgetfulness
And when I, and when I call
The Patient, the Patient fall
The Spirit, the Carpenter
Invites us to be with her
(What have we become, America?)
(Soldiers on the Great Frontier)
(Carpenter and Soldier, one on one)
(It′s the battle, volunteer)
(Run from yourself, from your friends, from ya-) the prairie, the frontier, the perfect farm, it's from here
(Run for your life, for your friends, for ya-) the fortress, the faker, the cornerstone, the baker
(America-merica-meri) the dancer, the fisher, audition, and the disher
(Oh, Illinois, Illinois, Illi-) the boxer, the fetcher, the chewing gum, dream catcher
I count the days the Great Frontier
Forgiving, faced the seventh year
I stand and strain to make ends meet
Five Spirits on the Grand Marquee
And when I, and when I call
The Patient, the Patient fall
The Spirit, the Carpenter
Invites us to be with her
There was a man at the wall
He was grateful for us all
I saw the Wise Woman sing
She wasn′t asking anything
She wasn't asking anything (how she made the nations sing)
(What have we become, America?)
(Soldiers on the Great Frontier)
(Run from yourself, from your friends, from ya-) the mattress, the floozies, the actress at the movies
(Run for your life, for your friends, for ya-) the lantern, the lotion, the wind that wakes the ocean
(America-merica-meri) the standard edition, the architect's rendition
(Oh, Illinois, Illinois, Illi-) the fashion, the fevers, the house we got at Sears
Oh, Great Fire of Great Disaster
Oh, Great Heaven, oh, Great Master
Oh, Great Goat, the curse you gave us
Oh, Great Ghost, protect and save us
Oh, Great River, green with envy
Oh, Jane Addams, spirit send thee
Oh, Great Trumpet and the singers (given what you lost, are you better off?)
Oh, Great Goodman, King of Swingers (given what you had, has it made you mad?)
Oh, Great Bears and Bulls, Joe Jackson (celebrate the few, celebrate the new)
Oh, Great Illinois (it can only start with you)
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