| Sufjan Stevens – The Seer's Tower Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I am going to go ahead and +1 the Mormon idea This is from an album about Illinois. A major part of Illinois history is the Mormon settlement of Nauvoo, which at one time boasted a higher population that Chicago and Quincy, the two largest cities at that time. The mormons built a temple and it was burned to the ground and then destroyed by a tornado. They built a tower for Emmanuel. i don't think it is from the viewpoint of Smith though. I think it is from a journal, Sufjan was said to have studied some journals for the album. |
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| Conor Oberst – Big Black Nothing Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| i think it is a hopeful song conveying a belief in an afterlife. The "big black nothing" is not the end. I'm not sure though. Love the song. | |
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