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In the tower above the earth
There is a view that reaches far
Where we see the universe
I see the fire, I see the end
Seven miles above the earth
There is Emmanuel of mothers
With his sword, with his robe
He comes dividing man from brothers
In the tower above the earth, we built it for Emmanuel
In the powers of the earth, we wait until it rips and rips
In the tower above the earth, we built it for Emmanuel
Oh my mother, she betrayed us, but my father loved and bathed us
Still I go to the deepest grave
Where I go to sleep alone
There is a view that reaches far
Where we see the universe
I see the fire, I see the end
Seven miles above the earth
There is Emmanuel of mothers
With his sword, with his robe
He comes dividing man from brothers
In the tower above the earth, we built it for Emmanuel
In the powers of the earth, we wait until it rips and rips
In the tower above the earth, we built it for Emmanuel
Oh my mother, she betrayed us, but my father loved and bathed us
Still I go to the deepest grave
Where I go to sleep alone
Lyrics submitted by thisismyname, edited by ahoybobby, duskmite
The Seer's Tower Lyrics as written by Sufjan Stevens
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It's definitely about mother earth and father sky...the matriarchal religions of the old times used to worship the earth more, and we've gradually turned to where now the majority of religions worship a "father sky" type of figure.
Oh my mother, she betrayed us, but my father loved and bathed us.
The "us" Sufjan is referring to in these lines. Is he talking simply about him and his siblings, or about the human race as a whole?
No, those lines refer to Sufjan's real mother and real father.