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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
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The Seer's Tower Lyrics as written by Sufjan Stevens
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Many people have allready commented on the tower establishing a connection between the Sears Tower and the Tower of Babel. But I think it is possible to see this tower built for Emmanuel as the cross on Calvary. Being a tower Jesus (the seer=prophet) is lifted onto, and from where he sees his end (his imminent death), which is also reflected in the lines at the end: "Still I go to the deepest grave Where I go to sleep alone"