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He took the stable
Bred me to be a mare
Made the bretheren able
Gave me a room
I never asked him
I never meant meant to stay
He dressed the table
Wore a dress to be my mare
There's no permanence
When you never leave the stall
He ran to other wars
Won't write me at all
I want to kill him
I want to cut his brain
And when it's over
I know I'll feel okay
He was a champion
We were riding side by side
Into the frontier
He left me without a ride
Where did the hour go
When the champions intercede?
He stole the cargo
Took every chance to leave
There's no permanence
When you never leave the stall
He ran to other wars
Won't write me at all
I want to kill him
I want to cut his brain
And when it's over
I know I'll feel okay
I want to kill him
I want to cut his face
And when it's over
I know I'll feel okay
I want
I want
I want
I want
Bred me to be a mare
Made the bretheren able
Gave me a room
I never meant meant to stay
He dressed the table
Wore a dress to be my mare
When you never leave the stall
He ran to other wars
Won't write me at all
I want to cut his brain
And when it's over
I know I'll feel okay
We were riding side by side
Into the frontier
He left me without a ride
When the champions intercede?
He stole the cargo
Took every chance to leave
When you never leave the stall
He ran to other wars
Won't write me at all
I want to cut his brain
And when it's over
I know I'll feel okay
I want to cut his face
And when it's over
I know I'll feel okay
I want
I want
I want
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I love Sufjan Stevens. This song creeps the shit out of me.
definitely like roman candle! "i want to hurt him/i want to give him pain" "i want to kill him/ i want to cut his brain"
so similar.
guys. i seriously think it's about cain and able. in the bible, they were brothers, one was better than the other so he got jealous and murdered his own brother in a field. sad story.
i think you are overstretching it a little but good thought...
i think you are overstretching it a little but good thought...
Even the kindest of men feel anger.
Is it just me, or does this song sound a lot like Roman Candle by Elliott Smith?
houseofdolls, i came here to post the exact same thing. it's similar enough that i think it's possible he did it purposefully as a reference to the song. although i'm not exactly sure why he would.
This reminded me of that Poe story. The Tell-Tale Heart or something.
I have no clue what it means. "I want to cut his brain"
=I WOULDNT WANT TO BE ON SUFJAN'S BAD SIDE :D
Here are the exact lyrics for this song, transcribed from Sufjan's handwriting in the first pressing of the album. The lyrics are originally written without line breaks.
Kill: he took the stable, bred me to be a mare. Made the brethren able, gave me a room. I never asked him. I never meant to stay. He dressed the table, wore a dress to be my mare. There's no permanence when you never leave the stall. He ran to other wars, won't write me at all. I want to kill him, I want to cut his brain, and when it's over, I know I'll feel okay. He was a champion; we were running side by side into the frontier. He left me without a ride. Where did the hour go when the champions intercede? He stole the cargo, took every chance to leave (chorus). I want to kill him, I want to cut his face, and when it's over, I know I'll feel okay. I want I want I want I want.
Interesting, this song seems to share the characteristic of an extremely bitter break-up with the song "Jason." Except with both, it's man he's speaking to.
i was about to post that exact same comment, house of dolls that chorus is too close to be a coincidence i think and surely sufjan is familiar with elliot maybe he's identifying with that feeling/elliot smith saying, "i know where you're coming from" basically ?