He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
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This is quite possibly the best song ever written about Sufjan Stevens having an existential crisis in the Great Godfrey Maze. Bravo!
"The Great Godfrey Maze" is, well, a maze built in a local cornfield each year. Godfrey is a small town in Madison County, Illinois, just north of Alton.
the song title has more words than the song has seconds
dont call sufjan random. what i love about all his music, especially this album, is its personality. he obviously didnt just set out to be random. it has to do with him, and we happen to listen. why do you listen if its random?
I LISTEN BECAUSE WHEN I DO, I FEEL LOVE, AND ITS ALMOST LIKE SENDING MY LOVE TO SUFJAN THROUGH MY SPEAKERS
Actually, if you're out there Sufjan, can you let us know what you were talking about and lead us out of the dark? so many of us are in the dark...
random. but then that pretty much defines sufjan. anyone have any idea what this is about please share.
My favorite song title on Illinois =]
yeah son, reppin' some Godfrey!!! finally that stupid maze is good for something rather than getting high in. yay Sufjan.
I love the name
these lyrics are incredible....
my best guess at what sufjan is trying to do with this song is explain the times when he is confused about his purpose in the world. the drones in this song are chaotic and are a good representation of what would be going through someone's head if they're having an existential crisis, which means that for a short moment it feels like life has no purpose or meaning. we all know that sufjan is a very religious person, so this would be very scary and unnerving to someone of great faith.