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Oh, stop thinking of tomorrow, don't stop thinking of today
You're not getting any younger, you've got nothing to explain
You've got resolutions, you've got resolutions
Fastening in your wake, fastening in your wake
Take instead the high tide, take instead the high tide
At the man-made lake, at the man-made lake
It may take a while, it may take a while
It may take all day, it may take all day
All the implications, all the implications
At the man-made lake, at the man-made lake
Oh, stop thinking of tomorrow, don't stop thinking of today
You're not getting any younger, you've got nothing to explain
You're not getting any younger, you've got nothing to explain
You've got resolutions, you've got resolutions
Fastening in your wake, fastening in your wake
Take instead the high tide, take instead the high tide
At the man-made lake, at the man-made lake
It may take a while, it may take a while
It may take all day, it may take all day
All the implications, all the implications
At the man-made lake, at the man-made lake
Oh, stop thinking of tomorrow, don't stop thinking of today
You're not getting any younger, you've got nothing to explain
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Carlyle Lake Lyrics as written by Sufjan Stevens
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I believe this song is sarcastic, huffing about manmade alterations to nature. Even though a manmade lake is not so destructive (is it?) it is man altering nature and the only thoughts are how to protect humans, instead of what is natural. It’s satirical also in the sense that the thought is to NOT think about tomorrow, but to take in the high tide you must wait a while, maybe even all day. It’s commentary on the lack of vision into the distant future, but the obsession with the nearer one.