This reprise is about Mary Todd Lincoln, the wife of Abraham Lincoln. Who went insane because her two sons died (a pretty good reason to go insane, if you ask me). Lincoln and Mary Todd both called Illinois their home and Sufjan is giving a shoutout to them.
This reprise is about Mary Todd Lincoln, the wife of Abraham Lincoln. Who went insane because her two sons died (a pretty good reason to go insane, if you ask me). Lincoln and Mary Todd both called Illinois their home and Sufjan is giving a shoutout to them.