The Palm Sunday Tornado Hits Crystal Lake Lyrics

Lyric discussion by kev404 

Cover art for The Palm Sunday Tornado Hits Crystal Lake lyrics by Sufjan Stevens

I think this is a beautiful song that really examines what it's like to experience sudden chaos in a calm and peaceful world. it is, of course, about the string of 47 tornados that hit the Midwest on Palm Sunday, 4/11/65. One tornado hit Crystal Lake, Illinois. Many people were attending church and were not expecting a tornado on that day.