This song is specifically about all those cities named throughout: Kankakee, Evansville, Parker City, all the beaten down rustbelt towns across Illinois that have become forgotten (as the lyrics state). Eventually they will be resurrected. Its very similar in theme (though obviously not style) to his song about the unemployed in Ypsilante from Michigan. Its a very powerful song, and one of my favorites, since it functions on three levels (the superficial zombie level-which is fun, the rustbelt level, and the Christian resurrection level).
This song is specifically about all those cities named throughout: Kankakee, Evansville, Parker City, all the beaten down rustbelt towns across Illinois that have become forgotten (as the lyrics state). Eventually they will be resurrected. Its very similar in theme (though obviously not style) to his song about the unemployed in Ypsilante from Michigan. Its a very powerful song, and one of my favorites, since it functions on three levels (the superficial zombie level-which is fun, the rustbelt level, and the Christian resurrection level).