No Man's Land Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Anaxionus 

Cover art for No Man's Land lyrics by Sufjan Stevens

There is yet another level of connection/symbolism here, and this is on the completely gratuitous level. Would we expect anything less from Mr. Stevens?

. . .Woody Guthrie, whose song /No Man's Land/ references here, was from Oklahoma. Before the distinctive strip of land (the 'panhandle') of Oklahoma became a part of the state, it was an unclaimed area called 'no man's land,' where various groups sought sanctuary and fought each other.

@Anaxionus And it\'s now being ceded back to the Aboriginal tribes that held it.\r\n