Sufjan sees his own affliction/gift whatever in Royal. They both see prophetic images of the future, which include UFOs. Royal doesn’t get the imagery, so he might have a picture in his mind of the world splitting in four, but thinks its revenge against unfaithful women, when it’s really….well, just end times, perhaps, according to Sufjan. Me, I don’t doubt they’re seeing something…and I wouldn’t be shocked if Sufjan’s genius was a slightly mad kind of genius.
Anyway I think Sufjan wishes he could’ve talked to Royal and helped him figure out these things, help him get real, get right with the Lord.
Get real, get right
For you will not be distracted by the signs
Do not be distracted by them
Do yourself a favor and get real
Get right with the lord
Get real, get right with the Lord
This ties in with Impossible Soul's "don't be distracted..."
When I saw Sufjan in Salt Lake, he spent a good ten minutes introducing this song, essentially told Royal's whole story, and then said that the song is meant as kind of a reality check directed both at Royal and at himself.
When I saw Sufjan in Salt Lake, he spent a good ten minutes introducing this song, essentially told Royal's whole story, and then said that the song is meant as kind of a reality check directed both at Royal and at himself.
Sufjan sees his own affliction/gift whatever in Royal. They both see prophetic images of the future, which include UFOs. Royal doesn’t get the imagery, so he might have a picture in his mind of the world splitting in four, but thinks its revenge against unfaithful women, when it’s really….well, just end times, perhaps, according to Sufjan. Me, I don’t doubt they’re seeing something…and I wouldn’t be shocked if Sufjan’s genius was a slightly mad kind of genius.
Anyway I think Sufjan wishes he could’ve talked to Royal and helped him figure out these things, help him get real, get right with the Lord.
Get real, get right For you will not be distracted by the signs Do not be distracted by them Do yourself a favor and get real Get right with the lord Get real, get right with the Lord
This ties in with Impossible Soul's "don't be distracted..."
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When I saw Sufjan in Salt Lake, he spent a good ten minutes introducing this song, essentially told Royal's whole story, and then said that the song is meant as kind of a reality check directed both at Royal and at himself.
When I saw Sufjan in Salt Lake, he spent a good ten minutes introducing this song, essentially told Royal's whole story, and then said that the song is meant as kind of a reality check directed both at Royal and at himself.