The Owl and the Tanager Lyrics

Lyric discussion by EthanTheBassist 

Cover art for The Owl and the Tanager lyrics by Sufjan Stevens

"All I had hoped for, I kept inside your car. The rabbit in the barn."

I think the rabbit is actually a VW Rabbit. I'm serious. It would make sense. You could EASILY fit a VW Rabbit in a barn. Hell, you could probably fit 10 VW Rabbits in a barn... given the barn is big enough for 10 VW Rabbits. And also, a literal rabbit would make no sense in the stanza.

Also, I thought it was "For I am the ugly osprey." I was thinking, "This song is great, it has so many bird references." But now I see it is, "For I am the ugliest prey." I can't help but be disappointed. But my love of this song and Sufjan quickly overshadows my disappointment.

VW Rabbit...you are wacked, Man :) Either that or you're in need of a good ride ;)

good point