I discovered this song, and by extension Sufjan Stevens while watching the exceptional American drama television series, This Is Us. It is incredibly evocative and fires the imagination. I don't believe the lyrics to be a collection of random imagery. Rather that the writer uses the sanctuary of poetry to express a coherent story of parental letdown, trauma, loss and forgiveness. This song is a no-brainer of a pick for a family drama. It floors me and draws me back to listen to it again and again.
I discovered this song, and by extension Sufjan Stevens while watching the exceptional American drama television series, This Is Us. It is incredibly evocative and fires the imagination. I don't believe the lyrics to be a collection of random imagery. Rather that the writer uses the sanctuary of poetry to express a coherent story of parental letdown, trauma, loss and forgiveness. This song is a no-brainer of a pick for a family drama. It floors me and draws me back to listen to it again and again.