I can't explain / The state that I'm in
Sufjan Stevens' "The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades is Out to Get Us" is heart-rendingly beautiful.
Illinois is far and away my pick for the best album of 2005.
Thinking outrageously I write in cursive
I hide in my bed with the lights on the floor
Wearing three layers of coats and leg warmers
I see my own breath on the face of the door
Oh, I am not quite sleeping. Oh I am fast in bed
There on the wall in the bedroom, creeping
I see a wasp with her wings outstreteched
Illinois is far and away my pick for the best album of 2005.
Labels: Music
That would definitely be my favorite song on the album, too. I adore the orchestral portrayal of a fluttering wasp.
Any particular reason you are commenting on this song, or does the title of your post explain that?
Posted by
Jacob |
8:50 AM
I was listening to the song and struck once again by its beauty.
Posted by
andrew |
9:51 AM
That's an amazing album and one of my favorite songs from it.
Maybe I'm taking things too literally, but I could never figure out why he sings that he was "in love" with his brother.
Posted by
Anonymous |
10:28 AM