The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us!-Sufjan Stevens

[ti:The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us!] [ar:Sufjan Stevens] [al:Illinois] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us! - Sufjan Stevens [00:18.83]Thinking outrageously I write in cursive [00:23.34]I hide in my bed with the lights on the floor [00:27.49] [00:28.21]Wearing three layers of coats and leg warmers [00:32.58]I see my own breath on the face of the door [00:37.00] [00:37.63]Oh I am not quite sleeping [00:41.78] [00:42.59]Oh I am fast in bed [00:46.33] [00:46.96]There on the wall in the bedroom creeping [00:51.79]I see a wasp with her wings outstretched [00:55.87] [01:34.46]North of Savanna we swim in the Palisades [01:38.93]I come out wearing my brother's red hat [01:42.86] [01:43.57]There on his shoulder my best friend is bit seven times [01:48.95]He runs washing his face in his hands [01:53.14]Oh how I meant to tease him [01:57.81]Oh how I meant no harm [02:02.31]Touching his back with my hand I kiss him [02:07.09]I see the wasp on the length of my arm [02:11.70] [02:30.59]Oh great sights upon this state hallelu [02:40.12]Wonders bright and rivers lake hallelu [02:49.13] [02:49.68]Trail of Tears and Horseshoe Lake hallelu [02:58.87]Trusting things beyond mistake hallelu [03:08.02] [03:17.94]We were in love we were in love [03:21.89] [03:22.51]Palisades Palisades [03:24.86]I can wait I can wait [03:27.31]Lamb of God we sound the horn [03:34.65] [03:35.49]Hallelujah [03:36.64] [03:37.73]To us your ghost is born [03:44.22] [03:44.78]Hallelu [03:45.55] [03:47.37]I can't explain the state that I'm in [03:51.03] [03:51.81]The state of my heart he was my best friend [03:55.70] [03:56.56]Into the car from the backseat [04:00.42] [04:01.17]Oh admiration in falling asleep [04:05.19] [04:06.00]All of my powers day after day [04:10.00] [04:10.84]I can tell you we swaggered and swayed [04:14.60] [04:15.31]Deep in the tower the prairies below [04:19.32] [04:20.02]I can tell you the telling gets old [04:23.92] [04:24.91]Terrible sting and terrible storm [04:28.72] [04:29.49]I can tell you the day we were born [04:33.44] [04:34.19]My friend is gone he ran away [04:38.24] [04:38.89]I can tell you I love him each day [04:42.87] [04:43.63]Though we have sparred wrestled and raged [04:47.50] [04:48.37]I can tell you I love him each day [04:52.25] [04:53.10]Terrible sting and terrible storm [04:56.95] [04:57.65]I can tell you