shockingly, i only went out to buy the album yesterday. now, i
already knew some of the songs but not all of them so the album
was still 'new' to me in a way.

and the song "The Seer's Tower" is without a doubt the highlight
of the album for me.

when it reaches the line of

"our mother she betrayed us
but our father loved and bathed us"

Great song, but the melody makes me sad
My highlight of the album would be John Wayne Gacy Jr.

this record is so amazing. the way he mixes folklore, history, personal experience, and faith into each song is incredible.

and he's way dreamy!

sallysassalot said:

i completely agree. i love the lyrics to this album. and it's
one of those discs that you keep discovering new things in as
it has so many layers and structures.

IstenSzek said:

like his gay love story in "predatory wasp"?

sallysassalot said:

i gotta go listen to it again

IstenSzek said:

oh, totally. tell me what you make of these lyrics:

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 outstretched

North of Savanna we swim in the palisades
I come out wearing my brother's red hat
There on his shoulder my best friend is bit seven times
He runs washing his face in his hands

Oh how I meant to tease him
Oh how I meant no harm
Touching his back with my hand I kiss him
I see the wasp on the length of my arm

Oh great sights upon this state! Hallelu-
Wonders bright, and rivers, lake. Hallelu-
Trail of Tears and Horseshoe Lake. Hallelu-
trusting things beyond mistake. Hallelu-

We were in love. We were in love.
Palisades! Palisades! Palisades
I can wait. I can wait.

Lamb of God, we soudn the horn.
Hallelujah!
To us your ghost is born.
Hallelu-

I can't explain the state that I'm in
The state of my heart, he was my best friend
Into the car, from the back seat
Oh admiration in falling asleep
All of my powers, day after day
I can tell you, we swaggered and swayed
Deep in the tower, the prairies below
I can tell you, but telling gets old
Terrible sting and terrible storm
I can tell you the day we were born
My friend is gone, he ran away
I can tell you, I love him each day
Though we have sparred, wrestled and raged
I can tell you I love him each day
Terrible sting, terrible storm
I can tell you...

true, those lyrics totally read like a gay love story