Sufjan Stevens - The Tallest Man, The Broadest Shoulders Part I: Th lyrics

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Part I: "The Great Frontier" I count the days the Great Frontier Forgiving, faced the seventh year I stand in awe of gratefulness I can and call forgetfulness And when I, and when I call The Patient, the Patient fall The Spirit, the Carpenter Invites us to be with her What have we become America? Soldiers on the Great Frontier! Carpenter and Soldier, one on one It's the battle, volunteer! Run from yourself, from your friends, from ya-- Run for your life, for your friends, for ya-- American, merica, meri-- Oh Illinois, Illinois, Illi-- The prairie, the frontier, the perfect farm, it's from here The fortress, the faker, the cornerstone, the baker The dancer, the fisher, audition and the disher The boxer, the fetcher, the ghweing gum, dream catcher I count the days the Great Frontier Forgiving, faced the seventh year I stand and strain to make ends meet Five Spirits on the Grand Marquee And when I, and when I call The Patient, the Patient fall The Spirit, the Carpenter Invites us to be with her There was a man at the wall He was grateful for us all I saw the Wise Woman sing She wasn't asking anything She wasn't asking anything How she made the nations sing! What have we become America? Soldiers on the Great Frontier! Run from yourself, from your friends, from ya-- Run for your life, for your friends, for ya-- American, merica, meri-- Oh Illinois, Illinois, Illi-- The mattress, the floozies, the actress at the movies The lantern, the lotion, the wind that wakes the ocean The Standard Edition, the architect's rendition The fashion, the fevers, the house we got at Sears Part II: "Come to Me Only With Playthings Now" Oh Great Fire of Great Disaster Oh Great Heaven, oh Great Master Oh Great Goat, the curse you gave us Oh Great Ghost, protect and save us Oh Great River, green with envy Oh Jane Addams, spirit send thee Oh Great Trumpet and the singers (Given what you lost are you better off?) Oh Great Goodman, King of Swingers (Given what you had, has it made you mad?) Oh Great Bears and Bulls, Joe Jackson (Celebrate the few. Celebrate the new.) Oh Great Illinois (It can only start with you) (Thanks to Tim for these lyrics)