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Sufjan Stevens The Owl And The Tanager Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 7.50/10 [18 votes]Album: All Delighted People EP / Original Release Date: 2010-08-20Genre: AlternativeSong Duration: 6 min 40 sec
SUFJAN STEVENS
- The Owl And The Tanager Lyrics / with translationsAll I had hoped for
I kept inside your car
The rabbit in the barn
Most of all I wait
I wait beside the door; I wait beside the door
All I was wrong trembling in the cage
I was diamonds in the cage
In seven hours I consider death
And your father called to yell at me
You little boy, you little boy
Found out you cheated me
I ran behind the barn and cut my hands somehow
Blood in the meadowlark
I punched your ears instead
I punched you in the head
You only laughed and laughed and laughed
How I was wrong tingling from the kill
Tickle me until you devil bird you evil still
Slept on my arms, I was sleeping in the sill
I was sleeping in the room with you
You little boy, you little boy
How could you run from me now?
The loneliest chime in the house
The loneliest chime in the house
You let it out you let it out
Come to me Calvary still
I'm weeding and raking until
I'm bleeding in spite of my love for you
It bruised and bruised my will
Counting alluvial plains
The breathing inside of the range
You touched me inside of my cage
Beneath my shirt your hands embraced me
Come to me feathered and frayed
For I am the ugliest prey,
For I am the ugliest prey
The owl, the reckless reckless praise.
You said you'd wait for me
Down by Tannery Creek
Far out by the roadside where we used to kiss behind the sheets
Wrapped in a blanket of red
The Owl and the Tanager said
The Owl and the Tanager said
One waits until the hour is death
I kept inside your car
The rabbit in the barn
Most of all I wait
I wait beside the door; I wait beside the door
All I was wrong trembling in the cage
I was diamonds in the cage
In seven hours I consider death
And your father called to yell at me
You little boy, you little boy
Found out you cheated me
I ran behind the barn and cut my hands somehow
Blood in the meadowlark
I punched your ears instead
I punched you in the head
You only laughed and laughed and laughed
How I was wrong tingling from the kill
Tickle me until you devil bird you evil still
Slept on my arms, I was sleeping in the sill
I was sleeping in the room with you
You little boy, you little boy
How could you run from me now?
The loneliest chime in the house
You let it out you let it out
Come to me Calvary still
I'm weeding and raking until
I'm bleeding in spite of my love for you
It bruised and bruised my will
Counting alluvial plains
The breathing inside of the range
You touched me inside of my cage
Beneath my shirt your hands embraced me
Come to me feathered and frayed
For I am the ugliest prey,
For I am the ugliest prey
The owl, the reckless reckless praise.
You said you'd wait for me
Down by Tannery Creek
Far out by the roadside where we used to kiss behind the sheets
Wrapped in a blanket of red
The Owl and the Tanager said
The Owl and the Tanager said
One waits until the hour is death
Facts about The Owl And The Tanager
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The Owl And The Tanager is written and performed by Sufjan Stevens.
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It is first released on August 20, 2010 as part of Sufjan Stevens's album "All Delighted People EP" which includes 8 tracks in total. This song is the 4th track on this album.
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When we dive into the story the lyrics are telling, Sufjan Stevens' The Owl And The Tanager explores love and betrayal through emotional turmoil, which Stevens expresses through metaphors of 'the rabbit in the barn' and 'diamonds in the cage' to represent concealed value and feelings of entrapment. The owl and the tanager lyrics mostly emphasizes angst, heartbreak, despair, reflection and anger. The song presents betrayal and heartbreak as vital elements while it shows how isolation leads to loneliness and people experience pain and suffering during their long periods of waiting because they lack self-perception and vulnerability. The lyrics contain themes of emotional distress, violence (e.g., 'I punched your ears instead, I punched you in the head'), and some intense language that may not be suitable for younger audiences. The content contains visual elements of hand cutting and hand bleeding together with death references and emotional distress, which require a PG-13 rating.
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The Owl And The Tanager falls under the genre Alternative.
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The Owl And The Tanager song length is 6 minutes and 40 seconds.
Who wrote The Owl And The Tanager lyrics?
The Owl And The Tanager is written and performed by Sufjan Stevens.
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When was The Owl And The Tanager released?
It is first released on August 20, 2010 as part of Sufjan Stevens's album "All Delighted People EP" which includes 8 tracks in total. This song is the 4th track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind The Owl And The Tanager lyrics?
When we dive into the story the lyrics are telling, Sufjan Stevens' The Owl And The Tanager explores love and betrayal through emotional turmoil, which Stevens expresses through metaphors of 'the rabbit in the barn' and 'diamonds in the cage' to represent concealed value and feelings of entrapment. The owl and the tanager lyrics mostly emphasizes angst, heartbreak, despair, reflection and anger. The song presents betrayal and heartbreak as vital elements while it shows how isolation leads to loneliness and people experience pain and suffering during their long periods of waiting because they lack self-perception and vulnerability. The lyrics contain themes of emotional distress, violence (e.g., 'I punched your ears instead, I punched you in the head'), and some intense language that may not be suitable for younger audiences. The content contains visual elements of hand cutting and hand bleeding together with death references and emotional distress, which require a PG-13 rating.
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Which genre is The Owl And The Tanager?
The Owl And The Tanager falls under the genre Alternative.
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How long is the song The Owl And The Tanager?
The Owl And The Tanager song length is 6 minutes and 40 seconds.
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