Sufjan Stevens – They Also Mourn Who Do Not Wear Black (For the Homeless in Muskegon)

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If you happen to be educated
Time, it marches on
Oh, time, it marches on
If the end there is a sacred show
Delivers every song
Delivers every song

Mourning steps and
Mourning gallivants
And mourning never shows
No mourning never slows
If the avatar reminds that it
Will never stand at all
Will never stand as tall

Since the water made it
Most to sail it
Made it most to song
It made it most to song
For the politics are not political
For what they stand
For not what they demand
Every senator and diplomat
Combines her certain part
A matter for the heart
Save yourself from recognition
Selfless and quiet song
To better get along

(We love you
We chose to
We made to
We love you)

If we concentrate and pull
Resources to the highest poll
To beat the highest pull, too
Ever will we conquer grief
And find it faster to resolve
The dead, to be absolved
And fed, to restore
If the advantageous
Reprimand misgivings
We won't grow
We will not ever know
We will not!
(Lift my life in healthy places!)

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Lyrics submitted by drinkmilk, edited by dani.r36

Track duration: 06:21


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    Lyric Correction:"Selfless and quite song"

    Should be "Selflessness and quiet song"
    Flag Ryuhzaon September 23, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:This song reminds me of Muskegon, and Michigan in general. Beautiful, and hopeful, even with a tanking economy and growing poverty.
    Flag Fedallahon February 03, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:i don't live in muskegon but this is an amazing song
    Flag willlliwon November 13, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I've lived in Muskegon my whole life, I've never seen any place more beautiful. You just need to get out of your car and take a bike ride down town, its gorgeous in it's own ways, stop being so close minded.
    Flag ohspeakeasyon July 14, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:zach harris? do you go to tosa east? if so, i think i saw you at the sufjan concert!
    Flag fursoftasfuron December 09, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:lets save it.
    Flag zachharrismenton October 14, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:i'm from muskegon and it's pretty much dead.
    Flag acityofwebson June 21, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:The city's getting better. It's not the greatest place to live, but it was a lot worse before.

    Then again, it is losing everything that made it great. Downtown is terrible, now. It's just... ugly.
    Flag Maycombon May 24, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:It's sad, but Muskegon is really going down hill. The town has so much potential. Yet, everything is being wasted. (By the way, I live 10 minutes away from downtown Muskegon.) For being a relatively small town, homelessness is definitely a problem. It's a shame. Hopefully things will improve.
    Flag thescreamcomethon March 20, 2005   Link

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