Lyric discussion by barabbas 

tree, you're an idiot. know that about yourself.

i just attended a question & answer session with sufjan, and he said this song was inspired by time spent at camp as a little kid, around the age of 8. he and his brother saw what they believed to be a terrible mutant wasp monster, and so they ran off, scared out of their wits. after that, every airborne thing they saw - be it a bird, a bug, or plastic bag floating in the wind - they were sure was this mutant wasp monster.

the song was inspired by the beauty and INNOCENCE of childhood imagination.

thanks for being awesome.

@barabbas I don't think that he's stupid. Everyone can have a different meaning for a song. It's just a different interpretation.

@barabbas its quite homophobic to imply that being gay is inherently explicit. this song is about the beauty and innocence of childhood but it can also be about feeling romantically to the same gender as well. these things are not mutually exclusive

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