Gloria, Gloria
It rots
Victoria, Victoria
It lives in all of us
to me his use of names here is rooted in the concept of one's motivations in love and life. ..fighting for Glory loses while fighting for the Victory of one's cause brings out the best in us. perhaps Sufjan is relating this to a love interest [being Gloria] but he wants to let it rot and keep looking for Victoria.
Gloria, Gloria It rots Victoria, Victoria It lives in all of us
to me his use of names here is rooted in the concept of one's motivations in love and life. ..fighting for Glory loses while fighting for the Victory of one's cause brings out the best in us. perhaps Sufjan is relating this to a love interest [being Gloria] but he wants to let it rot and keep looking for Victoria.