The evil it spread like a fever ahead
It was night when you died, my firefly
What could I have said to raise you from the dead?
Oh, could I be the sky on the Fourth of July?
Well you do enough talk
My little hawk, why do you cry?
Tell me what did you learn from the Tillamook burn?
Or the Fourth of July?
We’re all gonna die
Sitting at the bed with the halo at your head
Was it all a disguise, like Junior High
Where everything was fiction, future, and prediction
Now, where am I?
My fading supply
Did you get enough love, my little dove
Why do you cry?
And I’m sorry I left, but it was for the best
Though it never felt right
My little Versailles
The hospital asked should the body be cast
Before I say goodbye, my star in the sky
Such a funny thought to wrap you up in cloth
Do you find it all right, my dragonfly?
Shall we look at the moon, my little loon
Why do you cry?
Make the most of your life, while it is rife
While it is light
Well you do enough talk
My little hawk, why do you cry?
Tell me what did you learn from the Tillamook burn?
Or the Fourth of July?
We’re all gonna die
We’re all gonna die
We’re all gonna die
We’re all gonna die
We’re all gonna die
We’re all gonna die
We’re all gonna die
We’re all gonna die
Where the spirit of the lord is there is freedom song
The Fourth of July, also known as Independence Day, is a time for celebration, fireworks, and patriotic music. Here are some notable songs associated with this holiday:Stevens’ Christian faith and use of religious imagery play a significant role in the song’s meaning
“Fourth of July” by Sufjan Stevens:
This poignant song appears on Sufjan Stevens’ 2015 album “Carrie & Lowell.”
The lyrics reflect Stevens’ tragic loss of his mother, Carrie, who had bipolar disorder and abandoned him at a young age.
The song doesn’t express anger but rather reaches for supernatural hope, asking if Stevens could be the sky on the Fourth of July to raise his mother from the dead.
