Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens
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Sufjan Stevens
For this song, Sufjan tells the tale of John Wayne Gacy Jr. who was an American serial killer and rapist, born in Illinois, who sexually assaulted and murdered at least 33 teenage boys and young men between 1972 and 1978. Gacy buried 26 of his victims in the crawl space of his home, buried three oth...
[Verse 1]
His father was a drinker
And his mother cried in bed
Folding John Wayne's t-shirts
When the swingset hit his head
The neighbors they adored him
For his humor and his conversation
Look underneath the house there
Find the few living things, rotting fast, in their sleep
Oh, the dead
Twenty-seven people
Even more, they were boys
With their cars, summer jobs
Oh my God
Are you one of them?
[Verse 2]
He dressed up like a clown for them
With his face paint white and red
And on his best behavior
In a dark room on the bed
He kissed them all
He'd kill ten thousand people
With a sleight of his hand
Running far, running fast to the dead
He took off all their clothes for them
He put a cloth on their lips
Quiet hands, quiet kiss on the mouth
[Outro]
And in my best behavior
I am really just like him
Look beneath the floor boards
For the secrets I have hid
John Wayne Gacy Jr. was written by Sufjan Stevens.
John Wayne Gacy Jr. was produced by Sufjan Stevens.
Sufjan Stevens released John Wayne Gacy Jr. on Mon Jul 04 2005.