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
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens
Detroit, Lift Up Your Weary Head describes Detroit’s fall from the automobile age into poverty. The song mirrors the history of Detroit, gradually building up, then falling down to try to rebuild again.
Sufjan included a story in the liner notes about Detroit. Here is the last paragraph:
“Oh Detro...
[Instrumental Intro]
[Verse 1]
Once a great place (once a great place)
Now a prison (now a prison)
All I can say (all I can say)
All I can do (all I can do)
People Mover (people mover)
Bad Decision (bad decision)
From suburban (from suburban)
Now a prison (now a prison)
All I can say (all I can say)
All I can do (all I can do)
[Chorus 1]
From the trembling walls. It's a great idea!
Everything you want. It's a great idea!
It's a great idea
It's a great idea
[Verse 2]
Once a great place (once a great place)
Now a prison (now a prison)
All I can say (all I can say)
All I can do (all I can do)
Henry Ford. Henry Ford (Henry Ford)
Public Trans. Public Trans (public trans)
Pontiac. Pontiac (Pontiac)
Feed the poor. Feed the poor (feed the poor)
City Hall. City Hall (city hall)
Windsor Park. Windsor Park (Windsor Park)
Saginaw. Saginaw (Saginaw)
After dark. After dark (after dark)
Tigers game. Tigers game (Tigers game)
Eighty-four. Eighty-four (eighty-four)
Industry. Industry (industry)
Unemployed. Unemployed (unemployed)
Gun control. Gun control (gun control)
Wolverine. Wolverine (wolverine)
Iroquois. Iroquois (Iroquois)
Industry. Industry (industry)
Public Trans. Public Trans (public trans)
Auto Cars. Auto Cars (auto cars)
Jefferson. Jefferson (Jefferson)
Michigan. Michigan (Michigan)
[Chorus 2]
From the trembling walls, it’s a great idea!
Everything you want, it’s a great idea!
From the Renaissance, it’s a great idea!
Everything you want, it’s a great idea!
Throw them all away, it’s a great idea!
From the Renaissance, it’s a great idea!
Everything you want
[Repeated throughout Chorus 2]
(Hesitate to burn the buildings)
[Instrumental Outro]
Oh Detroit, Lift Up Your Weary Head! (Rebuild! Restore! Reconsider!) was written by Sufjan Stevens.
Oh Detroit, Lift Up Your Weary Head! (Rebuild! Restore! Reconsider!) was produced by Sufjan Stevens.
Sufjan Stevens released Oh Detroit, Lift Up Your Weary Head! (Rebuild! Restore! Reconsider!) on Tue Jul 01 2003.