Sufjan Stevens makes me cry.

Cafe Society
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So, here’s the deal. I’ve been religious before. i’ve been sentimental before. But recently I’ve given all of that up, because I’m way woo susceptible. Not in a bad way. I just have this way of being too emotional about things. But this guy Sufjan Stevens really hits me where it hurts…Especially with Casimir Pulaski Day. I really can’t help but welling up with tears. Goddamit. I may be a little drunk, but its really a song that helps me.
I’m sorry to unload like this, but its such a sweet song that I can’t help it. I’m posting the lyrics here. Please download this song from iTunes. It is so great.

Sufjan Stevens - Casimir Pulaski Day lyrics

Album: Illinois

Golden rod and the 4-H stone
The things I brought you
When I found out you had cancer of the bone

maybe he’s not so great, but it really makes me want to cry. I hope I can feel the feelings that he sings about one day. Although they are sad, I want to know.

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Aye, it’s an excellent and poignant song.

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Good song.

But…‘Sufjan’? heh. :slight_smile:

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I edited your post, Merkwurdigliebe, because posting the full set of lyrics for the song was a copyright violation. Next time, please be sure to post just a few lines of the song (me, I usually stick with a stanza).

I’m also moving this to Cafe Society.

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“Casimir Pulaski Day” is indeed one of the most evocatively sad songs I know. So it’s good to balance it with “Decatur,” off the same album, which is absolutely giddy.

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Romulus is the one that hits me the hardest. It’s off his Michigan album, IIRC.

Though I’m in kind of a similar religious boat as your own, Merk , and Casimir Pulaski Day gets me too.