Sufjan Stevens - Jacksonville Lyrics






I'm not afraid of the black man running
He's got it right, he's got a better life comin'
And I don't care what the Captain said
I fold it right at the top of my head
I lost my sight and the state packs in
I follow my heart and it leads me right to Jackson

(Oh Keller, oh oh oh oh)
She gave us a medal she gave us a map
(Oh Canner Row, oh oh oh)
If seeing is right, then look where you're at

I'm not afraid of Nichol's Park
I ride the train and I ride it after dark
And I'm not afraid to get it right
I turn around and I give it one more try
And I said things that I meant to say
The bandstand chairs and the Dewey Day Parade
I go out to the Golden Age
The spirit is right and the spirit doesn't change

(Oh Keller, oh oh oh oh)
She gave us a mirror, she gave us a map
(Oh Canner Row, oh oh oh)
If seeing is right, then look where you're at

Andrew Jackson! All I'm asking
Show us the wheel, and give us the wine
Raise the Banner, Jackson Hammer!
Everyone goes to the capitol line
Colored Preacher, nice to meet you!
The spirit is here, and the spirit is fine
Education! Ask the nation!
You gave us our sight and the hearing is fine
Andrew Jackson! All I'm asking
Give us the wheel, and give us the wine





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  1. A.... S....

    This song kicks ass, period.

  2. T.... F....

    What a genius

  3. d.... P....

    best album of the 2000s

  4. S.... F....

    lovely. Thanks. :D

  5. A.... S....

    I own the CD of this album with Superman on the cover :-)

    A.... S....

    Lucky bastard! I have the Blue Marvel repressing

    A.... S....

    Which is the difference between this and the one with Superman on the cover?

    A.... S....

    Nicole Mena just the cover. It was an odd change as DC comics didn’t comment on the cover but for safe measure it was rereleased with Balloons replacing Superman as it represents John Wayne Gacy’s red and blue balloons. It was only until the cover for Blue Marvel was officially approved by Marvel because of the character’s origin in the state of Illinois.

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    I'm not afraid of the black man running
    He's got it right, he's got a better life comin'
    And I don't care what the Captain said
    I fold it right at the top of my head
    I lost my sight and the state packs in
    I follow my heart and it leads me right to Jackson

    (Oh Keller, oh oh oh oh)
    She gave us a medal she gave us a map
    (Oh Canner Row, oh oh oh)
    If seeing is right, then look where you're at

    I'm not afraid of Nichol's Park
    I ride the train and I ride it after dark
    And I'm not afraid to get it right
    I turn around and I give it one more try
    And I said things that I meant to say
    The bandstand chairs and the Dewey Day Parade
    I go out to the Golden Age
    The spirit is right and the spirit doesn't change

    (Oh Keller, oh oh oh oh)
    She gave us a mirror, she gave us a map
    (Oh Canner Row, oh oh oh)
    If seeing is right, then look where you're at

    Andrew Jackson! All I'm asking
    Show us the wheel, and give us the wine
    Raise the Banner, Jackson Hammer!
    Everyone goes to the capitol line
    Colored Preacher, nice to meet you!
    The spirit is here, and the spirit is fine
    Education! Ask the nation!
    You gave us our sight and the hearing is fine
    Andrew Jackson! All I'm asking
    Give us the wheel, and give us the wine

  7. o.... t....

    Description:
    Song: Decatur, or, Round of Applause for Your Step-Mother!

    Well, you tried, YouTube.

    o.... t....

    How could they even get that wrong lol

  8. P.... ....

    Lmao making a whole new meaning now

  9. J.... S....

    A truly great song. His performance of this song on ACL was superb!

  10. S.... M....

    73 glorious listen tabulated by iTunes. And it still has legs....

  11. G.... R....

    It’s so funny to me bc it’s my hometown😂

    G.... R....

    Gra Cey same

    G.... R....

    I'm so sorry, love...- Stuck In Jacksonville

  12. b.... ....

    Got family born and raised in Jacksonville. It's a place worth a song.

  13. m.... 1....

    I always ride the train after dark when around Nichols Park.

    m.... 1....

    Nichols park doesn't have a train, we have a Ferris wheel, I'm so dang confused...

  14. P.... C....

    Jacksonville must be a pretty cool place to inspire such a beautiful song. Oh Sufjan- you beautiful man!

    P.... C....

    It’s really not.

    P.... C....

    No. It sucks. We have a Wal-Mart. And a Ferris wheel. He must have someone here.

  15. w.... ....

    um. genius.

  16. m.... ....

    Damnit, this is awesome. Better than the gacy song. Ik Stevens for that song, but never listened to his other work. Pretty sexy. My vagina is hard

    m.... ....

    mantasour
    Noice

  17. M.... M....

    Love the picky little guitar part.

    M.... M....

    diddle diddle doooo

  18. N.... H....

    Best song ever composed

  19. H.... B....

    Still one of my fave tunes

  20. G.... B....

    Sufjan is amazing. Reminds me of Morning Dew by the Dead. At least the lead guitar does. One of those songs that gets better as you keep playing it.

    G.... B....

    Literally was just sifting through comments to see if anyone else got a Dead vibe off this track. Glad i wasn't the only one.

    G.... B....

    me as well!!!

  21. L.... D....

    Love it

  22. n.... b....

    Does anyone else have some weird static shit after, "He's got it right, he's got a better life coming," in their version of this song?

  23. b.... ....

    I kind of ruined this song for me. I love it but on that horns hook first at 1:53 all I can think of is the Mentos jingle and freshmaking and how fresh goes better with Mentos.

    Sorry.

    b.... ....

    Lol. Shove the freshmaker jingle out of yo' head! That horn riff is slammin'.

  24. b.... ....

    i am much more into this album, then i am into his older stuff, which is not typical for me, since i am usually for the earlier recordings of other bands. anyways, great great great track.

  25. B.... B....

    I think this is the best song on the album. Not to say there's not anything next to perfect on here.

    B.... B....

    Agreed.

    B.... B....

    I love that your profile is Space Ghost. I laughed just at that face knowing its when he turns to the camera for a quick quip lol
    Oh and Sufjan is amazing too :P

    B.... B....

    Nice profile picture

    B.... B....

    fsh da best
    fsh da roll
    pescajero

  26. I.... R....

    "Andrew Jackson all I'm askin, is show us the wheel, and give us the wine." Such a catchy line! Love this song!

  27. N.... K....

    I ride the train...and I ride it after dark!

    N.... K....

    yessss!

  28. T.... ....

    Yeah Mr. Thompson!!!!

  29. p.... ....

    Quem veio pelo Phoenix? hahah

    p.... ....

    oppaaaaaaa eae pessoal

  30. A.... ....

    Sounds to close to Rupert Wainwright...

  31. M.... ....

    This song is so fucking great! Sorry I had to swear for that,lol

    M.... ....

    For swearing...

    It's a joke.

    M.... ....

    lol : )

    M.... ....

    i have to swear too! FUCK OH god that feels so right

    M.... ....

    Fuck yeah

    M.... ....

    how dare you swear on the internet?

  32. S.... J....

    I resisted doing the same thing Bryce, driving through Chicago but then it just came on the radio anyway.

  33. B.... L....

    I once drove to out of my way to see Jacksonville, IL. Not only that, but I am such a poser I was listening to the song while driving through town.

    B.... L....

    thats OK! I went to the palisades up in Savana, not realizing originally that this was the place he wrote about, but once I saw where I was, I popped on The Predatory Wasps of The Palisades....not gonna lie, what a spiritual experience that was (:

    B.... L....

    nothing wrong with that, man. nothing wrong with that at all.

  34. s.... t....

    If I could only I could listen to this song like it was the first time again.

    s.... t....

    savanna taylor I'm doing that right now!!

    s.... t....

    savanna taylor I did today and it healed my heart

  35. T.... ....

    Almost certain Sufjan has stolen this main riff from Air - Radian. If anyone has any info on this I'd like to know. Cracking tune though, completely forgot about this album till I started listening to 10,000 HZ Legend!

  36. A.... ....

    Amazing!! :)

  37. F.... ....

    Sufjan is the man. This song is getting me through Spring and finals.

    F.... ....

    FancifulMusing how did you do?

  38. e.... ....

    dude, comment less lol

  39. N.... R....

    Very unique, very odd but I love it. Enough said.

  40. M.... N....

    5 TO 1, THE DOORS

  41. M.... N....

    IS OUR LOVE

  42. M.... N....

    SWELL AS THE BOTTOM OF THE WELL! PLEASE COME SEE ME ASAP! THIS IS MORRIS CODE. DEE DEE DE DOT DEE DOT DOO DEE DIP DOT LOL

  43. M.... N....

    fancy smchancy. nancy grace also know as NANA NANCY!

  44. M.... N....

    im smiling ear to ear:)

  45. M.... N....

    i passed my music memory! and im back! lets go to florida together!!!! starting tomorrow!!

  46. M.... N....

    Im not afraid anymore, come see me soon. or atleast call me! bitte shon

  47. M.... N....

    is amazing, I miss you like crazy

  48. D.... ....

    sums all all music exams.

  49. S.... S....

    This song makes me want to laugh. As in, it makes me joyful, nigh to ecstatic. It's just so happy.

  50. S.... S....

    Pretty much. Except in fancy words

  51. n.... ....

    what analysis did you reach?
    "this song is pretty swell"

  52. u.... ....

    The most beautiful and promising intro possibly ever...

  53. t.... ....

    You have a really cool toaster.

  54. S.... S....

    This was played as an excerpt in my music exam today...wrote about this song for about 30 minutes. Wrote about Jackson 5 for 3.

  55. N.... ....

    My toaster showed me this song.

  56. M.... M....

    hmm, less than that I'd say. I live in south Jacksonville and it takes me 20 mines to get to the Castillo de San Marcos.

    M.... M....

    Sorry....wrong Jacksonville.

  57. S.... B....

    Oh, look at that, it's the repeat button...

  58. T.... ....

    wow iv'e gone from metal core to this HE IS A MAGICIAN

  59. S.... K....

    I keep saying one more, be his songs are addicting

  60. S.... S....

    If this song were a Freddo, It would be a good Freddo.