Lyrics Romulus - Sufjan Stevens
Once
when
our
mother
called
She
had
a
voice
of
last
year′s
cough
We
passed
around
the
phone
Sharing
a
word
about
Oregon
When
my
turn
came
I
was
ashamed
When
my
turn
came
I
was
ashamed
Once
when
we
moved
away
She
came
to
Romulus
for
a
day
Her
Chevrolet
broke
down
We
prayed
it
never
be
fixed
or
be
found
We
touched
her
hair
We
touched
her
hair
We
touched
her
hair
We
touched
her
hair
When
she
had
her
last
child
Once
when
she
had
some
boyfriend
somewhile
She
moved
away
quite
far
Our
Grampa
bought
us
a
new
VCR
We
watched
it
all
night
We
grew
up
in
spite
of
it
We
watched
it
all
night
We
grew
up
in
spite
of
it
We
saw
her
once
last
fall
Our
Grampa
died
in
a
hospital
gown
She
didn't
seem
to
care
She
smoked
in
her
room
and
coloured
her
hair
I
was
ashamed
I
was
ashamed
of
her
I
was
ashamed
I
was
ashamed
of
her
I
was
ashamed
I
was
ashamed
of
her
I
was
ashamed
I
was
ashamed
Of
her
1 Oh God, Where Are You Now? (In Pickeral Lake? Pigeon? Marquette? Mackinaw?)
2 They Also Mourn Who Do Not Wear Black (For the Homeless in Muskegon)
3 Sleeping Bear, Sault Ste. Marie
4 Detroit, Lift Up Your Weary Head! (Rebuild! Restore! Reconsider!)
5 All Good Naysayers, Speak Up! Or Forever Hold Your Peace!
6 Flint (For the Unemployed and Underpaid)
7 Vito’s Ordination Song (acoustic version)
8 Pickerel Lake
9 Wolverine
10 Presidents & Magistrates
11 Niagara Falls
12 Marching Band
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