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0 . Out of Egypt, into the Great Laugh of Mankind, and I Shake the Dirt from My Sandals as I Run
01 . Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois
02 . The Black Hawk War, or, How to Demolish an Entire Civilization and Still Feel Good About Yourself in the Morning, or, We Apologize for the Inconvenience but You're Going to Have to Leave Now, or, 'I Have Fought the Big Knives and Will Continue to Fight Th
03 . Come On! Feel the Illinoise!
04 . John Wayne Gacy Jr.
05 . Jacksonville
06 . A Short Reprise for Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, but for Very Good Reasons
07 . Decatur, or, Round of Applause for Your Stepmother!
08 . One Last 'Whoo-Hoo!' for the Pullman
09 . Chicago
10 . Casimir Pulaski Day
11 . To the Workers of the Rock River Valley Region, I Have an Idea Concerning Your Predicament
12 . The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts
13 . Prairie Fire That Wanders About
14 . A Conjunction of Drones Simulating the Way in Which Sufjan Stevens Has an Existential Crisis in the Great Godfrey Maze
15 . The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us!
16 . They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back from the Dead!! Ahhhh!
17 . Let's Hear That String Part Again, Because I Don't Think They Heard It All the Way Out in Bushnell
18 . In This Temple as in the Hearts of Man for Whom He Saved the Earth
19 . The Seer's Tower
20 . The Tallest Man, the Broadest Shoulders
21 . Riffs and Variations on a Single Note for Jelly Roll, Earl Hines, Louis Armstrong, Baby Dodds, and the King of Swing, to Name a Few
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"The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us!" Lyrics
The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades is out to get us!
Thinking outrageously I write in cursive
I hide in my bed with the lights on the floor
Wearing three layers of coats and legwarmers
I see my own breath on the face of the door
Oh, I am not quite sleeping
Oh, I am fast in bed
There on the wall in the bedroom creeping
I see a wasp with her wings outstretched
North of Silvanna we swim in the Palisades
I come out wearing my brother's red hat
There on his shoulder my best friend is bit 7 times
He runs washing his face in his hands
Oh, How i meant to tease him
Oh, how i meant no harm
Touching his back with my hand I kiss him
I see the wasp on the length of my arm
Oh! great sites upon this state! Hallelu-
Wonders bright and rivers, lakes Hallelu-
Trail of Tears and Horseshoe Lake. Hallelu–
trusting things beyond mistake. Hallelu–
We were in love, we were in love
Palisades palisades palisades
I can wait, I can wait
Lamb of God, we sound the horn. Hallelujah!
To us your ghost is born. Hallelu–
I can't explain, the state that I'm in
The state of my heart, he was my best friend
Into the car, from the backseat
Oh admiration in falling asleep
All of my powers, day after day
I can tell you, we swaggered and swayed
Deep in the tower, the prairies below
I can tell you, the telling get's old
Terrible state, and terrible storm
I can tell you, the day we were born
My friend is gone, he ran away
I can tell you i love him each day
Though we have sparred, wrestled and raged
I can tell you i love him each day
Terrible state and terrible storm
I can tell you...
