Death with Dignity - Sufjan Stevens - Song Meaning and Analysis

Explained in English

Kiah Dana द्वारा प्रदान की गई सामग्री. एपिसोड, ग्राफिक्स और पॉडकास्ट विवरण सहित सभी पॉडकास्ट सामग्री Kiah Dana या उनके पॉडकास्ट प्लेटफ़ॉर्म पार्टनर द्वारा सीधे अपलोड और प्रदान की जाती है। यदि आपको लगता है कि कोई आपकी अनुमति के बिना आपके कॉपीराइट किए गए कार्य का उपयोग कर रहा है, तो आप यहां बताई गई प्रक्रिया का पालन कर सकते हैं https://hi.player.fm/legal।

3+ y ago 24:37

MP3•एपिसोड होम

Love learning English with music? Join our Music Lovers Club today and get exclusive access to unreleased song explanations, printable PDF transcripts for new episodes, a personal song explanation of your choice or even online English lessons. Learn more at:

https://www.patreon.com/explainedinenglish

Music, lyrics, and free transcript in one place: https://explainedinenglish.com/podcast/deathwithdignity.html

Now, let's learn some English with music as I explain the lyrics and meaning of the song "Death with Dignity" by Sufjan Stevens.

Lyrics Difficulty: Advanced

INTRO:

(00:23) Why I chose this song; dark music; Sufjan Stevens

(00:47) Introduction to "Death with Dignity"

(02:12) Notes on advanced explanation; music and transcript available at https://explainedinenglish.com/podcast/deathwithdignity.html

VERSE ONE:

(06:00) Spirit of my silence I can hear you but I'm afraid to be near you

(07:13) And I don't know where to begin

VERSE TWO:

(07:45) Somewhere in the desert there's a forest and an acre before us

(09:01) But I don't know where to begin

(09:15) Again I've lost my strength completely. Oh be near me tired old mare with the wind in your hair

VERSE THREE:

(10:54) Amethyst and flowers on the table. Is it real or a fable?

(12:57) Well I suppose a friend is a friend and we all know how this will end

VERSE FOUR:

(14:04) Chimney swift that finds me be my keeper

(15:22) Silhouette of the cedar

(15:58) What is that song you sing for the dead?

(16:34) I see the signal searchlight strike me in the window of my room. Well I got nothin' to prove

VERSE FIVE:

(18:29) I forgive you mother. I can hear you and I long to be near you

(19:56) But every road leads to an end

(20:22) Your apparition passes through me in the willows. Five red hens -- you'll never see us again

OUTRO:

(22:40) Listen to the song and the rest of the album "Carrie and Lowell" at: https://explainedinenglish.com/podcast/deathwithdignity.html

(23:17) Download nine unreleased song explanations at: https://explainedinenglish.com/#albums

Photo of Sufjan Stevens: By Sufjan Stevens playing banjo.jpg: Joe Lencioniderivative work: Antilived - Sufjan Stevens playing banjo.jpg, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1495745

23 एपिसोडस

#Music #Podcasting Education #Kiah Dana