Similar to his work in "Seven Swans", Sufjan is matching a personal narrative with biblical allusion. The final question reveals the narrator’s attitude: “For my prayer has always been love What did I do to deserve this now?” Like so many believers, Sufjan is questioning faith in light of personal tragedy. Delilah is a cunning heroine in The Bible who disarms Samson by cutting off his hair. Despite his love for her, she betrayed him. It’s likely that Sufjan is using Delilah’s strength, betrayal, and power over Samson to that of his mother over him. From Judges 14-16, we se… read more
Similar to his work in "Seven Swans", Sufjan is matching a personal narrative with biblical allusion. The final question reveals the narrat… read more
Similar to his work in "Seven Swans", Sufjan is matching a personal narrative with biblical allusion. The final question reveals the narrator’s attitude: “For my prayer has alw… read more
Sufjan Stevens (Born July 1, 1975) is an American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Petoskey, Michigan. He is known for his lyrically focused and instrumentally rich songs that often relate to faith and family. He has enjoyed wide critical success in the United States. He is considered part of the folk revival through indie pop, but his influences are very broad, including experimentalelectronic music, the jazz of Vince Guaraldi, and the academic minimalism of Steve Reich and Philip Glass. Though Stevens had announced plans to make an album for each of the 50 U.… read more
Sufjan Stevens (Born July 1, 1975) is an American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Petoskey, Michigan. He is known for his lyrically focused and instrumentally rich song… read more
Sufjan Stevens (Born July 1, 1975) is an American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Petoskey, Michigan. He is known for his lyrically focused and instrumentally rich songs that often relate to faith and family. He ha… read more