No Shade In The Shadow Of The Cross - Musique

Sufjan Stevens Né Le 1er Juillet 1975 À Detroit Dans Le Michigan Est Un Auteur-Compositeur-Interprète Américain. Il Est Connu Pour Ses Chansons Qui Portent Autant Attention Aux Textes Qu'à L'instrumentation. Il Joue De Plusieurs Instruments Différents Avec Une Préférence Pour Le Banjo. Il Est Aujourd'hui Un Des Artistes Américains Les Plus Prolifiques Et Connait Un Grand Succès Critique Aux États-Unis. Carrière
Sa Carrière Musicale Commença Aux Côtés Du Groupe Folk-Rock Marzuki. Il Est Également Musicien Dans Le Groupe Danielson Familly. Etudiant Au Hope College Stevens Écrit Et Enregistre Son Premier Album Solo A Sun Came Qui Sortit Sur Le Label Créé Avec Son Beau-Père Asthmatic Kitty Records. Après Avoir Déménagé À New York Où Il S'inscrit À Un Cours D'écriture À La New School For Social Research Il Enregistra Son Deuxième Album Enjoy Your Rabbit Un Disque D'Electronica Traitant Des Signes Du Zodiaque Chinois. Il Décida Ensuite De Dédier Un Disque À Chacun Des États Des États-Unis D'Amérique Dont Les Deux Premiers S'intitulent Michigan Et Illinois. Ses Textes Parfois Empreints D'une Influence Chrétienne Évoquent Généralement Les Villes Des États-Unis Telles Que Chicago Detroit Ou Jacksonville Des Lieux Comme Les Chutes De Tahquamenon Mais Également Des Poètes Carl Sandburg Voire Des Tueurs En Série John Wayne Gacy . Son Album Illinoise A Reçu Un Excellent Accueil De La Critique Américaine Ainsi Que Plusieurs Prix Lors Des PLUG Independent Music Awards De 2006 Meilleur Album Meilleur Artiste Et Meilleure Pochette D'album. Parallèlement À Ces Deux Albums Il Sortit Une Compilation De Chansons Enregistrées Quelques Années Plus Tôt Seven Swans En Mars 2004. Pendant L'hiver 2005 Sufjan Enregistra Des Morceaux Avec Rosie Thomas Et Denison Witmer Où Il Chante Et Joue Du Banjo. En Mars 2007 Cette Collaboration Parut Sur Un Album De Rosie Thomas These Friends Of Mine. Sufjan Accompagna Celle-Ci Sur Sa Tournée En Faisant Quelques Apparitions Surprise. Le 11 Septembre 2006 À Nashville Sufjan Commenca Un Nouvelle Composition Un Morceau De Plus De 10 Min Intitulé Majsety Snowbird. Le 21 Novembre 2006 Il Sortit Un Coffret De Cinq Cds Song For Christmas Qui Contient Les Principaux Standards Des Chansons De Noël Ainsi Que Des Compositions Personnelles Enregistrées Presque Chaque Année Depuis 2001. La Plupart Des Chansons Sont Issues D'une Collaboration Annuelle Avec Son Ami Le Prêtre Vito Aiuto Les Chansons Étaient Distribués À Sa Famille Et À Ses Amis. read less

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LYRICS: Now that I fell into your arms My only lover Give out to give in I search for the capsule I lost Drag me to hell In the valley of The Dalles Like my mother Give wings to a stone It’s only the shadow of a cross I slept on my back In the shade of the meadowlark Like a champion Get drunk to get laid I take one more hit when you depart I’ll drive that stake through the center of my heart Lonely vampire Inhaling its fire I’m chasing the dragon too far There’s blood on that blade Fuck me, I’m falling apart My assassin Like Casper the ghost There’s no shade in the shadow of the cross Excerpt from interview with Pitchfork, which might shed some light on the meaning of the lyrics: Pitchfork: Considering you had a distant relationship, were you at all surprised that her death hit you so hard? SS: Yeah. In the moment, I was stoic and phlegmatic and practical, but in the months following I was manic and frantic and disparaging and angry. They always talk about the science of bereavement, and how there is a measurable pattern and cycle of grief, but my experience was lacking in any kind of natural trajectory. It felt really sporadic and convoluted. I would have a period of rigorous, emotionless work, and then I would be struck by deep sadness triggered by something really mundane, like a dead pigeon on the subway track. Or my niece would point out polka-dotted tights at the playground, and I would suffer some kind of cosmic anguish in public. It's weird. I was so emotionally lost and desperate for what I could no longer pursue in regard to my mother, so I was looking for that in other places. At the time, part of me felt that I was possessed by her spirit and that there were certain destructive behaviors that were manifestations of her possession. Pitchfork: How so? SS: Oh man, it's so hard to describe what was going on. It's almost like the force, or the matrix, or something: I started to believe that I was genetically, habitually, chemically predisposed to her pattern of destruction. I think a lot of the acting-out was rebellion, or maybe it was a way for me to… ah, this is so fucked up, I should probably go to therapy. In lieu of her death, I felt a desire to be with her, so I felt like abusing drugs and alcohol and fucking around a lot and becoming reckless and hazardous was my way of being intimate with her. But I quickly learned that you don't have to be incarcerated by suffering, and that, in spite of the dysfunctional nature of your family, you are an individual in full possession of your life. I came to realize that I wasn't possessed by her, or incarcerated by her mental illness. We blame our parents for a lot of shit, for better and for worse, but it's symbiotic. Parenthood is a profound sacrifice. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.