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Artist: Sufjan Stevens
Track: America

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Is it love you're after?
A sign of the flood or one more disaster?
Don't do to me what you did to America
Don't do to me what you did to America

I have loved you, I have grieved
I'm ashamed to admit I no longer believe
I have loved you, I received
I have traded my life for a picture of the scenery
Don't do to me what you did to America
Don't do to me what you did to America

I give it all up in laughter
The sign of the cross awaiting disaster
The dove flew to me like a vision of paranoia
The dove flew to me like a vision of paranoia

I have loved you like a dream
I have kissed your lips like a Judas in heat
I have worshiped, I believed
I have broke your bread for a splendor of machinery
Don't look at me like I'm acting hysterical
Don't look at me like I'm acting hysterical

I have worshiped, I have cried
I have put my hands in the wounds on your side
I have tasted of your blood
I have choked on the waters, I abated the flood
I am broken, I am beat
But I will find my way like a Judas in heat
I am fortune, I am free
I'm like a fever of light in the land of opportunity
Don't do to me what you did to America
(Don't do to me what you do to yourself)
Don't do to me what you did to America
(Don't do to me what you do to yourself)
Don't do to me what you did to America
(Don't do to me what you do to yourself)
Don't do to me what you did to America
(Don't do to me what you do to yourself)

Don't do to me what you did to America
Don't do to me what you did to America
Don't do to me what you did to America
Don't do to me what you did to America

Don't do to me what you did to America
Don't do to me what you did to America
Don't do to me what you did to America
Don't do to me what you did to America
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Genius Meanings
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SongMeanings Interpretations
Sufjan Stevens - America Lyrics
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Sufjan Stevens - Age of Adz Lyrics
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Sufjan Stevens - Happy Birthday Lyrics
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Sufjan Stevens - Come On! Let's Boogey to the Elf Dance! Lyrics
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Sufjan Stevens - Fourth of July Lyrics
Oldest First. Song Meaning. this is very mind-opening song. it is about a conversation between sufjan and his ...
Sufjan Stevens - Saul Bellow Lyrics
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Sufjan Stevens - The 50 States Song Lyrics
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Sufjan Stevens - Now That I'm Older Lyrics
Most Recent; Oldest First. General Comment. I feel, since I've commented on other songs from this album ...
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Sufjan Stevens - We Won't Need Legs to Stand Lyrics
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Sufjan Stevens - Holy, Holy, Holy Lyrics
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to anoint my head. Oh God, where are you now? Oh Lord save somehow. The Devil is hard on my face again. The world is a hundred to one again. Would the righteous ...
Sufjan Stevens - Mercury Lyrics
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Sufjan Stevens - Everything That Rises Lyrics
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Sufjan Stevens - Auld Lang Syne Lyrics
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Sufjan Stevens - Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing Lyrics
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SongTell Meaning
Meaning of "America" by Sufjan Stevens
"America" by Sufjan Stevens is a song that explores various themes and emotions surrounding the state of America and its impact on the narrator. The lyrics...
Meaning of "The Upper Peninsula" by Sufjan Stevens
"The Upper Peninsula" by Sufjan Stevens explores themes of disconnection, loss, and the struggles of living in America. The song's lyrics touch on personal...
Meaning of "The Tallest Man, the Broadest Shoulders (Part I: The Great Frontier — Part II: Come to Me Only with Playthings Now)" by Sufjan Stevens
"The Tallest Man, the Broadest Shoulders (Part I: The Great Frontier — Part II: Come to Me Only with Playthings Now)" by Sufjan Stevens is a complex and la...
Meaning of "You Give Death a Bad Name" by Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine
The song "You Give Death a Bad Name" by Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine explores themes of mortality, the consequences of actions, and the duality of ...
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Genius Albums
The Ascension by Sufjan Stevens
The Ascension is the eighth studio album by singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens, his first solo LP since 2015’s Carrie & Lowell and his second 2020 release after the collaborative
America by Sufjan Stevens
“America” is the first single off of Sufjan Stevens’ eighth studio album, The Ascension. Announced with the album on June 30th, “America” was released on July 3rd, with the
Javelin by Sufjan Stevens
Javelin is the ninth solo studio album by American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sufjan Stevens. It is his first solo album of new material since 2020’s The Ascension
Seven Swans by Sufjan Stevens
Seven Swans is the fourth official studio album by American recording artist Sufjan Stevens. Released in 2004, the album is comprised of “lush acoustic compositions” paired with
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America by Sufjan Stevens - Songfacts
America by Sufjan Stevens song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position