{"id":23509,"date":"2015-03-11T09:53:58","date_gmt":"2015-03-11T17:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=23509"},"modified":"2015-03-11T20:51:06","modified_gmt":"2015-03-12T04:51:06","slug":"check-out-superb-new-sufjan-stevens-song-should-have-known-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2015-03\/check-out-superb-new-sufjan-stevens-song-should-have-known-better\/","title":{"rendered":"Check Out Superb New Sufjan Stevens Song &#8220;Should Have Known Better&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/SufjanSong.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-23511\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/SufjanSong-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"SufjanSong\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/SufjanSong.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/SufjanSong-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/SufjanSong-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sufjan Stevens<\/strong> has already released the devastating single <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2015-02\/listen-to-new-sufjan-stevens-song-no-shade-in-the-shadow-of-the-cross\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>No Shade In The Shadow Of The Cross<\/strong><\/em><\/a> from his upcoming album <em><strong>Carrie &amp; Lowell <\/strong><\/em>on <strong>Asthmatic Kitty<\/strong>.\u00a0 Today brings the second song from the album, <em><strong>Should Have Known Better<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>On\u00a0<em><strong>Should Have Known Better<\/strong><\/em> <strong>Stevens<\/strong> remains understandably enshrouded, but counters the grief with leavened music, even breaking out an electronic interlude that dances (starting at 2:38) after\u00a0 his spectral vocals (2:24).\u00a0 The heaviness is further abated with Stevens&#8217; admonishments:\u00a0 &#8220;Don&#8217;t let down, nothing can be changed&#8221; and &#8220;Concentrate on seeing.&#8221;\u00a0 The song is a tour de force musically and bodes incredibly well (again) for the new album.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Carrie &amp; Lowell<\/strong><\/em> will be released near-term.\u00a0 You can pre-order it <a href=\"http:\/\/www.carrieandlowell.com\/preorder?utm_source=AKR099+-+Website+Signups&amp;utm_campaign=0d42459f3d-_AK_NEWS_AKR099_TOUR&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_b22a4c92a5-0d42459f3d-231040201&amp;goal=0_b22a4c92a5-0d42459f3d-231040201&amp;mc_cid=0d42459f3d&amp;mc_eid=2f8614a92c\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lJJT00wqlOo\" width=\"625\" height=\"425\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I should have known better<br \/>\nTo see what I could see<br \/>\nMy black shroud<br \/>\nHolding down my feelings<br \/>\nA pillar for my enemies<\/p>\n<p>I should have wrote a letter<br \/>\nAnd grieve what I happen to grieve<br \/>\nMy black shroud<br \/>\nI never trust my feelings<br \/>\nI waited for the remedy<\/p>\n<p>When I was three, three maybe four<br \/>\nShe left us at that video store<br \/>\nBe my rest, be my fantasy<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m light as a feather<br \/>\nI\u2019m bright as the Oregon breeze<br \/>\nMy black shroud<br \/>\nFrightened by my feelings<br \/>\nI only want to be a relief<\/p>\n<p>No, I\u2019m not a go-getter<br \/>\nThe demon had a spell on me<br \/>\nMy black shroud<br \/>\nCaptain of my feelings<br \/>\nThe only thing I want to believe<\/p>\n<p>When I was three, and free to explore<br \/>\nI saw her face on the back of the door<br \/>\nBe my vest, be my fantasy<\/p>\n<p>I should have known better<br \/>\nNothing can be changed<br \/>\nThe past is still the past<br \/>\nThe bridge to nowhere<br \/>\nI should\u2019ve wrote a letter<br \/>\nExplaining what I feel, that empty feeling<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t back down, concentrate on seeing<br \/>\nThe breakers in the bar, the neighbor\u2019s greeting<br \/>\nMy brother had a daughter<br \/>\nThe beauty that she brings, illumination<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t back down, there is nothing left<br \/>\nThe breakers in the bar, no reason to live<br \/>\nI\u2019m a fool in the fetter<br \/>\nRose of Aaron\u2019s beard, where you can reach me<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t back down: nothing can be changed<br \/>\nCantilever bridge, the drunken sailor<br \/>\nMy brother had a daughter<br \/>\nThe beauty that she brings, illumination&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sufjan Stevens has already released the devastating single No Shade In The Shadow Of The Cross from his upcoming album Carrie &amp; Lowell on Asthmatic Kitty.\u00a0 Today brings the second song from the album, Should Have Known Better. 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