The Seer's Tower - Sufjan Stevens

In a tower above the earth

There is a view that reaches far

Where we see the universe

I see the fire I see the end

Seven miles above the earth

There is Emmanuel of mothers

With his sword with his robe

He comes dividing man from brothers

In a tower above the earth

We built it for Emmanuel

In the powers of the earth

We wait until he rails and rails

In a tower above the earth

We built it for Emmanuel

Oh my mother she betrayed us

But my father loved and bathed us

Still I go to the deepest grave

Where I go to sleep alone