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Romulus is a track by Sufjan Stevens, taken from the album “Michigan”, released March 1, 2012 on Asthmatic Kitty. It runs 4:42. Use the Play button above when a verified stream is available, or choose a listening service from the other options.
Within the album sequence, this recording sits alongside Flint (For the Unemployed and Underpaid), All Good Naysayers, Speak Up! Or Forever Hold Your Peace!, For the Widows in Paradise, For the Fatherless in Ypsilanti. Open the album page to compare the full running order and the listening options available for each song.
Song details
- Song
- Romulus
- Artist
- Sufjan Stevens
- Release
- Michigan
- Format
- Album
- Duration
- 4:42
- Release date
- March 1, 2012
- Record label
- Asthmatic Kitty
- Content notice
- Standard
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Lyrics
Find another songOnce when our mother called
She had a voice of last year's cough
We passed around the phone
Sharing a word about Oregon
When my turn came
I was ashamed
When my turn came
I was ashamed
Once when we moved away
She came to Romulus for a day
Her Chevrolet broke down
We prayed it never be fixed or be found
We touched her hair
We touched her hair
We touched her hair
We touched her hair
When she had her last child
Once when she had some boyfriend somewhile
She moved away quite far
Our Grampa bought us a new VCR
We watched it all night
We grew up in spite of it
We watched it all night
We grew up in spite of it
We saw her once last fall
Our Grampa died in a hospital gown
She didn't seem to care
She smoked in her room and coloured her hair
I was ashamed
I was ashamed of her
I was ashamed
I was ashamed of her
I was ashamed
I was ashamed of her
I was ashamed
I was ashamed
Of her
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