While this momentous EP comprises a mere four songs, each covers an immense stretch of sonic territory and emotional range. At six minutes, "Museum Day" may be the most adventurous and also the most satisfying, opening with a swath of AutoTuned heartache courtesy of Sufjan, cresting with the darkly detailed raps of Geti, and closing in a hail of crashing cymbals, orchestral glitch and haunted coos from Son Lux. "Beyond Any Doubt" exchanges that taut splendor for deeper grooves whose farthest out moments bring to mind Shabazz Palaces' cracked futurisms, albeit spiked with a falsetto'd pop hook. Fuzzy bass and industrial clang crash into lines about unrealized escapism and unpaid bills.
Shara Worden of My Brightest Diamond lends "If This is Real" its Andrews Sister-like chorus, an immaculate contrast to the aural chaos that eventually overtakes the song. Meanwhile, Doseone (Subtle, Themselves) lends a similar buoyancy to "Octomom," an electro-spackled, mostly spoken piece that plays like a Laurie Anderson track for the reality television generation (also featuring jaw harp and harmonica by Ohio folk vet Hal Walker). Because of its subject matter, this final song goes a long way to illustrating Beak & Claw's strange magic and, ultimately, why s /s /s works at all. Geti's humor and humanity are matched by playfulness and poignancy every step of the way. In the end, sublime confluence prevails.
Museum
s / s / s Lyrics
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We'll see the light the creative way
We'll see the way that man once lived
And bring some mystery to our love again
Why don't you want to meet me anymore
In museums full of culture
Anthropologists are waiting at the door
When you're walking through museums
Still life at museums
Still life
Still life at museums
Still life
Still
See the Rex's
When they hear the time
Bright lights are flashing
Keep your arms in line
We'll wander through the bones alone
Capture the beliefs of another god's world
In museums full of teachers on their field trips
Or so they say
At museums we can meet once more
And believe our lies
In museums
Still life at museums
Still life
Still life at museums
Still life
Still life at museums
Still life
Still
See the hexes, the foreigners
See the rights of the tribe that still lives
At museums we can see so much more
Day tomorrow ask to see the Africas
Day tomorrow cultural they assure me
Day tomorrow cultural they assure me at museums
Still life at museums
Still life
Still life at museums
Still life
Still life at museums
Still life
The song "Museum" by s / s / s is about the enjoyment and wonder that can be found through exploring museums. The first few lines set the scene for a day spent in museums, where one can see the past come to life in creative ways. The second verse, however, reveals that the singer's companion is no longer interested in meeting at museums full of culture and anthropologists waiting at the door. The third verse describes wandering through a museum, possibly looking at the bones of an extinct animal or artifacts from another culture's beliefs. The line "capture the beliefs of another god's world" highlights the way museums can transport us to different times and places.
Line by Line Meaning
Day tomorrow at the museums
Tomorrow we will go to museums
We'll see the light the creative way
We'll appreciate the art in a unique way
We'll see the way that man once lived
We'll explore history and feel connected to the past
And bring some mystery to our love again
Visiting museums together will revitalize our relationship by introducing an air of mystery
Why don't you want to meet me anymore
Asking why the person not interested in meeting up
In museums full of culture
Museums that are packed with cultural artifacts
Anthropologists are waiting at the door
Experts on human societies are waiting to study and analyze people's walking patterns as they look at the exhibits
To see your face when you walkin'
Anthropologists want to analyze your expressions as you look at the exhibits
When you're walking through museums
As you walk through the museum
Still life at museums
The art exhibits look like still life paintings
See the Rex's
See dinosaur fossils
When they hear the time
When we visualize the time that the dinosaurs roamed the earth
Bright lights are flashing
The museum is well-lit and visually appealing
Keep your arms in line
Reminding to avoid touching the exhibits
We'll wander through the bones alone
We'll explore the dinosaur exhibit on our own
Capture the beliefs of another god's world
We'll learn about other cultures' religious beliefs
In museums full of teachers on their field trips
Museums are often visited by school groups, including teachers and their students
Or so they say
This is what the singer has been told about museums' popularity among educational groups
At museums we can meet once more
We can reconnect at a museum
And believe our lies
We can be vulnerable with each other and share our truths and secrets
See the hexes, the foreigners
See artifacts related to superstition and foreign objects
See the rights of the tribe that still lives
See artifacts related to the traditions of living tribes
At museums we can see so much more
Museums provide us with unparalleled opportunities to learn and explore deep cultural knowledge
Day tomorrow ask to see the Africas
Tomorrow we'd like to explore African artifacts
Day tomorrow cultural they assure me
Tomorrow's plan is to experience museums' offerings of cultural richness
Day tomorrow cultural they assure me at museums
They assure me that museums are the perfect place to experience deep cultural education
Still life at museums
The art remains like still life paintings even after we leave the museum
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: MARC W. MORELAND
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@c.vanderleek9535
Such an amazing, haunting, quirky track. Thanks for the beautiful visuals and your commitment to cataloguing all the strange and wonderful tracks that make being a sufjan fan so rewarding
@unofficialsufjanstevens7829
Thank you for the kind words! I hope to have a few more out soon. Have a couple of stragglers that I still need to post.
@camopyk6776
This is such an amazing song! A shame almost no one ever heard it. It's so sad, that Sisyphus never uploaded their earlier tracks on any streaming servises, I would love to have this one on repeat. Also thank you so much for posting this! The animation is beautiful by the way
@unofficialsufjanstevens7829
This WAS on streaming services for awhile, but the label decided to take it off. This stuff gets lost if its not preserved, hence the upload here. Thanks for your compliments!
@camopyk6776
@@unofficialsufjanstevens7829 Oh now I feel even more sad, knowing that this piece has been deliberately deleted.. Thank you for preserving it!
@camopyk6776
@@unofficialsufjanstevens7829 I just found it on Spotify!! They must have heard my prayers and returned the whole album back to where it should be :D I'm so happy! Just decided to let you know