Sufjan Stevens - Wallowa lake monster

^EmAs if you know the st^Aory of Wallowa L^Emake Leviathan first h^Cid in the d^Geep where her ch^Amildren sleep She k^Dept them hi^Gdden from the plague ^EmBut have you heard the st^Aory of my mother’s f^Emate? ^EmShe left us in D^Cetroit ^Amin the r^Gain with a pil^Clowcase ^{Am D}Fortune ^Gfor the paperweight ^C

We f^Emollowed her to Jos^Aeph, near the Indian raid ^GShe ^Emwept among the we^Ceds, hide and ^Gseek, for the f^Amallen chief Spathiphyll^Gum on his grave ^EmAnd like the cedar ^Awaxw^F#ming, s^Ahe was drunk all ^Gday We put her in the s^Cheet, little ^Gwreath, candles^Am on the crate ^DAs the mo^Gnster showed its face

^DAs she w^Caits for her children in the s^Fhade Demogorgon or d^Amemigod the ghost parade ^A#No oblation will b^Amring her back ^Cto our p^Dlace ^A

^EmShe stayed within the de^Dep end of Wallowa L^Gake The un^Emdertow r^Cefrained with the fla^Gme of a fe^Amathered snake Cha^Grybdis in its shallow grave ^EmShe gave us one last fe^Aature, the fullness of her f^Gace ^EmIn the shade of "H^Cin-mah-too-ya^Gh…" (Red Nap^Amoleon) As the d^Gemon took her place

^DAs we ^Cwait for the waters to r^Feside Her remarkable s^Amtoicism and her pride ^A#When the dragon s^Fubmerged ^Amwe knew she had di^Ded ^A