Everyone stood as Stevens took the stage, and few ever took their seats again. The string section came out, the brass players, Shara set up and sang harmony, the drums, the bassist…there was an entire family onstage, a family wearing wings nonetheless. The players wore butterfly wings, while Stevens wore the wings of a thunderbird, one more visual reference to his series of bird songs. He even played "Lord God Bird" to full effect, a song inspired by the reappearance of the thought-extinct ivory-billed woodpecker in Arkansas and played for NPR's All Things Considered. Bird visuals paraded across the screen behind the band while Sufjan gave everyone chills with the line, "And the watchers beware, lest they see it fall."...You can listen to a related NPR story here. The song itself is available here (MP3 format; 3.4 MB); the lyrics are here.
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“Knock, knock.”
“Who’s there?”
“Ivory-billed, pal”
“Ivory-billed, who?”
“Knock, knock.”
“Who’s there?”
“Ivory-billed, pal”
“Ivory-billed, who?”
“Knock, knock.”
“Who’s there?”
“Ivory-billed, pal”
“Ivory-billed, who?”
“Knock, knock.”
“Who’s there?”
“Pal”
“Pal, who?”
“Pal elated I didn’t say ivory-billed?”
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