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Illinoise: A New Musical - John Wayne Gacy, Jr. (Official Audio)
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PERFORMING ARTISTS
My Brightest Diamond
My Brightest Diamond
Performer
Original Cast of Illinoise: A New Musical
Original Cast of Illinoise: A New Musical
Performer
Brett Parnell
Brett Parnell
Acoustic Guitar
Tasha Viets-Vanlear
Tasha Viets-Vanlear
Background Vocals
Nathan Koci
Nathan Koci
Music Director
Shara Nova
Shara Nova
Lead Vocals
Elijah Lyons
Elijah Lyons
Organ
Sean Peter Forte
Sean Peter Forte
Piano
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens
Composer
Timo Andres
Timo Andres
Orchestrator
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Timo Andres
Timo Andres
Producer
Andrew Lulling
Andrew Lulling
Assistant Recording Engineer
Kortney Bernard
Kortney Bernard
Assistant Recording Engineer
Nathan Koci
Nathan Koci
Producer
Dean Sharenow
Dean Sharenow
Producer
Garth MacAleavey
Garth MacAleavey
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

His father was a drinker
And his mother cried in bed
Folding John Wayne's T-shirts
When the swingset hit his head
The neighbors they adored him
For his humor and his conversation
Look underneath the house there
Find the few living things
Rotting fast, in their sleep
Oh, the dead
Twenty-seven people
Even more, they were boys
With their cars, summer jobs
Oh my god
Are you one of them?
He dressed up like a clown for them
With his face paint white and red
And on his best behavior
In a dark room on the bed
He kissed them all
He'd kill ten thousand people
With a slight of his hand
Running far
Running fast to the dead
He took off all their clothes for them
He put a cloth on their lips
Quiet hands
Quiet kiss on the mouth
And in my best behavior
I am really just like him
Look beneath the floor boards
For the secrets I have hid
Written by: Sufjan Stevens

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