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Illinoise: A New Musical - The Man of Metropolis (Official Audio)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Original Cast of Illinoise: A New Musical
Original Cast of Illinoise: A New Musical
Performer
Tasha Viets-Vanlear
Tasha Viets-Vanlear
Lead Vocals
Brandon Ridenour
Brandon Ridenour
Trumpet
Brett Parnell
Brett Parnell
Electric Guitar
Christina Courtin
Christina Courtin
Viola
Daniel Freedman
Daniel Freedman
Drums
Domenica Fossati
Domenica Fossati
Flute
Eleonore Oppenheim
Eleonore Oppenheim
Background Vocals
Elijah Lyons
Elijah Lyons
Background Vocals
Jessica Tsang
Jessica Tsang
Background Vocals
Kathy Halvorson
Kathy Halvorson
Oboe
Kyra Sims
Kyra Sims
Horn
Nathan Koci
Nathan Koci
Music Director
Sean Peter Forte
Sean Peter Forte
Piano
Shara Nova
Shara Nova
Background Vocals
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

[Intro]
One, two, three, four
Two, two, three, four
[Intro]
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
[Verse 1]
Trouble falls in my home
Troubled man, troubled stone
Turn a mountain of lies
Turn a card for my life
Man of steel, man of heart
Tame our ways, if we start
To devise something more
Something half-ways
[Chorus]
Only a steel man came to recover
If he had run from gold, carry over
We celebrate our sense of each other
We have a lot to give one another
[Verse 2]
I took a bus to the lake
Saw the monument face
Yellow tides, golden eyes
Red and white, red and wise
Raise the flag, summer home
Parted hair and part unknown
If I knew what I read
I'll send it half-ways
[Chorus]
Only a real man can be a lover
If he had hands to lend us all over
We celebrate our sense of each other
We have a lot to give one another
[Verse 3]
I took my bags, Illinois
Dreamt the lake took my boy
Man of steel, man of heart
Turn your ear to my part
There are things you have said
Raise the boat and raise the dead
If you take us away
Still we can say
[Chorus]
Only a steel man can be a lover
If he had hands to tremble all over
We celebrate our sense of each other
We have a lot to give one another
[Chorus]
Only a steel man can be a lover
If he had hands to tremble all over
We celebrate our sense of each other
We have a lot to give one another
[Outro]
One, two, three, four
La-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la
Written by: Sufjan Stevens
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