Discover the story of the song > Chicago – Sufjan Stevens

The protagonist fell in love again and drove to Chicago with his partner. They sold their clothes to the state and made a lot of mistakes in their minds. They then drove to New York with their friend, slept in parking lots, and made more mistakes in their minds. The chorus talks about someone coming to take them and recreate them while they had their own mindset and had to find it. The bridge talks about crying for freedom from himself and the land, and how he made a lot of mistakes. The chorus repeats.