If I Was Cryi in the Van With My Friend, It Was for Freedom From Myself and From the Land

Listen to the recording now and pay attention for those string parts. This is a crucial part of this song. Lyrically, he sings, if i was crying in the van with my friend, it was for freedom from myself and from the land. The way that stufian sings this is actually very small. He sings with a very intimate, small voice. And it's just him, and it's just his thoughts. It's not meant to be big. That small narrator stands in contrast to the huge other character, which is just sort of the space sweep of history,. If i could sing a song with the road and with the space around me, it would probably sound a

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