In my opinion, this is one of Sufjan's greatest songs to date. He really plays up the structure of the song by placing the breaks in lines in the middle of each sentence. I'm how it didn't end up on Illinoise, but glad we get it with the B-Sides. Sufjan plays most of it on the banjo. During the intro, outro and verses, he'll often a sixth with each Bb chord. Capo 1st fret Intro: - - - Verse 1: And the winter moves about Illinois, when my sister picks a fight with the Alexander Boy and my father locks the car by the store, still we figure out the keys and follow him once more Chorus 1: Oh my God. We see it on the floor The woman on the bed. The ankle brace she wore Stones and sled. It could've been some other The mind that knows itself has a mind to say the other But we run back, scratching at the door... Scratching at the door Trumpet solo. - - - (x2) Verse 2: If I'm hiding in the sleeves Of my coat when my father runs undressed He's pointing at my throat And my brother has a fit In the snow and the traffic stops for miles We take him by the elbow Chorus 2: Oh my God. Shuffling in the floor (Oh my God. No one came) The mind that knows itself is the mind that knows much more (To ourselves. To carry us away) So we run back. Scrambling for cover (Oh my God. No one came) The mind that knows itself has a mind to kill the other (To ourselves. To carry us away) Oh my God. He left us now for dead (Oh my God) He left us now for dead Outro with Horns - - - (x2) Trumpet ends on F