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Pittsfield
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Pittsfield was released on July 11, 2006 by Asthmatic Kitty as a part of the album The Avalanche
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Release DateJuly 11, 2006
LabelAsthmatic Kitty
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens
Composer

Lyrics

I'm not afraid of you now
I know, so I climb down from the bunk beds this low
I can talk back to you now
I know, from a few things that I learned from this TV show
You can work late til midnight; we don't care
We can fix our own meals, we can wash our own hair
I go to school before sunrise in the cold
And I pulled the alarm and I kicked up the salad bowls
Since the time we meant to say much more
(Unsaid things begin to take their toll)
After school we shovel through the snow
(Drive upstate in silence in the cold)
You can remind me of it
That I was lazy and tired
You can work all your life
As I'm not afraid of you anymore
If I loved you, oh a long time
I don't know if I can recall the last time you told me so
Here in this house in Pittsfield
The ghost of our grandmother works at the sewing machine post
Hiding the bills in the kitchen, on the floor
And my sister lost her best friend in the Persian Gulf War
There was a flood in the bathroom last May
And you kicked at the pipes when it rattled, oh the river it made
Stand there, tell me that I'm of no use
(Things unspoken break us if we choose)
There's still time to wash the kitchen floor
(On your knees, the bath, the sink once more)
You can remind me that I was tired
(Stand there, tell me that I'm of no use)
You can work late and do yourself honor
Now that I'm older, wiser and working less
(There's still time to wash the kitchen floor)
I may regret having left the place a mess
You can remind me
That I was lazy and tired
You can work all your life
As I'm not afraid of you anymore
Anymore
Written by: Sufjan Stevens
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