 " Casimir Pulaski Day " interweaves a personal story with the state holiday Casimir Pulaski Day . " The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts " makes references to Superman , whose fictional hometown of Metropolis was partially modeled after Chicago ( the town of Metropolis , Illinois has also capitalized on this association ) . Jessica Hopper of the Chicago Reader noted that Ray Middleton — who was the first actor to play the comic book superhero — was also born in Chicago . " They Are Night Zombies ! ! They Are Neighbors ! ! They Have Come Back from the Dead ! ! Ahhhh ! " makes references to ghost towns of Illinois . Stevens relates experiences from a summer camp he went to as a child in Michigan for " The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us ! " , but moved the locale to Illinois for the sake of the album . The track " Decatur , or , Round of Applause for Your Stepmother ! " includes references to Decatur , Illinois , but Stevens stated the track also acted as " an exercise in rhyme schemes " . Some references to Decatur included in the song were alligator sightings in the area , the equipment manufacturer Caterpillar , and a flood that exhumed a graveyard of soldiers from the Civil War . 
 " Casimir Pulaski Day " <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>interweaves</mark></a> a personal story with the state holiday Casimir Pulaski Day . " The Man of Metropolis <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>Steals</mark></a> Our Hearts " <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>makes</mark></a> references to Superman , whose fictional hometown of Metropolis was partially modeled after Chicago ( the town of Metropolis , Illinois <a href='been_done' title='4'><mark>has</mark></a> also capitalized on this association ) . Jessica Hopper of the Chicago Reader noted that Ray Middleton — <a href='null_relcl' title='5'><mark>who</mark></a>was the first actor to play the comic book superhero — was also born in Chicago . " They <a href='drop_aux' title='6'><mark>Are</mark></a>Night Zombies ! ! They <a href='drop_aux' title='7'><mark>Are</mark></a>Neighbors ! ! They <a href='been_done' title='8'><mark>Have</mark></a> Come Back from the Dead ! ! Ahhhh ! " <a href='uninflect' title='9'><mark>makes</mark></a> references to ghost towns of Illinois . Stevens <a href='uninflect' title='10'><mark>relates</mark></a> experiences from a summer camp he went to as a child in Michigan for " The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us ! " , but moved the locale to Illinois for the sake of the album . The track " Decatur , or , Round of Applause for Your Stepmother ! " <a href='uninflect' title='11'><mark>includes</mark></a> references to Decatur , Illinois , but Stevens stated the track also acted as " an exercise in rhyme schemes " . Some references to Decatur included in the song <a href='uninflect' title='12'><mark>were</mark></a> alligator sightings in the area , the equipment manufacturer Caterpillar , and a flood <a href='null_relcl' title='13'><mark>that</mark></a>exhumed a graveyard of soldiers from the Civil War . 
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