Out of Egypt, into the Great Laugh of Mankind, and I shake the dirt from my sandals as I run

"Out of Egypt, into the Great Laugh of Mankind, and I shake the dirt from my sandals as I run" is a muddied historical/sociocultural/quasi-autobiographical exposition on the same-titled 22nd track of Sufjan Stevens' 2005 baroque pop concept album, Illinois, otherwise known as Sufjan Stevens invites you to: Come on feel the ILLINOISE (see also Stace England's album from the same year, Greetings From Cairo, Illinois).