He Woke Me Up Again Sufjan Stevens

He was, he was in the churchyard My father was in the first part He came, he came to my bedroom But I was asleep And he woke me up again to say...

to be alone with you Sufjan Stevens

I'd swim across Lake Michigan I'd sell my shoes I'd give my body to be back again In the rest of the room To be alone With you To be alone With you To be alone with you To be alone with you

Free Man In Paris Sufjan Stevens

"The way I see it," he said "You just can't win it..

Eugene Sufjan Stevens

Lemon yogurt, remember I pulled at your shirt I dropped the ashtray on the floor I just wanted to be near you Emerald Park, wonders never cease The man who taught me to swim, he couldn't quite say my first

Death With Dignity Sufjan Stevens

near you And I don’t know where to begin And I don’t know where to begin Somewhere in the desert there’s a forest And an acre before us But I don’t know where to begin But I don’t know where to begin Again

Seven Swans Sufjan Stevens

father burned into coal My mother saw it from far She took her purse to the bed I saw a sign in the sky Seven horns, seven horns, seven horns I heard a voice in my mind I am Lord, I am Lord, I am Lord He

The Transfiguration Sufjan Stevens

When he took the three disciples to the mountainside to pray His countenance was modified, his clothing was aflame Two men appeared, Moses and Elijah came They were at his side The prophecy, the legislation

Everything That Rises Sufjan Stevens

Can you lift me up to a higher place?

The Predatory Wasp of The Palisades Is Out To Get Us Sufjan Stevens

bedroom creeping I see a wasp with her wings outstretched North of Savanna we swim in the palisades I come out wearing my brother's red hat There on his shoulder my best friend is bit seven times He

Shit Talk Sufjan Stevens

No more fighting No more talking shit Do as I say not as I give up Not as I’ve failed to live In the future there will be A terrible cost For all that we’ve left undone Deliver me from everything I’

Fourth of July Sufjan Stevens

fever ahead It was night when you died my firefly What could I have said to raise you from the dead Oh could I be the sky on the Fourth of July Well you do enough talk My little hawk why do you cry Tell me

Will Anybody Ever Love Me? Sufjan Stevens

Chase away my heart and heartache Run me over, throw me over, cast me out Find a river running to the west wind Just above the shoreline You will see a cloud Tie me to a tiny wooden raft Burn my body

All Of Me Wants All Of You Sufjan Stevens

one to talk things through You checked your texts while I masturbated Manelich, I feel so used Found myself on Spencer’s Butte Traced your shadow with my shoe Empty outline changed my view Now all of me

My Red Little Fox Sufjan Stevens

I drink ’til it’s lost Drinking words within That spin down Pentecost Kiss me with the fire of gods Just say what you want Say it out within Without that funny little cough Simple minded, simple talk

A Good Man Is Hard To Find Sufjan Stevens

Once in the backyard, she was once like me She was once like me Twice when I killed them, they were once at peace They were once like me Hold to your gun, man and put off all your peace Put off all the

Blue Bucket of Gold Sufjan Stevens

1, 2, 3 Oooo My blue bucket of gold Friend, why don’t you love me?

Goodbye Evergreen Sufjan Stevens

Goodbye, Evergreen You know I love you But everything heaven-sent Must burn out in the end I promised you Just as you were in my dream Now let me off easy And I’ll slip down through the drain To release

Genuflecting Ghost Sufjan Stevens

Give myself as a sacrifice Genuflecting ghost I kiss the floor Rise, my love, show me paradise Nothing seems so simple anymore Rest assured, words come easy Insecure, love and please me Sacred word,

John My Beloved Sufjan Stevens

I am a man with a heart that offends With its lonely and greedy demands There’s only a shadow of me; in a matter of speaking, I'm dead [Verse 2] Such a waste, your beautiful face Stumbling carpet arise

Drawn to the Blood Sufjan Stevens

The strength of his arm My lover caught me off guard How? Head of a rabbit How? Head of a rabbit For my prayer has always been love What did I do to deserve this?

No Shade in the Shadow of The Cross Sufjan Stevens

Now that I fell into your arms My only lover Give out to give in I search for the capsule I lost Drag me to hell in the valley of The Dalles Like my mother Give wings to a stone It’s only the shadow of

Carrie & Lowell Sufjan Stevens

on the floorboards (covered in blood) Drunk as a horsefly Climb on the mattress pad Twist my arm Under the pear tree Shadows and light conspiring Covered bridge, I scream Cottage Grove shade, invite me

The Only Thing Sufjan Stevens

The only thing that keeps me from driving this car Half-light, jack knife into the canyon at night Signs and wonders, Perseus aligned with the skull Slain Medusa, Pegasus alight from us all Do I

So You Are Tired Sufjan Stevens

Bring me back everything Caught in your shield Let everything else descend So you are seething with laughter Was it really all just a joke?

A Running Start Sufjan Stevens

the lake The silver moon, the water snake A pair of eyes, a gentle breeze Forgotten tales, a wild beast I know, I know the time has come To ask you for a kiss Don’t go, my lovely pantomime Receive of me

Sister Sufjan Stevens

What the water wants is hurricanes And sailboats to ride on its back What the water wants is sun kiss And land to run into and back I have a fish stone burning my elbow Reminding me to know that I'm glad

Should Have Known Better Sufjan Stevens

fantasy Oh be my rest be my fantasy I’m light as a feather I’m bright as the Oregon breeze My black shroud Frightened by my feelings I only wanna be a relief No I’m not a go-getter The demon had a spell on me

Size Too Small Sufjan Stevens

Would you surprise us in a size for all of me? I still know you And I still like you, the best man I still know you, the best man I still owe you

There's A World Sufjan Stevens

Walking down the avenue See what it brings Could be good things In the air for me and you We are leaving, we are gone Come with us to all alone Never worry, never moan We will leave you all alone In the

Flint (For The Unemployed And Underpaid) Sufjan Stevens

?It\'s the same outside Driving to the riverside I pretend to cry Even if I cried alone I forgot the start Use my hands to use my heart Even if I died alone Even if I died alone Since the first o...

All The Trees Of The Field Will Clap Their Hands Sufjan Stevens

If I am alive this time next yearwill I have arrived in time to share?And mine is about as good this farAnd I'm still applied to what you areAnd I am joining all my thoughts to youAnd I'm preparing...

The Dress Looks Nice On You Sufjan Stevens

I can see a lot of life in youI can see a lot of bright in youAnd I think the dress looks nice on youI can see a lot of life in youI can see a bed and make it tooI can see a fireside turn blueAnd I...

In The Devil's Territory Sufjan Stevens

Be still and know your signThe beast will arrive in timeWe stayed a long, long timeWe stayed a long, long timeTo see youTo beat youTo see youAt lastI saw the dragons dryingI saw the witches whineWe...

Happy Birthday Sufjan Stevens

Like the lantern on a tree Your burden bright as weary be Periwig on parakeet You're God's great paramour and sweet I'm happy, I'm happy Your birthday brings a pardoning I'm happy, I'm happy You'r...

Javelin (To Have And To Hold) Sufjan Stevens

Searching through snowFor the javelin I had not Meant to throw right at youFor if it had hit its mark There’d be blood in the place Where you stoodIt’s a terrible thought To have and holdIt’s a ter...

The Seer\'s Tower Rosie Thomas & Sufjan Stevens

above the earth There is a view that reaches far Where we see the universe I see the fire, I see the end Seven miles above the earth There is Emmanuel of mothers With his sword, with his robe He

Too Young To Go Steady Connie Stevens

He (she) says I'm (we're) not ready But then why am I (are we) feeling this way? Too young so he (she) tells me He (she) says we'll have to wait. Why wait till it may be too late?

Once Upon A Poolside (feat. Sufjan Stevens) The National

any harder Everybody's waiting Walk-on's almost over Teenagers on ice Try to keep my distance Talking of forgiveness Once upon a poolside Underneath the lights What was the worried thing you said to me

Maybe You're Right Cat Stevens

I can't think about it no more tell me if you know. You were loving me, I was loving you But now there aint nothing but regretting nothing, nothing but regretting everything we do.

Ruins Cat Stevens

It's so quiet in the ruins walking though the old town Stones crumbling under my feet i see smoke for miles around Oh it's enough to make you weep, all that remains of the main street Up in the park

Ruins (Remastered 2022) Cat Stevens

It's so quiet in the ruins walking though the old town Stones crumbling under my feet I see smoke for miles around Oh it's enough to make you weep, all that remains of the main street Up in the park on

My Old Man Good Charlotte

got that from him This is the story of my old man Just like his father before him I'm telling you do anything you can So you don't end up just like them, like them Monday he woke up and hated

King Of Trees Cat Stevens

He was the King of trees Keeper of the leaves A deep green god of young Love stained memory We used to meet by him Far from the hustling town I loved you Now they've come to cut you down Down He was the

The Story of My Old Man Good Charlotte

i dont know too much about too much of my old man i know he walked right out the door we never saw him again last i heard he was at the bar doing himself in i know i got that same disease i guess i got

Story of My Old Man Good Charlotte

I guess I got that from him this is the story of my old man just like his father before him I'm tellin you do anything you can so you don't end up just like them like them Monday he woke up

Crazy Boys Rachel Stevens

So let's begin Baby, I'm waiting Come over here I want to feel I want to play Here I go again Crazy boys The lights are down My eyes are dreaming And all I see Is only you Inside the dark Here we go again

Last Love Song Cat Stevens

If you don't love me Please don't treat me this way Cause I can't stand it I see our love slipping away Did you think you could just put me down Like a worn out shoe Cause if you don't want me Maybe I

Freezing Steel (Remastered 2022) Cat Stevens

up at seven When my eyes were weak from the light of the morning Oh sister won't you tell me what a man might want to know This madness is fine, yes if you're mad at the time Back on the house of freezing

Focus Ring Denison Witmer, Sufjan Stevens

Are you an artist?Are you an engineer?Does the world feel straight Or did things get weird?Anything at allAnything at all you needDo you live your life in the center of a crowd?Do you stand off to ...

Novim's Nightmare Cat Stevens

Once I had a dream, that worried me Like a drunken guillotine Lingering just above my head Why, why, why, why Why was I born The Nine Cursed repeatedly Who would know if I should die No one needed me Doo