Javelin (To Have And To Hold) Sufjan Stevens

Searching through snow For the javelin I had not Meant to throw right at you For if it had hit its mark There’d be blood in the place Where you stood It’s a terrible thought To have and hold It’s a

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...

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’

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

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

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

If I am alive this time next year will I have arrived in time to share?

Should Have Known Better Sufjan Stevens

I should have known better To see what I could see My black shroud Holding down my feelings A pillar for my enemies I should have wrote a letter And grieve what I happen to grieve My black shroud I never

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

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

There's A World Sufjan Stevens

There’s a world you’re living in No one else has your part All God’s children in the wind Take it in and blow real hard Look around it, have you found it?

A Running Start Sufjan Stevens

If I imagine myself peaceful On the fire escape Head first, my hands inside my T-shirt, as we run away So now we have a running start My body moves in mystic ways I cross my arms to shield my heart

John My Beloved Sufjan Stevens

[Verse 1] Are we to speak, first day of the week Stumbling words at the bar Beauty blue eyes, my order of fries Long Island kindness and wine Beloved of John, I get it all wrong I read you for some kind

Drawn to the Blood Sufjan Stevens

I’m drawn to the blood The flight of a one-winged dove How? How did this happen? How? How did this happen? The strength of his arm My lover caught me off guard How? Head of a rabbit How?

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

Thinking outrageously I write in cursive I hide in my bed with the lights on the floor Wearing three layers of coats and leg warmers I see my own breath on the face of the door Oh I am not quite

Death With Dignity Sufjan Stevens

Spirit of my silence I can hear you But I’m afraid to be 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

Fourth of July Sufjan Stevens

The evil it spread like a 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

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

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

Free Man In Paris Sufjan Stevens

Everybody's in it for their own gain You can't please 'em all There's always somebody calling you down I do my best And I do good business There's a lot of people asking for my time They're trying

In The Devil's Territory Sufjan Stevens

Be still and know your sign The beast will arrive in time We stayed a long, long time We stayed a long, long time To see you To beat you To see you At last I saw the dragons drying I saw the witches whine

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

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

So You Are Tired Sufjan Stevens

So you are tired of us So rest your head Turning back fourteen years Of what I did and said So you are breathing disaster I did what I was told But I was a man born invisible Was it something I said

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

Everything That Rises Sufjan Stevens

Can you lift me up to a higher place?

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

Seven Swans Sufjan Stevens

We didn't sleep too late There was a fire in the yard All of the tress were in light They had no faces to show I saw a sign in the sky Seven swans, seven swans, seven swans I heard a voice in my mind I

Blue Bucket of Gold Sufjan Stevens

Once the myth has been told The lens deforms it as lightning Raise your right hand Tell me you want me in your life Or raise your red flag Just when I want you in my life Search for things to extol Friend

All Of Me Wants All Of You Sufjan Stevens

You’re not the 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

Size Too Small Sufjan Stevens

I was the best man in a size too small You were my best friend, going at it all And what if I put off my inheritance? Where is the best man?

The Dress Looks Nice On You Sufjan Stevens

I can see a lot of life in you I can see a lot of bright in you And I think the dress looks nice on you I can see a lot of life in you I can see a bed and make it too I can see a fireside turn blue And

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,

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're

Carrie & Lowell Sufjan Stevens

3, 4 Carrie and Lowell Such a long time ago Like a dead horse Meadowlark, drive your arrow Season of hope (after the flood) Valentine, spurn my sorrow Head on the floorboards (covered in blood) Drunk as

My Red Little Fox Sufjan Stevens

I drink ’til it’s lost Drinking words within That spin down PentecostKiss me with the fire of godsJust say what you wantSay it out within Without that funny little coughSimple minded, simple talkDo...

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

you said to me?

I'll Be Home This Christmas Shakin' Stevens

I'll be home this christmas This time for sure To have and I'll hold you baby Hold you in my arms I'll be home this christmas This time for sure I'll be there to comfort you Hold you for ever more Lovin

The Seer\'s Tower Rosie Thomas & Sufjan Stevens

is Emmanuel of mothers With his sword, with his robe He comes dividing man from brothers In the tower above the earth, we built it for Emmanuel In the powers of the earth, we wait until it rips and

Focus Ring Denison Witmer, Sufjan Stevens

Do you stand off to the side just to watch how things play out?

You Drive Me Crazy Shakin' Stevens

And when Im looking in those big blue eyes, I start afloating round in paradise, You drive me crazy, you drive me crazy.

Why Do You Treat Me This Way? Shakin' Stevens

If you'd only take me hand If it's heaven or hell Girl is well Oh me Oh my Why do you treat me this way I know you gotta heart Why do you tear me apart Leave me in this misery Why do you pretend C'mon and

Merry Merry Christmas Baby Dodie Stevens

Merry, merry Christmas baby, though you're with someone new Thought I'd send a card to say Wish this joyous holiday would find me close to you-ou-ou Merry, merry Christmas baby and a Happy New Year

Two Fine People cat stevens

I love you though the stars may fade and mountains turn into sand. I love you till my body changes into an old man. I love you, and the song that I sing is the only way that I can explain. 2.

Longer Boats Cat Stevens

Longer boats are comin' to win us. They're comin' to win us. They're comin' to win us. Longer boats are comin' to win us. Hold on to the shore. They'll be takin' the key from the door.

Father and Son cat stevens

Cat Stevens: Father and Son It's not time to make a change, Just relax, take it easy. You're still young, that's your fault, There's so much you have to know.

The Hurt cat stevens

You say you want to seek the truth, but it's hard to find No one to help you, your friends don't have the time So you ride around in your car, switch on the radio You want to relate to something you

Honey Man Cat Stevens

I want to be your honey man I want to be, I want to be your honey man To wash your clothes and hold your hand I want to be, I want to be your honey man You've got a lot But all of your money and stuff

Father & Son Cat Stevens

It's not time to make a change Just relax, take it easy You're still young, that's your fault There's so much you have to know Find a girl, settle down If you want, you can marry Look at me, I am old But

Josephine Shakin' Stevens

Oh, Josephine You re the only girl for me, Josephine When you look you come my way You're for me, oh, my Josephine Oh, Josephine I like your lips to press mine, Josephine To have and hold you all the time

Have You Ever Seen The Rain? cat stevens

I want to know, Have you ever seen the rain? I want to know, Have you ever seen the rain Comin' down on a sunny day?