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

The Transfiguration Sufjan Stevens

tabernacle place A cloud appeared in glory as an accolade They fell on the ground A voice arrived, the voice of God The face of God covered in a cloud What he said to them, the voice of God, the most beloved

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

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

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

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

My Red Little Fox Sufjan Stevens

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 Don’t start with your camouflage Spurning from within Jump in, my

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

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

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

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?

The Only Thing Sufjan Stevens

The only thing that keeps me from cutting my arm Cross hatch, warm bath, Holiday Inn after dark Signs and wonders, water stain writing the wall Daniel's message, blood of the moon on us all Do I

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

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

Blue Bucket of Gold Sufjan Stevens

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

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

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

And mine is about as good this far And I'm still applied to what you are And I am joining all my thoughts to you And I'm preparing every part for you And I heard from the trees a great parade And I heard

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

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

A Good Man Is Hard To Find Sufjan Stevens

once like me Hold to your gun, man and put off all your peace Put off all the beast Paid a full of these I wait for it, but someone's once like me She was once like me I once was better, I put off all my

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

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

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?

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

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

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...

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,

In The Devil's Territory Sufjan Stevens

time To see you To beat you To see you At last I saw the dragons drying I saw the witches whine We stayed a long, long time But I'm not afraid to die To see you To meet you To see you At last I stole my

Javelin (To Have And To Hold) Sufjan Stevens

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 terrible thought To have and hold So here we stand in the dark My

So You Are Tired Sufjan Stevens

I was a man indivisible When everything else was broke So you are tired of even my kiss So go back to your den Throwing out everything Left in your field When there was nothing Left to defend So you

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...

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...

Everything That Rises Sufjan Stevens

Can you lift me up to a higher place?Forget everything that was beforeTurn your face around Like the salted sphere Turn yourself around To see what once was there Everything that rises must converg...

Shit Talk Sufjan Stevens

No more fightingNo more talking shit Do as I say not as I give upNot as I’ve failed to liveIn the future there will be A terrible costFor all that we’ve left undoneDeliver me from everything I’ve p...

There's A World Sufjan Stevens

There’s a world you’re living inNo one else has your partAll God’s children in the windTake it in and blow real hardLook around it, have you found it?Walking down the avenueSee what it brings Could...

The Beloved Cat Stevens

"His wisdom flowed from Heaven's Book Just like threaded pearls Just like threaded pearls He left his self to flee to God And God sent him back to us He was born to be the beloved A will of the Divine

My Blue Heaven John Stevens

When Whippoorwills call, and evenin' is nigh I hurry to my Blue heaven You just turn to the right, you find a little white light That'll lead you to my blue heaven You'll find a smilin' face, a

All Of Me John Stevens

All of me Why not take all of me Can't you see I'm no good without you Take my lips I wanna lose them Take my arms I'll never use them Your goodbye left me with eyes that cry How can I go on dear

The Shadow Of Your Smile John Stevens

The shadow of your smile When you have gone Will color all my dreams And light the dawn Look into my eyes my love and see All the lovely things you are to me Our wistful little star It was far too high

This Love John Stevens

I was so young I did not recognize The fire burning in her eyes The chaos that controlled my mind Whispered goodbye and she got on a plane Never to return again But always in my heart This love has taken

Someone To Watch Over Me John Stevens

I'm going to seek a certain girl I've had in mind Looking everywhere, haven't found her yet She's the big affair I cannot forget Only girl I ever think of with regret I'd like to add her initial to my

This Love (Album Version) John Stevens

prelude/to moonn6pence from papayeverte I was so young I did not recognize The fire burning in her eyes The chaos that controlled my mind Whispered goodbye as she got on a plane Never to return

Here, There And Everywhere John Stevens

Here, making each day of the year Changing my life with a wave of her hand Nobody can deny that there's something there There, running my hands through her hair Both of us thinking how good it can

THE WORK SONG John Stevens

When my friends ask for advice, I tell them not to. I'm gonna move way down South where it's too hot to, 'cause I don't like to work. Chorus: It's not just because I'm lazy.

Don't Get Around Much Anymore John Stevens

the floor Couldn't bear it without you Don't get around much anymore Thought I'd visit the club Got as far as the door But they'd ask me about you Don't get around much anymore Darling, I guess my

Come Fly With Me (Album Version) John Stevens

Come fly with me, let′s fly, let′s fly away If you can use some exotic booze There′s a bar in far Bombay Come fly with me, let′s fly, let′s fly away Come fly with me, let′s float down to Peru In ll...

Come Fly With Me John Stevens

Come fly with me, let's fly, let's fly away If you can use some exotic booze There's a bar in far Bombay Come fly with me, let's fly, let's fly away Come fly with me, let's float down to Peru In ll...

I Only Have Eyes For You John Stevens

Are the stars out tonight? I don't know if it's cloudy or bright 'Cause I only have eyes for you, dear The moon may be high But I can't see a thing in the sky 'Cause I only have eyes for you. I don...

Let's Fall In Love John Stevens

Let's fall in love Why shouldn't we fall in love? Our hearts are made of it Let's take a chance Why be afraid of it? Let's close our eyes And make our own paradise Little we know of it Still we can...

It Had To Be You John Stevens

It had to be you, it had to be you I wandered around, and finally found, the somebody who Could make me be true, could make me be blue And even be glad, just to be sad thinking of you Some others I...