The Seer\'s Tower Rosie Thomas & Sufjan Stevens

In the tower 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

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

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

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

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

Should Have Known Better Sufjan Stevens

Frightened by my feelings I only wanna be a relief No I’m not a go-getter The demon had a spell on me My black shroud Captain of my feelings The only thing I wanna believe When I was three and free to

Eugene Sufjan Stevens

Light struck from the lemon tree What if I’d never seen hysterical light from Eugene?

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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?

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

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

Free Man In Paris Sufjan Stevens

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

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

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

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

Everything That Rises Sufjan Stevens

Forget everything that was before Turn your face around Like the salted sphere Turn yourself around To see what once was there Everything that rises must converge Everything that rises in a word Everything

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

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?

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

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’

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

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

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

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...

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

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,

Say Hello Rosie Thomas

If i find him If i just follow Would he hold me and never let me go Woulf he let me borrow his wool winter coat I don\'t know, I don\'t know If i see her standing there alone At the tain station

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

So You Are Tired Sufjan Stevens

So you are tired as the sun Are you with or without a friend?

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

Farewell Rosie Thomas

Farewell so long cause I was wrong I guess Farewell so long cause I was wrong I confess I miss the way you I miss the way you danced with me I miss the way you I miss the way you danced with me So farewell

It Don't Matter To The Sun Rosie Thomas

It don't matter to the sun If you go or if you stay No, the sun is gonna rise, gonna rise Shine down on another day There will be tomorrow Even if you choose to leave Cuz it don't matter to the sun no,

Clear As A Bell Rosie Thomas

Boy you said some pretty things Then you close the door on me Then you left me wondering to myself Where does all the romance go Like we find in picture shows Maybe I'm feeling sorry for myself And I know

The One I Love Rosie Thomas

This one goes out to the one I love This one goes out to the one Ive left behind A simple thought to occupy my mind This one goes out to the one I love Fire, fire, fire, fire This one goes out to

All The Way To New York City Rosie Thomas

I wish I could take you with me All the way to New York City And we can get an apartment there Be closer to our families We can take my station wagon Fill it to the brim And wave goodbye to

I Run Rosie Thomas

I run I run far from You to the apple tree in my yard With my dress all bundled up in my hands Dirt on my feet I am dreaming again I run I run I run far from You to the lilac tree in my yard no more swing

Much Farther To Go Rosie Thomas

New York is lovely in the wintertime All the sidewalks are white as snow The buildings, all the people that pass me by Oh, the smile on his face says hes in love I took the train all the way to Brooklyn

Charlotte Rosie Thomas

you're not getting any younger Look at how much you've changed Charlotte you used to be much happier But it's not you that's to blame Charlotte you let him push you round And you're falling apart at the

Song Bird Rosie Thomas

For you theyll be no more crying For you the sun will be shining ‘Cause I feel that when Im with you So right I know its right To you I would give the world To you Ill never be cold ‘Cause I feel

Say What You Want Rosie Thomas

Say what you want to say Play this game your way It's over anyway You didn't give it up for love Take what you want to take Take back the words you'll say They never mattered anyway You didn't give it

Kite Song Rosie Thomas

Oh, tie me to the end of a kite So I can go and I can go on with my life And every miracle that passed below be my guiding light I just want to go away from here Oh, tie me to the end of a kite So

These Friends Of Mine Rosie Thomas

These friends of mine Live their lives Spend their time Hoping to find Who they are How theyre made Maybe theyd Help to find the way These friends of mine They have lives They work hard To live

Tell Me How Rosie Thomas

is really like When, I've never even been in love before Aren't you supposed to love yourself before You can understand how to love someone after all How can I find a way to keep my mother safe From the