“I am a man with a heart that offends
with its lonely and greedy demands.”
"John My Beloved"
Lyrics, Carrie and Lowell (2015)
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Famous Sufjan Stevens Quotes
"John Wayne Gacy, Jr."
Lyrics, Illinois (2005)
“Rest in my arms
Sleep in my bed
There's a design
To what I did and said”
"Vito's Ordination Song"
Lyrics, Michigan (2003)
“There's only a shadow of me
In a manner of speaking, I'm dead”
"John My Beloved"
Lyrics, Carrie and Lowell (2015)
"Death with Dignity"
Lyrics, Carrie and Lowell (2015)
“Art is… a reflection of a greater divine creation. There really is no separation.”
Secular, Sacred, or Both?, 2005-07-11, 2006-08-25, Bowman, Kate http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/commentaries/secularsacreddivide.html,
Sufjan Stevens Quotes about thinking
"All of Me Wants All of You"
Lyrics, Carrie and Lowell (2015)
“Thinking Outrageously,
I Write in Cursive”
"The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us!"
Lyrics, Illinois (2005)
"Come On! Feel The Illinoise!"
Lyrics, Illinois (2005)
Sufjan Stevens Quotes about Christmas
“If I miss my chance, I didn't even try
I'm not one to regret Christmas in July.”
"Christmas in July" (2006)
Lyrics, Others
“Since it's Christmas, let's be glad
Even if your life's been bad,
There are presents to be had.”
"It's Christmas! Let's Be Glad" (2006)
Lyrics, Others
"Did I Make You Cry On Christmas Day? (Well, You Deserved It!)" (2005)
Lyrics, Others
Sufjan Stevens Quotes
“Seek His face, He'll never let you down.
Worship grace, He'll never let you down.”
"God'll Ne'er Let You Down" (2001)
Lyrics, Others
Context: Planes will crash, He'll never let you down.
So maybe there's a crash coming for the ground,
Seek His face, He'll never let you down.
Worship grace, He'll never let you down.
“I forgive you mother; I can hear you
And I long to be near you
But every road leads to an end”
"Death With Dignity"
Lyrics, Carrie and Lowell (2015)
"The Only Thing"
Lyrics, Carrie and Lowell (2015)
“It's been a long long time since I've memorized your face.”
"Futile Devices"
Lyrics, The Age of Adz (2010)
“Somewhere I lost whatever else I had.”
"Now That I'm Older"
Lyrics, The Age of Adz (2010)
“When I die, when I die, I'll rot.
But when I live, but when I live,
I'll give it all I've got.”
"Age of Adz"
Lyrics, The Age of Adz (2010)
“I want it all,
I want it all for myself.”
"All for Myself"
Lyrics, The Age of Adz (2010)
“When I was three
Three, maybe four
She left us at that video store”
"Should Have Known Better"
Lyrics, Carrie and Lowell (2015)
“I love you more than the world can contain
in its lonely and ramshackle head.”
"John My Beloved"
Lyrics, Carrie and Lowell (2015)
“Ah, ah,
Beautiful is the mother.
Ah, ah,
Beautiful is her son.”
"Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabelle"
Lyrics, The Age of Adz (2010)
“Some part of me was lost in your sleeve
Where you hid your cigarettes”
"Eugene"
Lyrics, Carrie and Lowell (2015)
“At least I deserve the respect of a kiss goodbye.”
"I Walked"
Lyrics, The Age of Adz (2010)
"Fourth of July"
Lyrics, Carrie and Lowell (2015)
"Casimir Pulaski Day"
Lyrics, Illinois (2005)
"Get Real Get Right"
Lyrics, The Age of Adz (2010)
"Casimir Pulaski Day"
Lyrics, Illinois (2005)
"God'll Ne'er Let You Down" (2001)
Lyrics, Others
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