| Sufjan Stevens – Vito's Ordination Song Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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For those who are Christians this song is clear. I can understand why those outside the faith wouldn't get it. Vito is a friend of Sufjan's and a pastor. I assumed this song was for Vito (who is also a member of The Welcome Wagon). The bridegroom is part of Christ's description of His relationship to the church/children of God. No matter how much we think are lives are difficult or in control "there's a design." I always go back to that. |
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| Sufjan Stevens – Futile Devices Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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This song is written from the perspective of another person. It could be a guy or a girl, since either one could consider the singer (Sufjan) a “brother.” The person being described crocheting and playing guitar must be Sufjan. The narrator is sleeping on the couch so it doesn’t sound like they’re intimate. Unless Sufjan explains this one to someone I think that’s as good as we’re going to get. |
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| Sufjan Stevens – Futile Devices Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| For that to work Sufjan friend-zoned a man who also croquets and plays guitar. huh? | |
| Sufjan Stevens – Futile Devices Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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It appears that much of the Age of Adz is written from the perspective of a woman who just "wasn't that into Sufjan." In this song the narrator says: And when you play guitar I listen to the strings buzz The metal vibrates underneath your fingers And when you croquet I feel mesmerized and proud Sufjan croquets and plays guitar. |
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| Sufjan Stevens – Impossible Soul Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| Except according to multiple sources the woman singing is Shara Worden. | |
| Sufjan Stevens – I Walked Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| Is "I would not, I'm not all" actually "I would not, have run off." ? | |
| Counting Crows – She Don't Want Nobody Near Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| I'm pretty sure this was a hold over song that's about Duritz's relationship with Cox. It didn't make the album at the time (This Desert Life) and was added to the Greatest Hits record. | |
| Sufjan Stevens – Seven Swans Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Sufjan Stevens is obviously a well read individual and I'm sure this song has a few different meanings; however, there's no doubt in my mind that the "seven swans" mentioned in this song refer to Tolkien's Silmarillion. It can be found in "Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin." "...he [Tuor] saw seven great swans flying south, and he knew them for a sign that he had tarried overlong, and he followed their flight along the shores of the sea." Tolkien's story of the Fall of Gondolin is one of the best mythologies he crafted. It's a great song and it struck me when I reread the story not too long ago. |
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