| Sufjan Stevens – Happy Karma Christmas Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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Karma is: what goes around, comes around. I think Stevens simply wishes to communicate that love is better than not love. Rejection of friendship and love just does no good for either person. Sufjan's karma girl insists she doesn't love him. In a way, he may be speaking quite generally here in that we all tend to reject love rather than accept it. In the end love wins, as C.S. Lewis put it. What we reap, we sow. Love and love will come around; reject love and in turn your love will be rejected. What do you think? Happy Karma Christmas everyone! |
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| Sufjan Stevens – Justice Delivers Its Death Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I think this song is pretty obviously about the futility of everything we do on this Earth and how death is a final and beautiful justice for those who place their treasure in heaven and not on Earth. Stevens sings, "Lord come with fire." He incites God to end the misery that accompanies the trust put in Earthly treasure. In a way the song comes as a large surprise on the album. When we see "Silver and Gold" on the cover of a Christmas Box Set, we might think of Christmas-y things like the gifts of the Magi, sparkly Christmas lights or precious moments shared between friends and family members. In fact Stevens adds a deeper meaning to the phrase "Silver and Gold"; something so much more important than the goofy Christmas Spirit we all enjoy in Stevens' Christmas music. |
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