I always knew you
In your mother's arms
I have called her name
I've an idea
Placed in your mind
To be a better man,
I've made a crown for you
And put it in your room
And when the bride groom comes
There will be noise.
And there will be glad
And the perfect bed
And when you write a poem
I know the words,
I know the sounds
Before you write it down
When you wear your clothes
I wear them too
I wear your shoes.
And the jacket too
I always knew you
In your mother's arms
I have called you son.
I've made amends
Between father and son.
Or if you haven't one
Rest in my arms,
Sleep in my bed,
There's a design
To what I did and said
Rest in my arms,
Sleep in my bed,
There's a design
In your mother's arms
I have called her name
I've an idea
Placed in your mind
To be a better man,
I've made a crown for you
And put it in your room
And when the bride groom comes
There will be noise.
And there will be glad
And the perfect bed
And when you write a poem
I know the words,
I know the sounds
Before you write it down
When you wear your clothes
I wear them too
I wear your shoes.
And the jacket too
I always knew you
In your mother's arms
I have called you son.
I've made amends
Between father and son.
Or if you haven't one
Rest in my arms,
Sleep in my bed,
There's a design
To what I did and said
Rest in my arms,
Sleep in my bed,
There's a design
Lyrics submitted by xsloth, edited by gmayer, doylejg, sunfreezfilms
Vito's Ordination Song Lyrics as written by Sufjan Stevens
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It diefinitely seems like God (ot Christ) is the narrator in this song. I'm fascinated by the last six lines. I think Pemberley Tea is pretty much right about the religious aspects of the song, but he didn't address the last six lines.
"We should be father and son" probably means that God will take care of him. In saying that he should be God's son, he means that he should be God's disciple. But then he goes on to say that even "if you haven't (a father), rest in my arms, sleep in my bed."
To me this means that even if you are not religious (and hence don't have a father) God will take care of you anyway.