All Delighted People (Classic Rock Version) Lyrics

Lyric discussion by taylorseymour 

Cover art for All Delighted People (Classic Rock Version) lyrics by Sufjan Stevens

It's clearly about struggling with his faith as a grown man. It reminds me of Kevin Barnes' 'The Past Is A Grotesque Animal'. Although Barnes' acts as some manic depressive opus, both are about struggling with the concepts of desire.

the first movement (because this is a pop symphony at 11 minutes, no?) sounds like seven swans: a letter to god about being too human for his own liking. He's simply asking our opinion: 'All delighted people, raise your hands'. He needs to know.