Sufjan Stevens (Gabrielle)
I recently bought the Sufjans Stevens album Seven Swans. The style is a combination of folk rock, electronic and Sufjan’s own style. The lyrics aren’t much to read, but when the words are sung they are beautiful and poetic. My favorite song on the album sounds like a love song from a man to his Savior. I’ve been walking around humming this song for the past week or so and it has yet to get boring.
To Be Alone With You-
I’d swim across lake Michigan
I’d sell my shoes
I’d give my body to be back again
In the rest of the room
To be alone with you
To be alone with you
To be alone with you
To be alone with you
You gave your body to the lonely
They took your clothes
You gave up a wife and a family
You gave your goals
To be alone with me
To be alone with me
To be alone with me
You went up on a tree
To be alone with me you went up on the tree
I’ve never met a man who loved me
Gabrielle,
Ben (my son, Ben) just introduced me to Sufjan Stevens a couple months ago and it is pretty amazing music. The lyrics have a way of getting deep inside your soul.
Yes, yes, that is exactly what I wanted to say. The lyrics often aren’t complicated or extraordinary, but they have a way of getting under your skin and deep inside your soul. Thank you, Karen; you found the words I’d been looking for.
i went to see Sufjan Stevens in Chicago a while back with Jason Pittenger. He walked out on stage with a 14 piece orchestra dressed as butterflies. Despite the obvious fashion appeal, several of his songs went into long, flittery instrumentals that made you feel like you were the only one in the room. And yes, the message is good too!