Sufjan Stevens quotes

Tuesday morning at the Bible study We lift our hands and pray over your body But nothing ever happens. (Sufjan Stevens)
Art is... a reflection of a greater divine creation. There really is no separation. View quote
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What's left is only bittersweet For the rest of my life, admitting the best is behind me Now I'm drunk and afraid Wishing the world would go away What's the point of singing songs If they'll never even hear you? View quote
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You gave your body to the lonely, They took your clothes. You gave up a wife and a family You gave your ghost. To be alone with me. To be alone with me You went up on a tree. I've never met a man who loved me. View quote
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All the glory when He took our place, But He took my shoulders and He shook my face, And He takes and He takes and He takes. View quote
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I know I've caused you trouble, I know I've caused you pain. But I must do the right thing; I must do myself a favour And get real, get right with the Lord. View quote
Sufjan Stevens
Planes will crash, He'll never let you down. So maybe there's a crash coming for the ground, Seek His face, He'll never let you down. Worship grace, He'll never let you down. View quote
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There's only a shadow of me In a manner of speaking, I'm dead. View quote
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I am a man with a heart that offends with its lonely and greedy demands. View quote
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He dressed up like a clown for them With his face paint white and red. And on his best behavior In a dark room on the bed, He kissed them all. View quote
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Thinking Outrageously, I Write in Cursive. (Sufjan Stevens)
It's been a long long time since I've memorized your face. View quote
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If I miss my chance, I didn't even try I'm not one to regret Christmas in July. View quote
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When I die, when I die, I'll rot. But when I live, but when I live, I'll give it all I've got. View quote
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I don't really have a domestic inclination. Even my apartment has a semblance of a storage facility. It's just stacks, there are no bookshelves, just books and piles of stamp collections and weird little sewing and knitting projects. View quote
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I remember Detroit feeling really unsafe, feeling scared a lot. Our house was broken into, our car was stolen, we had to get a watchdog, we would get beat up in the street, I had my bike stolen. There was just a lot of real anarchy on the streets and sidewalks. View quote
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It's traumatic to meditate on the availability of information through the Internet, or the way we perceive the world as a result. People don't experience things totally or viscerally anymore. It's all through representation, be it a record on YouTube or a post on a blog. View quote
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At least I deserve the respect of a kiss goodbye. View quote
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Since it's Christmas, let's be glad Even if your life's been bad, There are presents to be had. View quote
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Oh, great intentions, Covenant with the imitation Have you no conscience? I think about it now Oh, God of Progress, Have you degraded or forgot us? Where have your laws gone? View quote
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But in my best behavior, I am really just like him Look beneath the floorboards, for the secrets I have hid. (Sufjan Stevens)
Should I tear my eyes out now? Everything I see returns to you somehow Should I tear my heart out now? Everything I feel returns to you somehow. View quote
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Somewhere I lost whatever else I had. View quote
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Oh, I am not quite sleeping. Oh, I am fast in bed. View quote
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In the morning when you finally go And the nurse runs in with her head hung low, And the cardinal hits the window. In the morning in the winter shade, On the first of March, on the holiday, I thought I saw you breathing. View quote
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