It's calm in the water still
But I won't come to the depths to greet you
And now that I finally feel
I'll rise from the pit that will soon defeat you
It's hard not to live my life
Like it's only words
It's hard not to live my life
Like it's only words
My thoughts and I
became lost
In the city that sleeps
Bound to debt
there I lay
With my back to the wall
And now that I've come for you
this shoreline will call for the depths beneath it
My lungs filled with smoke ensue
A breath that will grasp my own fear to meet it
It's hard not to live my life
Like it's only words
It's hard not to live my life
Like it's only words
My thoughts and I
became lost
In the city that sleeps
Bound to debt
there I lay
With my back to the wall
We were holding back the tears
We were holding back the tears
For I know this life draws near
From the city we were swept to different shores
My thoughts and I
became lost
In the city that sleeps
Bound to debt
there I lay
With my back to the wall
It may not be a full-fledged LP, but All Delighted People is probably my favourite of Sufjan's works. Without an overaching album theme to tie the songs together, it felt like Sufjan was free to experiment on each track and give them their own unique sound. And because of that (and Sufjan's talent), every track on there is a standout track. Angkasawan
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