Impossible Soul - Sufjan Stevens

Oh oh

Woman tell me what you want and I'll calm down

Without bleeding out

With a broken heart that you stabbed for an hour

Woman

I was freaking out because I want you to know

My beloved you are the lover of

My impossible soul

Woman too

Promise me you'll stay and put off all your woes

I was wigging out

Too much worry I could not get you at all

And you said what you want

You would laugh it off but I know you won't go

Not for real at last

Must you write it off for the impossible soul

And I was in a dream

I was gone away without you but not too slow

Lest I put it off

For I put it right for the impossible soul

And all I couldn't sing

I would say it all my life to you

If I could get you at all

Don't be a wreck

Trying to be something

That I wasn't at all

Seems I got it wrong

I was chasing after something that was gone

To the black of night

Now I know it's not what I wanted at all

And you said something like

"All you want is all the world for yourself"

But all I want is the perfect love

Though I know it's small I want love for us all

And all I couldn't sing

I would say it all my life to you

If I could get you at all

Oh oh oh oh oh-oh oh-oh

Trying to be something that I wasn't at all

Do you want to be afraid

Do ooh-ooh you want to be afraid

For life in the cage

Where courage's mate

Runs deep in the wake

For the scariest things

Are not half as enslaved

Don't be distracted

Don't be distracted

Do you want to be alone

Do you want to be alone

For life isn't stained

Of righteousness pain

The seed and the hail

All impossible flights

For an interesting light

Don't be distracted

Don't be distracted

Do you want to love me more

Do you want to love me more

For love is the breath

If water and wave

Is cursed by the same thing

That nurtured its shame

Is it worth all the work

Don't be distracted

Don't be distracted

Have you failed to feel delight

No I don't want to feel pain

Have you failed to feel delight

No I don't want to feel pain

Instead of the life

Lived tired and lost

Have you left it at last

Where it floundered its death

With the language of ghosts

Don't be distracted

Don't be distracted

Do you want to be afraid

No I don't want to feel pain

Do ooh-ooh-ooh you want to be afraid

No I don't want to feel pain

For life in the cage

For life in the cage

Where courage's mate

Where courage's mate

Runs deep in the wake

Runs deep in the wake

For the scariest things

For the scariest things

Are not half as enslaved

Are not half as enslaved

Don't be distracted

Don't be distracted

Don't be distracted

Now

Don't be distracted

Don't be distracted

Now

No don't be distracted

No don't be distracted

No don't be distracted

No don't be distracted

No don't be distracted

No don't be distracted

No don't be distracted

No don't be distracted

No don't be distracted

No don't be distracted

Stupid man

In the window

I couldn't be at rest

All my delight

All that mattered

I couldn't be at rest

From what I liked

From what I gathered

I couldn't be at rest

Stupid man

In the window

I couldn't be at rest

And don't be shy

In the window

Come down and give your best

Oh delight

In the window

I couldn't be at rest

Stupid man

In the window

I couldn't be at rest

From what I liked

From what I gathered

I couldn't give my best

Oh I know it wasn't safe

It wasn't safe to breathe at all

Oh I know it wasn't safe

It wasn't safe it wasn't safe

It wasn't safe to breathe at all

It wasn't safe it wasn't safe

Oh I know it wasn't safe

It wasn't safe it wasn't safe

It wasn't safe to breathe at all

It wasn't safe it wasn't safe

Oh I know it wasn't safe

It wasn't safe it wasn't safe

It wasn't safe to speak at all

It wasn't safe it wasn't safe

Hold on Suf hold on Suf hold on Sufjan

Ah ah ah ah

Ah ah ah ah

Hold on Suf hold on Suf hold on Sufjan

Ah ah ah ah

Hold on Suf hold on Suf hold on Sufjan

Ah ah ah ah

1 2 3 4

It's a long life better pinch yourself

Put your face together better get it right

It's a long life better hit yourself

Put your face together better stand up straight

It's a long life only one last chance

Couldn't get much better do you wanna dance

It's a long life better pinch yourself

Get your face together better stand up straight

Boy we can do much more together

Better get a life get a life get a life get a life

Boy we can do much more together

Better get a love get a love get a love get a love

Boy we can do much more together

Better get it right get it right get it right get it right

Boy we can do much more together

It's not so impossible

It's not so impossible

It's not so impossible

It's not so impossible

It's a long life better pinch yourself

Get your face together better roll along

It's a long life better pinch yourself

Put your face together better stand up straight

It's a long life only one last chance

Couldn't get much better do you wanna dance

It's a good life better pinch yourself

Is it possible

Is it possible

Boy we can do much more together

Better get a life get a life get a life get a life

Boy we can do much more together

Better get a love get a love get a love get a love

Boy we can do much more together

Better get it right get it right get it right get it right

Boy we can do much more together

It's not so impossible

It's not so impossible

It's not so impossible

It's not so impossible

It's a long life

It's a long life

Better pinch yourself

Better pinch yourself

Put your face together

Put your face together

Better get it right

Better get it right

It's a long life

It's a long life

Better hit yourself

Better hit yourself

Put your face together

Put your face together

Better stand up straight

Better stand up straight

In the wrong life

In the wrong life

Everything is chance

Everything is chance

Does it register

Does it register

Do you wanna dance

Do you wanna dance

In the right light

In the right light

It's a miracle

It's a miracle

Possibility

Possibility

Do you wanna dance

Boy we can do much more together

Better get a life get a life get a life get a life

Boy we can do much more together

Better get a love get a love get a love get a love

Boy we can do much more together

Better get it right get it right get it right get it right

Boy we can do much more together

It's not so impossible

It's not so impossible

It's not so impossible

It's not so impossible

Do you want to dance

Boy we can do much more together

It's not so impossible

Boy we can do much more together

It's not so impossible

Boy we can do much more together

It's not so impossible

Boy we can do much more together

It's not so impossible

Boy we can do much more together

It's not so impossible

Boy we can do much more together

It's not so impossible

Boy we can do much more together

It's not so impossible

Boy we can do much more together

It's not so impossible

Boy we can do much more together

It's not so impossible

Boy we can do much more together

It's not so impossible

Boy we can do much more together

It's not so impossible

Boy we can do much more together

It's not so impossible

Boy we can do much more together

It's not so impossible

Boy we can do much more together

Boy we can do much more together

It's not so impossible

Boy we can do much more together

It's not so impossible

Boy we can do much more together

It's not so impossible

Boy we can do much more together

It's not so impossible

Boy we can do much more together

It's not so impossible

Boy we can do much more together

It's not so impossible

Boy

I never meant to cause you pain

My burden is the weight of a feather

I never meant to lead you on

I only meant to please me however

And then you tell me "Boy we can do much more

Boy we can do much more

Boy we can do much more together

Boy we can do much more together"

I'm nothing but a selfish man

I'm nothing but a privileged peddler

And did you think I'd stay the night

And did you think I'd love you forever

And then you tell me "Boy we can do much more

Boy we can do much more

Boy we can do much more together

Boy we can do much more together"

I got to tell you girl I want nothing less

Girl I want nothing less

Girl I want nothing less than pleasure

Girl I want nothing less than pleasure

I got to tell you boy we made such a mess

Boy we made such a mess

Boy we made such a mess together

Boy we made such a mess together

Boy we made such a mess together

Boy we made such a mess together

Boy we made such a mess together

Boy we made such a mess together