Sufjan Stevens — Impossible Soul

Part 1 [Verse 1: 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 [Refrain: Sufjan Stevens & Cat Martino] 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 [Break] [Verse 2: Sufjan Stevens & Cat Martino] 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 [Refrain: Sufjan Stevens & Cat Martino] 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 Part 2 [Verse 1: Shara Nova] 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 [Refrain: Shara Nova] Don't be distracted Don't be distracted [Verse 2: Shara Nova] 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 [Refrain: Shara Nova] Don't be distracted Don't be distracted [Verse 3: Shara Nova & Sufjan Stevens] 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? [Refrain: Shara Nova & Sufjan Stevens] Don't be distracted Don't be distracted [Verse 4: Shara Nova, Sufjan Stevens & Cat Martino] 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 [Refrain: Shara Nova & Sufjan Stevens] Don't be distracted Don't be distracted [Verse 5: Shara Nova, Sufjan Stevens & Cat Martino] 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) [Refrain: Shara Nova & Sufjan Stevens] Don't be distracted (don't be distracted) Don't be distracted Now [Break] [Refrain: Shara Nova & Sufjan Stevens] Don't be distracted (don't be distracted) Don't be distracted Now [Outro: Sufjan Stevens] 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 No, don't be distracted No, don't be distracted No, don't be distracted [Break] Part 3 [Verse 1: Sufjan Stevens] 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 [Break] [Verse 2: Sufjan Stevens] 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 [Break] [Refrain: Sufjan Stevens & Choir] 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) [Break] [Part 4] [Intro: Choir & Sufjan Stevens] 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! [Verse 1: Sufjan Stevens & Choir] 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 [Bridge: Sufjan Stevens & Choir] 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 [Chorus: Sufjan Stevens & Choir] It's not so impossible It's not so impossible It's not so impossible It's not so impossible [Verse 2: Sufjan Stevens & Choir] 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? [Bridge: Sufjan Stevens & Choir] 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 [Chorus: Sufjan Stevens & Choir] It's not so impossible It's not so impossible It's not so impossible It's not so impossible [Verse 3: Sufjan Stevens & Choir] 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? [Bridge: Sufjan Stevens & Choir] 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 [Chorus: Sufjan Stevens & Choir] It's not so impossible It's not so impossible It's not so impossible It's not so impossible [Break: Sufjan Stevens & Choir] Hold on, Suf, hold on, Suf, hold on, Sufjan Do you want to dance? [Bridge: Choir, Vocoder & Cat Martino] 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 It's not so impossible [Break] [Bridge: Sufjan Stevens & Cat Martino] 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... [Break] Part 5 [Verse 1: Sufjan Stevens] 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 [Refrain: Sufjan Stevens & Cat Martino] 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" [Verse 2: Sufjan Stevens & Cat Martino] 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? [Refrain: Sufjan Stevens & Cat Martino] 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