Sufjan Stevens — John My Beloved — iPhone Demo

[Verse 1] Are we to speak, first day of the week Stumbling words at the bar Beauty blue eyes, my order of fries Long island kindness and wine Beloved of John, I get it all wrong I read you for some kind of stone Covered in lines, the fossils I find Have they no life of their own? [Chorus 1] So can we pretend sweetly Before the mystery ends? I am a man with a heart that offends With its lonely and greedy demands There’s only a shadow of me; in a manner of speaking I'm dead [Verse 2] Such a waste, your beautiful face Slumbering carpet arise But you and your ring, your life-giving string Come to me now as a friend If history speaks, the kiss on my cheek I’m painting the hills blue and red They said beware, Lord hear my prayer Anointing my love on your head [Chorus 2] So can we be friends sweetly Before the mystery ends? I love you more than the world can contain In its loneliest ramshackle head There’s only a shadow of me; in a manner of speaking I'm dead [Verse 3] I’m holding my breath My signature death What can be said of my heart? If history speaks, the kiss on my cheek Where there remains but a mark Beloved my John, so I’ll carry on Counting my cards down to one And when I am dead, return to the bed My fossil is bright in the sun