the look on his face when he sings "we were in love".... he meant so much for him, he means so much for us, and we never knew it. God in Heaven, please heal this man who is suffering from a horrible disease. He is a Christian man,he is one of your flock, please God heal him so that he may bless us with his presence for all of his days and ours.
I’m so spoiled. I was a U.C.L.A. student, and my roommate and I would drive to Malibu on Sundays listening to this entire album. This song is ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
When I had a head injury and had to lay in the literal dark, this is all I listened to. The way the players follow his commands at the end, putting method his madness, was so beautiful to me.
I first heard this song almost a decade ago. It broke through me in a way almost nothing else ever has. Revisiting with the news of Sufjan’s partner’s death. I don’t even know how to talk or think about any of it-grief and love are too close. But this song still gives me hope, in a strange way. It gave me hope as a scared-to-death closeted teenager and it gives me hope as an adult who now has a hard time summoning hope. I don’t know.
To be with someone as beautiful and deep as Sufjan and then be the inspiration for one of the most beautiful songs of his...... It wouldn't make my day, it would make my LIFE, personally.
i can’t get over the duality between religion and his yearning for his friend as the two choruses clash and fight to be heard over the other, a head and the heart almost in a battle on what they want.
oh my god how is this possible … how can something this beautiful and painful and heartfelt be created … this entire experience felt like having someone rip my heart out with their bare hands
Do we know what show this was from? My first sufjan show was from this tour and to date it is easily one of my favorite concerts. I don’t know what I will do if I ever lose that recording. 😢
I always feel a little bit bad for Sufjan in that he’s a Christian who mainly appeals to atheist hipsters in much the same way that Ta-Nehisi Coates is mainly read by upper-middle class white people.
Stevens' ability to rip right through me emotionally is unparalleled. He is a fucking genius for everything that he makes. When the orchestra kicks into full gear, it's such an intense rush of feeling.
