Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens
The first track off of Sufjan’s 2015 album, Carrie & Lowell
The song’s title is an oblique reference to Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act of 1994, a watershed physician-assisted death law. Throughout this song (and the entire album) there are references to places and events in Oregon, the state w...
[Verse 1]
Spirit of my silence, I can hear you
But I’m afraid to be near you
And I don’t know where to begin
And I don’t know where to begin
[Verse 2]
Somewhere in the desert, there’s a forest
And an acre before us
But I don’t know where to begin
But I don’t know where to begin
Again, I've lost my strength completely, oh be near me
Tired, old mare with the wind in your hair
[Verse 3]
Amethyst and flowers on the table (On the table)
Is it real or a fable? (Is it real or a fable?)
Well, I suppose a friend is a friend
And we all know how this will end
[Verse 4]
Chimney swift that finds me, be my keeper (Be my keeper)
Silhouette of the cedar (Silhouette of the cedar)
What is that song you sing for the dead?
What is that song you sing for the dead?
I see the signal searchlight strike me in the window of my room
Well, I got nothing to prove
Well, I got nothing to prove
[Instrumental Bridge]
[Verse 5]
I forgive you, mother, I can hear you (I can hear you)
And I long to be near you (And I long to be near you)
But every road leads to an end
Yes, every road leads to an end
Your apparition passes through me in the willows
Five red hens – you’ll never see us again
You’ll never see us again
[Outro]
Death with Dignity was written by Sufjan Stevens.
Death with Dignity was produced by Doveman & Sufjan Stevens.
Sufjan Stevens released Death with Dignity on Tue Mar 31 2015.
“Death with Dignity” was used during the trailer for the world premier of Life is Strange’s spin-off, The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit