“Lonely Man of Winter” was initially recorded in 2007, and as a prize of a competition, Sufjan gave the rights to the song to the competition winner, Alec Duffy, and in return, Alec gave the rights to his song “Every Day is Christmas”, which was the song used to win the competition.
Initially, Alec...
[Verse 1]
In the world that you would make up
With unicorns and buffalo packs
I know that you would wake up
With the sunny side touching your back
[Chorus 1]
Is it the lonely man of Christmas?
Coming up with theories on him
Is it the lonely man of Christmas?
He's riding in the devil's abyss
[Verse 2]
Oh, I would rate the future
If I could put a finger on it
But I have no idea
If what I want is better than this
[Chorus 2]
Is it the lonely man of winter?
I could put my finger on that
Is it the lonely drive to Denver?
The loneliness of Hoppington's hat
[Chorus 3]
Is it the time we spent in silence?
The silence of a winter he had
Is it the lonely man of winter?
I could put my finger on that
[Outro]
And even if it's Christmas
Could we just pretend for a bit
That everything we went through
Was someone else's carpenter kiss
Lonely Man of Winter was written by Sufjan Stevens.
Lonely Man of Winter was produced by Sufjan Stevens.
Sufjan Stevens released Lonely Man of Winter on Fri Nov 09 2018.