Sufjan is such a great lyricist that even though this song is obviously about Jesus, it has that extra layer where you can apply its meaning to your own personal thing, even if you're not Christian. Several of his songs on Illinois are like that- multiple layers, both religious and secular. He's very good at that.
So for those of you who say you know it's about Jesus "but...", youre right. There is another meaning, and it could be something totally personal to you that Sufjan intended to just be between you and the song.
Sufjan is such a great lyricist that even though this song is obviously about Jesus, it has that extra layer where you can apply its meaning to your own personal thing, even if you're not Christian. Several of his songs on Illinois are like that- multiple layers, both religious and secular. He's very good at that.
So for those of you who say you know it's about Jesus "but...", youre right. There is another meaning, and it could be something totally personal to you that Sufjan intended to just be between you and the song.