Like a lot of his songs, this one has Jesus written all over it. Whether the "I" is referring to Sufjan himself or Royal Roberston or someone else, the "you" and "lover" is definitely Jesus. Like lindsayg said, sufjan referenced newton's law of motion before preforming this song live when I saw him and it makes sense from a christian view- Jesus died so we could live, and as a Christian you die to yourself to live for him which is referenced in the second line "I'm already dead to you."
"I walk because you walked" expresses the life of Jesus giving life to others and "but I porbably won't get very far" shows human inability to do anything without God. If Sufjan is referencing himself as "I" this song might be about a difficult time when although he knows what he believes, for whom he is living for, and why, it is also a time of spiritual drought where he does not feel God's presence- "Do you think of me now As I think of you?" and also "For when you went away I went crazy." He may be alluding to a time he strayed far from God, but he is now coming back to ask for forgiveness- "But I've come to explain Why I left such a mess on the floor."
u are being too specific when u say jesus... jesus is just a metaphor for the flow of the universe or "God" if thats easier to apply. Try to think as metaphor as human kinds way of communicating with God.... once you truly realize that you will understand you and God truly desire the same thing and also at the same time you both are talking to eachother with each metaphor used.
u are being too specific when u say jesus... jesus is just a metaphor for the flow of the universe or "God" if thats easier to apply. Try to think as metaphor as human kinds way of communicating with God.... once you truly realize that you will understand you and God truly desire the same thing and also at the same time you both are talking to eachother with each metaphor used.
Lover, will you look at me now?
I'm already dead to you
But I'm inclined to explain
To you what I could not before
Whatever you didn't do, what you couldn't say
I am sorry that the worst has arrived
For I deserve more
For at least I deserve the respect of a kiss goodbye
Lover is akin to the God who created u, the god that is the flow of the universe and the god who loves u no matter wut u do. Both you and God have the feeling that you never truly connected to eachother. We want to express the truth to eachother. Whatever u didnt do what u couldnt say- what we never acknowledged to ourselves during our physical lives. I am sorry this life is coming to an end without true connection to ourselves but dont we deserve at least the respect of acknowledging eachother and that we are in-fact the same thing
Like a lot of his songs, this one has Jesus written all over it. Whether the "I" is referring to Sufjan himself or Royal Roberston or someone else, the "you" and "lover" is definitely Jesus. Like lindsayg said, sufjan referenced newton's law of motion before preforming this song live when I saw him and it makes sense from a christian view- Jesus died so we could live, and as a Christian you die to yourself to live for him which is referenced in the second line "I'm already dead to you."
"I walk because you walked" expresses the life of Jesus giving life to others and "but I porbably won't get very far" shows human inability to do anything without God. If Sufjan is referencing himself as "I" this song might be about a difficult time when although he knows what he believes, for whom he is living for, and why, it is also a time of spiritual drought where he does not feel God's presence- "Do you think of me now As I think of you?" and also "For when you went away I went crazy." He may be alluding to a time he strayed far from God, but he is now coming back to ask for forgiveness- "But I've come to explain Why I left such a mess on the floor."
u are being too specific when u say jesus... jesus is just a metaphor for the flow of the universe or "God" if thats easier to apply. Try to think as metaphor as human kinds way of communicating with God.... once you truly realize that you will understand you and God truly desire the same thing and also at the same time you both are talking to eachother with each metaphor used.
u are being too specific when u say jesus... jesus is just a metaphor for the flow of the universe or "God" if thats easier to apply. Try to think as metaphor as human kinds way of communicating with God.... once you truly realize that you will understand you and God truly desire the same thing and also at the same time you both are talking to eachother with each metaphor used.
Lover, will you look at me now? I'm already dead to you But I'm inclined to explain To you what I could not before Whatever you didn't do, what you couldn't say I am sorry that the worst has arrived For I deserve more For at least I deserve the respect of a kiss goodbye
Lover is akin to the God who created u, the god that is the flow of the universe and the god who loves u no matter wut u do. Both you and God have the feeling that you never truly connected to eachother. We want to express the truth to eachother. Whatever u didnt do what u couldnt say- what we never acknowledged to ourselves during our physical lives. I am sorry this life is coming to an end without true connection to ourselves but dont we deserve at least the respect of acknowledging eachother and that we are in-fact the same thing