Lyrics:

Impossible Soul, Sufjan’s 25 minute epic, is the capstone of his introspective and emotion-oriented album, The Age of Adz.Part 1

Oh, oh
Woman, tell me what you want and I'll calm down
Without bleeding out
With a broken heart that you stabbed for an hour
Woman
I was freaking out because I want you to know
My beloved, you are the lover of
My impossible soul
Woman, too
Promise me you'll stay and put off all your woes
I was wigging out
Too much worry, I could not get you at all
And you said what you want
You would laugh it off, but I know you won't go
Not for real, at last
Must you write it off for the impossible soul?
And I was in a dream
I was gone away without you, but not too slow
Lest I put it off
For I put it right for the impossible soul

And all I couldn't sing
I would say it all my life to you
If I could get you at all
Don't be a wreck
Trying to be something
That I wasn't at all


Seems I got it wrong
I was chasing after something that was gone
To the black of night
Now, I know it's not what I wanted at all
And you said something like
'All you want is all the world for yourself'
But all I want is the perfect love
Though I know it's small, I want love for us all

And all I couldn't sing
I would say it all my life to you
If I could get you at all
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
Trying to be something that I wasn't at all
Part 2

Do you want to be afraid?
Do, ooh-ooh, you want to be afraid?
For life in the cage
Where courage's mate
Runs deep in the wake
For the scariest things
Are not half as enslaved
Don't be distracted
Don't be distracted

Do you want to be alone?
Do you want to be alone?
For life isn't stained
Of righteousless pain
The seed and the hail
All impossible flights
For an interesting light

Don't be distracted
Don't be distracted

Do you want to love me more?
Do you want to love me more?
For love is the breath
If water and wave
Is cursed by the same thing
That nurtured its shame
Is it worth all the work?

Don't be distracted
Don't be distracted

Have you failed to feel delight?
No, I don't want to feel pain
Have you failed to feel delight?
No, I don't want to feel pain
Instead of the life
Lived tired and lost
Have you left it at last?
Where it floundered its death
With the language of ghosts

Don't be distracted
Don't be distracted

Do you want to be afraid?
No, I don't want to feel pain
Do, ooh-ooh-ooh, you want to be afraid?
No, I don't want to feel pain
For life in the cage (For life in the cage)
Where courage's mate (Where courage's mate)
Runs deep in the wake (Runs deep in the wake)
For the scariest things (For the scariest things)
Are not half as enslaved (Are not half as enslaved)

Don't be distracted (don't be distracted)
Don't be distracted
Now


Don't be distracted (don't be distracted)
Don't be distracted
Now

No, don't be distracted
No, don't be distracted
No, don't be distracted
No, don't be distracted
No, don't be distracted
No, don't be distracted
No, don't be distracted
No, don't be distracted
No, don't be distracted
No, don't be distracted
No, don't be distracted
No, don't be distracted
No, don't be distracted

Part 3

Stupid man
In the window
I couldn't be at rest
All my delight
All that mattered
I couldn't be at rest
From what I liked
From what I gathered
I couldn't be at rest
Stupid man
In the window
I couldn't be at rest


And don't be shy
In the window
Come down and give your best
Oh, delight
In the window
I couldn't be at rest
Stupid man
In the window
I couldn't be at rest
From what I liked
From what I gathered
I couldn't give my best


Oh, I know it wasn't safe
It wasn't safe to breathe at all
Oh, I know it wasn't safe (It wasn't safe, it wasn't safe)
It wasn't safe to breathe at all (It wasn't safe, it wasn't safe)
Oh, I know it wasn't safe (It wasn't safe, it wasn't safe)
It wasn't safe to breathe at all (It wasn't safe, it wasn't safe)
Oh, I know it wasn't safe (It wasn't safe, it wasn't safe)
It wasn't safe to speak at all (It wasn't safe, it wasn't safe)



Hold on, Suf, hold on, Suf, hold on, Sufjan (Ah, ah, ah, ah)
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Hold on, Suf, hold on, Suf, hold on, Sufjan (Ah, ah, ah, ah)
Hold on, Suf, hold on, Suf, hold on, Sufjan (Ah, ah, ah, ah)
1, 2, 3, 4!

It's a long life, better pinch yourself
Put your face together, better get it right
It's a long life, better hit yourself
Put your face together, better stand up straight
It's a long life, only one last chance
Couldn't get much better, do you wanna dance?
It's a long life, better pinch yourself
Get your face together, better stand up straight

Boy, we can do much more together
(Better get a life, get a life, get a life, get a life)
Boy, we can do much more together
(Better get a love, get a love, get a love, get a love)
Boy, we can do much more together
(Better get it right, get it right, get it right, get it right)
Boy, we can do much more together

It's not so impossible
It's not so impossible
It's not so impossible
It's not so impossible

It's a long life, better pinch yourself
Get your face together, better roll along
It's a long life, better pinch yourself
Put your face together, better stand up straight
It's a long life, only one last chance
Couldn't get much better, do you wanna dance?
It's a good life, better pinch yourself
Is it possible? Is it possible?

Boy, we can do much more together
(Better get a life, get a life, get a life, get a life)
Boy, we can do much more together
(Better get a love, get a love, get a love, get a love)
Boy, we can do much more together
(Better get it right, get it right, get it right, get it right)
Boy, we can do much more together

It's not so impossible
It's not so impossible
It's not so impossible
It's not so impossible

It's a long life (It's a long life)
Better pinch yourself (Better pinch yourself)
Put your face together (Put your face together)
Better get it right (Better get it right)
It's a long life (It's a long life)
Better hit yourself (Better hit yourself)
Put your face together (Put your face together)
Better stand up straight (Better stand up straight)
In the wrong life (In the wrong life)
Everything is chance (Everything is chance)
Does it register? (Does it register?)
Do you wanna dance? (Do you wanna dance?)
In the right light (In the right light)
It's a miracle (it's a miracle)
Possibility (possibility)
Do you wanna dance?

Boy, we can do much more together
(Better get a life, get a life, get a life, get a life)
Boy, we can do much more together
(Better get a love, get a love, get a love, get a love)
Boy, we can do much more together
(Better get it right, get it right, get it right, get it right)
Boy, we can do much more together

It's not so impossible
It's not so impossible
It's not so impossible
It's not so impossible

Hold on, Suf, hold on, Suf, hold on, Sufjan
Do you want to dance?

Boy, we can do much more together
It's not so impossible
Boy, we can do much more together
It's not so impossible
Boy, we can do much more together
It's not so impossible
Boy, we can do much more together
It's not so impossible
Boy, we can do much more together
It's not so impossible
Boy, we can do much more together
It's not so impossible
Boy, we can do much more together
It's not so impossible
Boy, we can do much more together
It's not so impossible
Boy, we can do much more together
It's not so impossible
Boy, we can do much more together
It's not so impossible
Boy, we can do much more together
It's not so impossible
Boy, we can do much more together
It's not so impossible
Boy, we can do much more together
It's not so impossible
Boy, we can do much more together
It's not so impossible


Boy, we can do much more together
It's not so impossible
Boy, we can do much more together
It's not so impossible
Boy, we can do much more together
It's not so impossible
Boy, we can do much more together
It's not so impossible
Boy, we can do much more together
It's not so impossible
Boy, we can do much more together
It's not so impossible
Boy, we can do much more together
It's not so impossible
Boy...

Part 5: Pleasure Principle

I never meant to cause you pain
My burden is the weight of a feather
I never meant to lead you on
I only meant to please me, however

And then you tell me, 'Boy, we can do much more
Boy, we can do much more
Boy, we can do much more together
Boy, we can do much more together'

I'm nothing but a selfish man
I'm nothing but a privileged peddler
And did you think I'd stay the night?
And did you think I'd love you forever?

And then you tell me, 'Boy, we can do much more
Boy, we can do much more
Boy, we can do much more together
Boy, we can do much more together'
I got to tell you, girl, I want nothing less
Girl, I want nothing less
Girl, I want nothing less than pleasure
Girl, I want nothing less than pleasure
I got to tell you, boy, we made such a mess
Boy, we made such a mess
Boy, we made such a mess together
Boy, we made such a mess together
Boy, we made such a mess together
Boy, we made such a mess together
Boy, we made such a mess together
Boy, we made such a mess together