Eugene Lyrics - Carrie & Lowell - Sufjan Stevens

Light struck from the lemon tree 

What if I'd never seen 

hysterical light from Eugene? 

Lemon yoghurt, 

remember I pulled at your shirt 

I dropped the ashtray on the floor 

I just wanted to be near you 

Emerald Park, wonders never cease 

The man who taught me to swim, 

he couldn't quite say my first name 

Like a father he led 

community water on my head 

And he called me "Subaru" 

And now I want to be near you 

Since I was old enough to speak 

I've said it with alarm 

Some part of me was lost in your sleeve 

where you hid your cigarettes 

No I'll never forget 

I just want to be near you 

Still I pray to what I cannot see 

In the sprinkler I mark the evidence 

known from the start 

From the bed near your death, 

and all the machines that made a mess 

Far away the falcon flew 

Now I want to be near you 

What's left is only bittersweet 

For the rest of my life, 

admitting the best is behind me 

Now I'm drunk and afraid, 

vwishing the world would go away 

What's the point of singing songs 

If they'll never even hear you? 

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