Impossible Soul Songtext
von Sufjan Stevens

Ooh-ooh, 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

Do you want to be afraid?
Do 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 righteousness 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 wind 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 love, 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 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 waves (Runs deep in the waves!)
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 now

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

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)
(Hold on, Suf, hold on, Suf, hold on, Sufjan)
(Hold on, Suf, hold on, Suf, hold on, Sufjan)

One, two, three, four!

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
Put 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 life (In the right life!)
It′s a miracle (It's a miracle!)
Possibilities (Possibilities!)
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

(Do you wanna 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

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

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 gotta 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 gotta 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
Boy, we made such a mess together