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Sufjan Stevens — He Woke Me Up Again
Album: Seven Swans
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Released: 2004
Length: 2:37
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He was, he was in the churchyard
My father was in the first part
He came, he came to my bedroom
But I was asleep

And he woke me up again to say...

Halle, halle, hallelujah
Holy, holy is the sound
And I hope, I hope you are tired out
And I know, I know there is joy endowed

But I was asleep
And he woke me up again
And he woke me up again to say...

Hold on, hold on to your old ways
Or put off, put off every old face
And I know, I know you are changed out
And I hope, I hope you're arranged out

But I'm still asleep
And you woke me up again
And I'm still asleep
But you woke me up to be holy
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 annanyc wrote:
You might not think that if you saw him live... he is so dynamic, and the music... oh my... layers of instruments, a choir, an orchestra...weaving together, layering over each other.. order from chaos... it was really something to behold.
 
I've seen the twee lad live and I would say the opposite: chaos from order. . . and boredom, lots of boredom. . . 
 
Posted 13 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]

And then my head exploded...
Posted 13 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
Interesting fellow.  Heard him first here on RP.  This is a bit too 'Jesus' for me, sorry.  I do have 'Chicago' and 'Gacy' on my player, though.  Those seem to be the only two tunes I've been able to handle from him.  Others differ.  That's okay.  We're free to disagree. 
Posted 15 years ago by michaelgmitchell    [ Reply ]
boring..........{#Sleep}
Posted 15 years ago by Eric_Denison    [ Reply ]
bigB_3 wrote:
...worst concert EVER.
wow... as you can see below, I felt the opposite... interesting how that happens...
Posted 16 years ago by annanyc    [ Reply ]
Excelsior wrote:
Oh boy, it's Suf-YAWN again.
You might not think that if you saw him live... he is so dynamic, and the music... oh my... layers of instruments, a choir, an orchestra...weaving together, layering over each other.. order from chaos... it was really something to behold.
Posted 16 years ago by annanyc    [ Reply ]
Oh boy, it's Suf-YAWN again.
Posted 16 years ago by Excelsior    [ Reply ]
apecat wrote:
this song feels like biking on the first really warm spring day
Well said! (I knew this song felt familiar.)
Posted 16 years ago by runningtwig    [ Reply ]
...worst concert EVER.
Posted 16 years ago by bigB_3    [ Reply ]
Interesting tune. I like the interesting keyboard/organ...
Posted 17 years ago by Mugro    [ Reply ]
Mari wrote:
... Dig the Banjo! ...
Pssst....hey, Mari, this isn't the Be Good Tanyas!
Posted 17 years ago by Mugro    [ Reply ]
Please, Bill, I am falling asleep and into a depression here. Spice it up, darlin', get us out of this snooze-fest!!!!
Posted 17 years ago by Tagish_girl    [ Reply ]
flyboy wrote:
Hey, we agreed on something. We might get to be friends after all.
Friends can disagree, you know.
Posted 17 years ago by jah_blessed    [ Reply ]
jah_blessed wrote:
He put me to sleep again...
Hey, we agreed on something. We might get to be friends after all.
Posted 17 years ago by flyboy    [ Reply ]
He put me to sleep again...
Posted 17 years ago by jah_blessed    [ Reply ]
Grumm wrote:
I'm not one of those people who praise Sufjan so highly. But I'm also not a hater. I find some of his songs to be pretty bad. But this one is nice. Musically interesting, and yet it's still quite simple.
I like him becasue he's not afraid to step out with his odd arrangements. Very Inventive. 10 for originality 8 for over all quality.
Posted 17 years ago by wally42    [ Reply ]
I'm not one of those people who praise Sufjan so highly. But I'm also not a hater. I find some of his songs to be pretty bad. But this one is nice. Musically interesting, and yet it's still quite simple.
Posted 18 years ago by Grumm    [ Reply ]
MCKY wrote:
I don't get the fascination with his work. I find this stuff trite and plodding.
Hear, hear. Sometimes his stuff is not plodding. Treacly maybe, pretentious? yes. Precious? yeah that too. Plodding? Only sometimes. Trite? Yes, always. 2.
Posted 18 years ago by ScottN    [ Reply ]
when will this nit-wit ever go away.......not too soon is my guess..... another solid "1"
Posted 18 years ago by crowhog2000    [ Reply ]
... Dig the Banjo! ...
Posted 18 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
I don't get the fascination with his work. I find this stuff trite and plodding.
Posted 18 years ago by MCKY    [ Reply ]
This song is lovely but has an odd tempo. Still making my mind up about it.
Posted 18 years ago by babygirl614    [ Reply ]
...its ok...
Posted 18 years ago by nuggler    [ Reply ]
apecat wrote:
this song feels like biking on the first really warm spring day
yes... And I'm waiting for this first really warm spring day. But this song makes me hopeful!
Posted 18 years ago by iMacomania    [ Reply ]
this song feels like biking on the first really warm spring day
Posted 18 years ago by apecat    [ Reply ]
This is beautiful, and it makes me feel a lot better today, too. 8.
Posted 18 years ago by ploafmaster    [ Reply ]
One of the best songs of the album. Love that groovy little organ.
Posted 18 years ago by twangoosen    [ Reply ]
I'll have to Sufjan-der web for more info on Mr. Stevens... 8.
Posted 19 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
Sufjan Stevens is providing some of the most beautiful and most intriguing music these days. Thank God for sending us Sufjan. :-)
Posted 19 years ago by Papa_John    [ Reply ]
Woo Hoo! Sufjan
Posted 19 years ago by SigmaBetaTooth    [ Reply ]