Dumb I Sound

Sufjan Stevens · A Sun Came [2004]

Something's suddenly unclear

Someone's suddenly my fear

My eyes demand like broken eaves

The ladle overspills on eaves



If you once knew

How I loved you



And my bruise-colored eyes peel

Every image to your face and heel

And if you're happy, I am too

And if you're sleeping, I'm with you



But you love someone else

But you want to be with someone else

And I can't believe how dumb I sound

And I will put my face over the ground



But you love someone else

But you want to be with someone else

And I can't believe how dumb I sound

And I will put my face over the ground



And I