Sufjan Stevens - Heirloom Lyrics






When your heirloom's wilted brown
When the devil's pushing down
When your mourning has a sound
And you hesitate to laugh
How quickly will your joy pass
How quickly will your joy pass

And when you walk inside I feel the door
I'll never let it push your arms no more
And when your legs give out just lie right down
And I will kiss you till your breath is found
And when you walk inside I feel the door
I'll never let it push your arms no more

So do you think I came to fight?
And do I always think I'm right?
Oh no I never meant to be a pest to anyone this time
Oh no I only meant to be a friend to everyone this time





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  1. F.... C....

    Nurse Jackie holding one of her children's' younger/smaller mittens and missing happier times. And I did, too. (Only thing is, Jackie still has her marriage). My kids are the greatest, always been so beautiful. This song has a way of softly hitting Hard.

  2. T.... E....

    Nurse Jackie led me to this beautiful song ❤

  3. s.... ....

    Personally this is a top favorite of mine among sufjan's lesser known works. The echoing nostalgic voice and uppy yet somber guitar work are among sufjan's trademwark techniques but he pulled it off especially well in this song

    edit: i just found out that this is one of the first songs he wrote and im very impressed!

    s.... ....

    I love the beauty that comes through both the music and the lyrics!

  4. L.... D....

    When your heirloom’s wilted brown
    When the devil’s pushing down
    When your mourning has a sound
    And you hesitate to laugh
    How quickly will your joy pass
    How quickly will your joy pass

    And when you walk inside I feel the door
    I’ll never let it push your arms no more
    And when your legs give out just lie right down
    And I will kiss you till your breath is found
    And when you walk inside I feel the door
    I’ll never let it push your arms no more

    So do you think I came to fight?
    And do I always think I’m right?
    Oh no I never meant to be a pest to anyone this time
    Oh no I only meant to be a friend to everyone this time

    And when you walk inside I feel the door
    I’ll never let it push your arms no more
    And when your legs give out just lie right down
    And I will kiss you till your breath is found
    And when you walk inside I feel the door
    I’ll never let it push your arms no more

  5. M.... C....

    Fine guitar work

  6. M.... ....

    It's all about Jesus

    M.... ....

    MojoHandle it's about being gay for Jesus