Eugene - Sufjan Stevens

Light struck from the lemon tree

What if I’d never seen hysterical light from Eugene?

Lemon yogurt

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

Wishing the world would go away

What’s the point of singing songs

If they’ll never even hear you?