Featured In
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
adrienne maree brown
Additional Vocals
Megan Lui
Additional Vocals
Hannah Cohen
Additional Vocals
Sufjan Stevens
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Sufjan Stevens
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Heba Kadry
Mastering Engineer
Sufjan Stevens
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Chase away my heart and heartache
Run me over, throw me over, cast me out
Find a river running to the west wind
Just above the shoreline you will see a cloud
[PreChorus]
Tie me to a tiny wooden raft
Burn my body, point me to the undertow
Push me off into the void at last
Watch me drift and watch me struggle, let me go-ooh
'Cause I really wanna know
[Chorus]
Will anybody ever love me?
Love me
For good reasons
Without grievance, not for sport
Will anybody ever love me?
Love me
In every season
Pledge allegiance to my heart
Pledge allegiance to my burning heart
[Verse 2]
Hello, wildness, please forgive me now
For the heartache and the misery I create
Take my suffering as I take my vow
Wash me now, anoint me with that golden blade
[PreChorus]
Tie me to the final wooden stake
Burn my body, celebrate the afterglow
Afterglow
Wash away the summer sins I made
Watch me drift and watch me struggle, let me go
Let me go
'Cause I really wanna know
[Chorus]
Will anybody ever love me?
Love me
For good reasons
Without grievance, not for sport
Not for sport
Will anybody ever love me?
Love me
For every season
Pledge allegiance to my heart
To my heart
For every season
Pledge allegiance to my heart
To my heart
[Outro]
My burning heart
My burning heart
My burning heart
Will anybody ever love me? (Love me)
My burning heart
Will anybody ever love me? (Love me)
My burning heart
Will anybody ever love me? (Love me)
My burning heart
Written by: Sufjan Stevens