Listen/Buy ‘Javelin’ here:
sufjanstevens.lnk.to/javelin ‘Javelin’ by Sufjan Stevens, released on CD, LP & Digital October 6, 2023
Director, Producer, Animator, & Editor: Stephen Halker
Featuring artwork by Sufjan Stevens
Lyrics:
Searching through snow
For the javelin I had not
Meant to throw right at you
For if it had hit its mark
There’d be blood in the place
Where you stood
It’s a terrible thought
To have and hold
It’s a terrible thought
To have and hold
So here we stand in the dark
My eyes travelling to the spot
Where you’d thrown yourself
Over the rocks
For if you’d not been so fast
There’d be blood in the place
Where you stood
It’s a terrible thought
To have and hold
It’s a terrible thought
To have and hold
It’s a terrible thought
To have and hold
Credits:
All instruments and lead vocal by Sufjan Stevens.
Additional vocals by adrienne maree brown, Megan Lui, and Hannah Cohen.
©2023 Sufjan Stevens Music/ASCAP
@lightworks3172
6 months ago
Currently sitting on my kitchen floor at 10 pm in a quiet house, headphones in, and having my first listen to this album. It takes me back to other Sufjan albums, maybe because it sounds like an evolution from a combo of his other works, but I’m also remembering where I was in life when he dropped his other albums. It’s almost like being transported back in time. All that to say, I think this song is one of my favorites so far.
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