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Artist: Sufjan Stevens
Canonical path: /sufjan-stevens/vesuvius
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Vesuvius
Read Vesuvius lyrics by Sufjan Stevens on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Vesuvius
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Vesuvius
I am here
You are all I have
Fire of fire
I'm insecure
For it is all
Been made to plan
Though I know
I will fail
I cannot
Be made to laugh
For in life
As in death
I'd rather be burned
Than be living in debt
Vesuvius
Are you ghost
Or the symbols of light
Or a fantasy host?
In your breast
I carry the form
The heart of the Earth
And the weapons of warmth
Vesuvius
The tragic oath
For you have destroyed
What the elegants know [?]
Oracle, I've fallen at last
But they were the feast
Of a permanent blast
Vesuvius
Oh, be kind
It hasn't occurred
No it hasn't been said
Sufjan, follow the path
It leads to an article of imminent death
Sufjan, follow your heart
Follow the flame
Or fall on the floor
Sufjan, the panic inside
The murdering ghost
That you cannot ignore
Vesuvius
Fire of fire
Follow me now
As I favor the host
Vesuvius
Fire of fire
Follow me now
As I favor the ghost
Vesuvius
Fire of fire
Follow me now
As I favor the host
Vesuvius
Fire of fire
Follow me now
As I favor the ghost
Vesuvius
Fire of fire
Follow me now
As I favor your host
Vesuvius
Fire of fire
Follow me now
As I favor the ghost
Vesuvius
Fire of fire
Follow me now
As I favor the ghost
Follow me now
Or follow down
Why does it have to be so hard?
Follow me now
Or follow me down
Why does it have to be so hard?
Follow me now
Or follow me down
Why does it have to be so hard?
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