Sufjan Stevens - "A Running Start" (Official Lyric Video)

Listen/Buy ‘Javelin’ here: https://sufjanstevens.lnk.to/javelin
‘Javelin’ by Sufjan Stevens, released on CD, LP & Digital October 6, 2023

Director, Producer, Animator, & Editor: Rena Johnson
Featuring artwork by Sufjan Stevens

Lyrics:
If I imagine myself peaceful
On the fire escape
Head first, my hands inside my
T-shirt, as we run away
So now we have a running start
My body moves in mystic ways
I cross my arms to shield my heart
As everything turns into waves

I see the light upon the lake
The silver moon, the water snake
A pair of eyes, a gentle breeze
Forgotten tales, a wild beast
I know, I know the time has come
To ask you for a kiss
Don’t go, my lovely pantomime
Receive of me my only wish

If I align myself with Pisces
In a funny way
Can you, my lover, kiss my bracelet
And my shoulder blades
We’ve always had a running start
I jump between the trampolines
You throw your arms around my heart
As if to say you’re all I need

The winter pines, the lonely drake
The light beneath the frozen lake
A pair of eyes, a gentle breeze
Forgotten tales, a wild beast
I know, I know the time has come
To ask you for a kiss
Don’t go, my lovely pantomime
Receive of me my only wish

All instruments and lead vocal by Sufjan Stevens.
Additional vocals by Nedelle Torrisi, Megan Lui, and Hannah Cohen.