#seven swans

[taohun]

i’ve never known a man who loved me.

#sufjan stevens #art #graphic design #lyrics #seven swans #to be alone with you #real photo of lake michigan that i took btw hehe

[cats-and-cacti]

#I’m so scared for him tbh #sufjan stevens #carrie and lowell #javelin #sufjan stevens javelin #age of adz #seven swans #come on feel the illinoise #sufjan stevens Illinois #illinoise #sufjan stevens meme

[fuckyeahsufjanstevens]

I'm embarking on a master's thesis exploring Seven Swans and it's resonance with contemplative theology. Before I begin, I'm looking for more information on Sufjan's writing/recording process, the influence of Daniel Smith, inspiration behind the lyrics, etc.. Anything other interviews that reveal Sufjan's views on faith would also be very helpful! Can you point me in the right direction?

Thanks!

Here's a hodge-podge of things that might be interesting to you:

2004 interview with The Guardian doesn't have much but it does have this quote specific to Seven Swans: 'I can see patterns in the songs about relationships with family, lovers and friends, or a divine being, and sometimes songs confuse the two,' Stevens says. 'There's an attitude of reverence and awe and love, in terms of very corporeal love with God, as well as with people.'

2006 interview with Busted Halo talks about feelings surrounding being public about his faith

Since you mentioned Daniel Smith, I imagine you're aware of Danielson: A Family Movie? Sufjan does make some appearances in there.

Sufjan was a guest on a podcast called Don't Look Back where artists talk about songs that changed how they think about music, and that conversation touched on faith in songwriting. Our blog has some quotes from it but I don't know how easy it is to get ahold of the episode--if you have iTunes, you can try the source link on that page.

True Myth: A Conversation with Sufjan Stevens 2015 interview in Pitchfork has some more recent comments from him about his faith

This 2012 interview for PEN America is a long listen but I recall that Sufjan talks a lot about inspiration and things of that nature in here, though I don't remember if Seven Swans comes up specifically.

In 2017, Sufjan wrote an opinion piece for The Washington Post: Stop repeating the heresy of declaring the United States a ‘Christian nation’

Hope that helps!

#seven swans #sufjan stevens

[icarus-star]

ollie sway is the living embodiment of a sufjan stevens song

thank you, have a nice night

(please do not argue with this, it's something that brings me great amounts of joy 🙌)

#i ❤ rory culkin #rory culkin #ollie sway #ollie sway x reader #the song of sway lake #oliver sway #sway lake #☆arties diary #sufjan stevens #sufjan summer #i love sufjan #sway lake summer #seven swans

[predatory-w-a-s-p]

why does he have wings?

cuz he is the lord

#sufjan stevens #i love sufjan #sufjan #thanks sufjan #oh sufjan we're really in it now #live performance #sufjan stevens live #seven swans #oh god #god #good lord #cuz he is the lorde

[cotyledonal]

#music tag #sufjan stevens #a sun came #michigan #seven swans #illinois #the age of adz #all delighted people #carrie & lowell #planterarium #the ascension #a beginner's mind

[orpheusdrinkinga40inadeathbasket]

#sufjan stevens #seven swans #music

[bookofjudith]

What Kind of Man, Florence + the Machine // To Be Alone With You, Sufjan Stevens

#this is obviously ab Jesus btw #florence + the machine #sufjan stevens #to be alone with you #seven swans #what kind of man #how big how blue how beautiful

[knightofleo]

Sufjan Stevens | To Be Alone With You

I'd swim across Lake Michigan I'd sell my shoes I'd give my body to be back again In the rest of the room To be alone with you You gave your body to the lonely They took your clothes You gave up a wife and a family You gave your ghost To be alone with me

#:/ #sufjan stevens #to be alone with you #seven swans

[taohun]

seven swans, sufjan stevens

#sufjan #sufjan stevens #seven swans #vinylposting

[electrofolk]

i rlly wanna book a seven swans tattoo appt as a motivator to finish my comp exams but not the one on the album. which one is better?? for the last one id change the faces to something less goofy and make it into an armband with 7 of them . but maybe the first one is beautiful and simple just like heres one nice swan... idk

#sufjan stevens #seven swans

[gmagblog]

#sufjan stevens #seven swans #alternative music #Spotify

[predatory-w-a-s-p]

Sufjan Stevens album artwork

#i love sufjan #sufjan stevens #sufjan #thanks sufjan #oh sufjan we're really in it now #illinois #michigan #seven swans

[zaraillustrates]

The price of seven swans a-swimming remains unchanged in this year’s PNC Christmas Price Index. However, at $13,124.93, you still need to be swimming in cash to afford them.

© Zara Picken 2022 www.zarapicken.com

#illustration #twelve days of christmas #12 days of christmas #seven swans #seven swans a swimming #7 swans a swimming #pnc bank #christmas price index

[mitskistevens]

Happy 20th anniversary to this BEAST of a song and the album that came with it, Seven Swans.

#sufjan stevens #folk music #music #indie folk #christianity #i just love how intense this song gets #dont see the folk rock part of it though #Spotify #seven swans

[knightofleo]

Sufjan Stevens | All the Trees of the Field Will Clap Their Hands

And I heard, from the trees A great parade And I heard, from the hills A band was made And will I be invited to the sound? And will I be a part of what you've made?

#happy clappy woo #sufjan stevens #seven swans #All the Trees of the Field Will Clap Their Hands