Sufjan Stevens - Jupiter

Am Em G
my father , working nights

D Bm
first shift , eternal light

D
the curse of adam labor

Am Em G
outside , in the parking lot

D Bm
the current of wind and the light went hot

D
he held his head in terror

Am Em G
by jove and by surprise

D Bm
the current of lightning filled with light

D
it burned his hands with symbols

Am Em G
white noise as lucifer

D Bm
the sacred fire , the sacred fern

D
conceived with holy water

Am Em G
his radiance in the dark

D Bm
mysterious shape or beauty mark

D
as if it were minerva

Am Em G
breastplate of jupiter

D Bm
the hovering deep , he spoke the word

D
the light , the virgin creature

Am Em G D Bm
all dreams and all disease are fantasy features , ill – conceived

D
illusions worth remembering

Am Em G
my father , late at night

D Bm
forbidding death , he kissed the light

D
as jupiter transfigured

Am Em G D Bm
i need you to change me , prevent you , persuade me

D
by jove

Am Em G D Bm
i need you , sensation , my virtue , persuasion

D
by jove

Am Em
father of light

G
father of death

B7 Em
give us your wisdom , give us your breath

D G B7
summoner says that jupiter is the loneliest planet

Am Em
red right eye

G
put in its place

B7 Em
under your foot , carpenter’s cape

D G B7
sermon of death says jupiter is the loneliest planet

Am Em
floundering star

G
failed that you are

B7
fevering pitch

Em
figure of speech

D G B7
sermon of death says jupiter is the loneliest planet

Am Em
say it with faith

G
say it with force

B7
say it to my face

Em
put me in place

D G B7
sermon of death says lucifer is the only conquest

Am Em G
hurricane heart , hurricane haste

B7 Em
wandering star , clean up your pace

D G B7
sermon of death says jupiter is the only contest

Am Em
father of light

G
father of death

B7 Em
give us your wisdom , give us your breath

D G B7 Am
sermon of death says jupiter is the loneliest planet