A Running Start

作词 : Sufjan Stevens

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 if 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