A song people chose
by Sufjan Stevens
49 people have chosen this as their last tune
Why they chose it
Casimir Pulaski Day
Sufjan Stevens
"I want this to be the thing people associate with me, long after."
"This is how I'd want to be summed up, if it came to that."
"This is the song I want people to remember me by."
"I want whoever's in that room to know I loved deeply."
"This is the one song I'd never get tired of."
"I want people to sit with this, even if it's uncomfortable."
"It's the song I'd want as the final note of my story."
"There's a line in this song that always gets me."
"I want people to feel something, not just sit there."
"It's the song I want people thinking of when they think of me."
"I want people to know I left on my own terms."
"This song understands something about endings that I never could put into words."
"Honestly? It's just a banger."
"I played this on repeat after I lost someone I loved."
"The lyrics say everything I've never been able to."
"It's the song I'd want as my final word, in a way."
"I want people to remember the sound of this, not the silence after."
"This is the song that finally let me cry when I needed to."