Too Much Lyrics
[Verse 1]
If I was a different man
If I had blood in my eyes
I could have read of your heart
I could have read of your mind
But now I'm lonely instead, I put up a fight
So pick up your battering ram, love
I want to see it
[Chorus]
There's too much riding on that
There's too much, too much, too much love
There's too much riding on that
There's too much, too much, too much love
There's too much riding on that
There's too much, too much, too much love
There's too much riding on that
Anyway
[Verse 2]
And maybe I talk too fast
And maybe I talk too much
Give me the sensitive laugh
Or give me the sensitive touch
Even if I could have kissed
And even if I could be the blood
I'm so sorry I tried, love
I want to see it
If I was a different man
If I had blood in my eyes
I could have read of your heart
I could have read of your mind
But now I'm lonely instead, I put up a fight
So pick up your battering ram, love
I want to see it
[Chorus]
There's too much riding on that
There's too much, too much, too much love
There's too much riding on that
There's too much, too much, too much love
There's too much riding on that
There's too much, too much, too much love
There's too much riding on that
Anyway
[Verse 2]
And maybe I talk too fast
And maybe I talk too much
Give me the sensitive laugh
Or give me the sensitive touch
Even if I could have kissed
And even if I could be the blood
I'm so sorry I tried, love
I want to see it
[Chorus]
There's too much riding on that
There's too much, too much, too much love
There's too much riding on that
There's too much, too much, too much love
There's too much riding on that
There's too much, too much, too much love
There's too much riding on that
Anyway
[Chorus]
There's too much riding on that
There's too much, too much, too much love
There's too much riding on that
There's too much, too much, too much love
There's too much riding on that
There's too much, too much, too much love
There's too much riding on that
Anyway
[Outro]
La, la la la la, la la la la, la
La, la la la la, la la la la, la
(There's too much riding on that)
La, la la la la, la la la la, la
La, la la la la, la la la la, la
(There's too much riding on that)
There's too much riding on that
There's too much, too much, too much love
There's too much riding on that
There's too much, too much, too much love
There's too much riding on that
There's too much, too much, too much love
There's too much riding on that
Anyway
[Chorus]
There's too much riding on that
There's too much, too much, too much love
There's too much riding on that
There's too much, too much, too much love
There's too much riding on that
There's too much, too much, too much love
There's too much riding on that
Anyway
[Outro]
La, la la la la, la la la la, la
La, la la la la, la la la la, la
(There's too much riding on that)
La, la la la la, la la la la, la
La, la la la la, la la la la, la
(There's too much riding on that)
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that word
[Instrumental Break]
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that word
[Instrumental Break]
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that
There's too much riding on that
About
Genius Annotation
The classic case of nervous love, as told in a way only Sufjan Stevens could.
Contrast this with the previous song on the album: both are about love, but “Futile Devices” is an acoustic, tranquil mediation on a contented relationship while “Too Much” begins with a jarring, amelodic 25 seconds and focuses on potential problems and worries in a way reminiscent of obsessive-compulsive behavior. The singer’s struggles with mental illness have begun to impact his relationships and daily functioning
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Release Date
September 9, 2010
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