"Vaster Than Empires" by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Caetano Veloso

"Vaster Than Empires" from the soundtrack to Luca Guadagnino's extraordinary film "Queer" with Daniel Craig reaches into me, walks on my soul, effortlessly slays me. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross created the soundtrack, and this song featuring legendary Brazilian Tropicalismo singer Caetano Veloso played over the closing credits.

How can a man who sees and feels
be other than sad?
How can a man who sees and feels (A sad feeling can be seen)
be other than sad? (As a test upon which love)

How can a man who sees and feels (A sad feeling can be seen)
be other than sad? (As a test upon which love)
How can a man who sees and feels (A sad feeling can be seen)
be other than sad? (Did it even happen?)

How can a man who sees and feels (What is an experience if it is not shared?)
be other than sad? (Did it even happen?)

(What is an experience if it is not shared?)
How can a man who sees and feels (A sad feeling can be seen)
be other than sad? (Did it even happen?)

Our love will grow vaster than empires and more slow
Our love will grow vaster than empires and more slow
The price of immortality, immortality
Our love will grow vaster than empires and more slow
The price of immortality, immortality
Our love will grow vaster than empires and more slow

How can a man who sees and feels (A centipede can be seen)
(Did it even happen?)

(You should have thought of these things)
Be other than sad? (As a test upon which love)

(You should have not only...)
Our love will grow vaster than empires and more slow

(You should have thought of these things)

(You should have not only thought of these things)
Did it even happen?
What is an experience if it is not shared?
Did it even happen?

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"Tell Me You Love Me" by Sufjan Stevens

Here is the glorious, heavenly, shattering "Tell Me You Love Me' by the glorious, heavenly Sufjan Stevens.

The video was shot by Luca Guadagnino, who directed "Call Me By Your Name" (previously here) and Stevens worked with Guadagnino on the soundtrack of that film (previously here).

My love, I've lost my faith in everything (in everything)
Tell me you love me anyway
Tell me you love me anyway

My love, I feel myself unraveling (unraveling)
Tell me you love me anyway
Tell me you love me anyway

My love, I feel the darkness on my back
(Ness on my back, ness on my back)
Something inside me like a wave
(Something inside me)
Something inside me like a wave
(Something inside me like a wave)

Right now I could use a change of heart
(My love) or a kiss before everything falls apart
(My love) can you tell me this love will last forever?
(Tell me you love me)

(My love) as the world turns, making such a mess
(My love) what's the point of it
When everything's dispossessed?
(My love) can we carry this love across the desert?

My love, I wish I was a photograph
(A photograph, a photograph)
Perfect and lovely in a frame
(Perfect and lovely)
Perfect and lovely in a frame
(Perfect and lovely in a frame)

My love, my life could be an epitaph (epitaph, epitaph)
Something to write upon my grave
(Something to write upon)
Something to write upon my grave
(Something to write upon my grave)

Right now, I could use a change of plans
(My love) when it all falls
What's the use of open hands?
(My love) can you tell me this love will last forever?
(Tell me you love me)

(My love) and as the world burns
Breathing in the blight
(My love) what's the point of it
If morning turns into night?
(My love) can we carry this love? It's now or never

I'm gonna love you (I'm gonna love you)
I'm gonna love you every day (I'm gonna love you)
I'm gonna love you (I'm gonna love you)
I'm gonna love you every day (I'm gonna love you)
I'm gonna love you
I'm gonna love you every day
I'm gonna love you
I'm gonna love you every day
I'm gonna love you every day
I'm gonna love you

https://sufjan.com/