Sufjan Stevens Writes Open Letter To Miley Cyrus About Bad Grammar

Oh, Sufjan. You’re silly in your own wonderful way and we absolutely love it.

Call it being sincere or being a smartass, but indie favorite Sufjan Stevens has become the latest musician to pen an open letter to Miley Cyrus. He’s not as concerned with her persona as Sinead O’Connor, but has noticed one flaw in the pop star’s new album that bothers him to no end: Bad grammar.

Seriously, Sufjan Stevens has written a letter to Ms. Cyrus regarding her use (or should we say misuse) of the english language on her new album. It reads:

Dear Miley. I can’t stop listening to #GetItRight (great song, great message, great body), but maybe you need a quick grammar lesson. One particular line causes concern: “I been laying in this bed all night long.” Miley, technically speaking, you’ve been LYING, not LAYING, an irregular verb form that should only be used when there’s an object, i.e. “I been laying my tired booty on this bed all night long.” Whatever. I’m not the best lyricist, but you know what I mean. #Get It Right The Next Time. But don’t worry, even Faulkner messed it up. We all make mistakes, and surely this isn’t your worst misdemeanor. But also, Miley, did you know the tense here is also totally wrong. Surely you’ve heard of Present Perfect Continuous Tense (I HAVE BEEN LYING in this bed all night long [hopefully getting some beauty sleep?]). It’s a weird, equivocal, almost purgatorial tense, not quite present, not quite past, not quite here, not quite there. Somewhere in between. I feel that way all the time. It kind of sucks. But I have a feeling your “present perfect continuous” involves a lot more excitement than mine. Anyway, doesn’t that also sum up your career right now? Present. Perfect. Continuous. And Tense. Intense? Girl, you work it like Mike Tyson. Miley, I love you because you’re the Queen, grammatically and anatomically speaking. And you’re the hottest cake in the pan. Don’t ever grow old. Live brightly before your fire fades into total darkness. XXOO Sufjan

You can stream the song in question below. Bangerz, the new album from Miley Cyrus, is available now wherever music is sold.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1Hvm5muUvo

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