Leonhard Cohen
Leonhard Cohen - You Want It Dark lyrics
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If you are the dealer - I'm out of the game If you are the healer, means: I'm broken and lame If thine is the glory than mine must be the shame You want it darker - we kill the flame Magnified, sanctified be the holy name Vilified, crucified in the human frame A million candles burning for the help that never came You want it darker - Hey baby, hey baby - I'm ready my lord There's a lover in the story but the story is still the same There's a lullaby for suffering and a paradox to blame But it's written in the scriptures and it's not some idol claim You want it darker - we kill the flame They’re lining up the prisoners and the guards are taking aim Our struggle with some demons they were middle-class and tame I didn't know I had permission to murder and to maim You want it darker - Hey baby, hey baby - I'm ready my lord Magnified, sanctified be the holy name Vilified, crucified in the human frame A million candles burning for the love that never came You want it darker - we kill the flame If you are the dealer, let me out of the game If you are the healer, I'm broken and lame If thine is the glory - mine must be the shame You want it darker Hey baby, hey baby Hey baby, hey baby - I'm ready my lord