You Want It Darker

[ti:You Want It Darker]
[ar:Leonard Cohen]
[al:You Want It Darker]
[by:]
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If you are the dealer I'm out of the game
 
If you are the healer it means I'm broken and lame
 
If thine is the glory then mine must be the shame
 
You want it darker
 
We kill the flame
 
Magnified sanctified be thy holy name
 
Vilified crucified in the human frame
 
A million candles burning for the help that never came
 
You want it darker
 
Hineni hineni
 
I'm ready my lord
 
There's a lover in the story
But the story's 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 idle claim
 
You want it darker
 
We kill the flame
 
They're lining up the prisoners
And the guards are taking aim
 
I struggled 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
 
Hineni hineni
 
I'm ready my lord
 
Magnified sanctified be thy 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
 
Hineni hineni
 
Hineni hineni
 
I'm ready my lord