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Leonard Cohen - Butcher Lyrics

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  • I came upon a butcher,
  • he was slaughtering a lamb,
  • I accused him there
  • with his tortured lamb.
  • He said, "Listen to me, child,
  • I am what I am
  • and you, you are my only son."
  • Well, I found a silver needle,
  • I put it into my arm.
  • It did some good,
  • did some harm.
  • But the nights were cold
  • and it almost kept me warm,
  • how come the night is long?
  • I saw some flowers growing up
  • where that lamb fell down;
  • was I supposed to praise my Lord,
  • make some kind of joyful sound?
  • He said, "Listen, listen to me now,
  • I go round and round
  • and you, you are my only child."
  • Do not leave me now,
  • do not leave me now,
  • I'm broken down
  • from a recent fall.
  • Blood upon my body
  • and ice upon my soul,
  • lead on, my son, it is your world

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