Leonard Cohen - Teachers Lyrics
I met a woman long agoHer hair the black that black can goAre you a teacher of the heartSoft she answered no.I met a girl across the seaHer hair the gold that gold can beAre you a teacher of the heartYes but not for thee.I met a man who lost his mindIn some lost place I had to findFollow me the wise man saidBut he walked behind.I walked into a hospitalWhere none was sick and none was wellWhen at night the nurses leftI could not walk at all.Morning cameAnd then came noonDinner time the scalpel bladeLay beside my silver spoonSome girls wander by mistakeInto the mess that scalpels makeAre you the teachers of my heartWe teach old hearts to break.One morning I woke up aloneThe hospital, the nurses goneHave I carved enough, my lordChild, you are bone.I ate and ate and ate,No, I did not miss a plateWell, how much do these suppers costWell take it out in hate.I spent my hatred every placeOn every work on every faceSomeone gave me wishesAnd I wished for an embrace.Several girls embraced me,Then I was embraced by menIs my passion perfectNo, do it once again.I was handsome, I was strongI knew the words of every songDid my singing please youNo, the words you sang were wrong.Who is it whom I addressWho takes down what I confessAre you the teachers of my heartWe teach old hearts to rest.Well, teachers are my lessons doneI cannot do another oneThey laughed and laughed and saidWell, child are your lessons done.Are your lessons doneAre your lessons done.
