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Leonard Cohen( Leonard Norman Cohen )
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Avalanche [Live]
Lyricist:Leonard Cohen
I stepped into an avalanche It covered up my soul
When I am not this hunchback you see I sleep beneath the golden hill You who wish to conquer pain You must learn what makes me well
You strike my side by accident As you go down for your gold The cripple here that you clothe and feed Is neither starved nor cold
He does not ask for your company Not at the center of the world
When I am on this pedestal You did not raise me there Your laws do not compel me To kneel grotesque and bare
I myself am this pedestal for this ugly hump At which you stare and stare
You who wish to conquer pain Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com You must learn what makes me kind The crumbs of love you offer me They're the crumbs I've left behind
Your pain is no credential here It's just the shadow of my wound
I have begun to long for you I who have no need I have begun to wait for you I who have no greed
You say you've gone away from me But I can feel you, feel you when you breathe
Do not dress in those rags for me I know you are not poor Don't love me quite so fiercely now When you know that you're not sure
This is your world, beloved It is your flesh that I wear This is your world, beloved It is your flesh that I wear
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