Story Of Isaac Lyrics

Song	Story Of Isaac
Artist	Leonard Cohen
Album	The Complete Studio Albums Collection
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[00:11.48]	The door it opened slowly,
[00:14.48]	my father he came in, i was nine years old.
[00:21.97]	And he stood so tall above me，
[00:26.57]	his blue eyes they were shining
[00:28.98]	and his voice was very cold.
[00:34.16]	He said, "I've had a vision
[00:37.27]	and you know I'm strong and holy,
[00:39.12]	I must do what I've been told."
[00:43.71]	So he started up the mountain,
[00:46.96]	I was running, he was walking,
[00:50.50]	and his axe was made of gold.
[00:55.02]
[01:02.61]	Well, the trees they got much smaller,
[01:06.40]	the lake a lady's mirror,
[01:08.94]	we stopped to drink some wine.
[01:13.50]	Then he threw the bottle over.
[01:17.42]	Broke a minute later
[01:19.75]	and he put his hand on mine.
[01:24.87]	Thought I saw an eagle
[01:27.15]	but it might have been a vulture,
[01:30.31]	I never could decide.
[01:34.74]	Then my father built an altar,
[01:37.58]	he looked once behind his shoulder,
[01:41.83]	he knew I would not hide.
[01:45.88]
[01:53.39]	You who build these altars now
[01:56.14]	to sacrifice these children,
[01:58.54]	you must not do it anymore.
[02:03.59]	A scheme is not a vision
[02:06.53]	and you never have been tempted
[02:09.26]	by a demon or a god.
[02:14.55]	You who stand above them now,
[02:17.11]	your hatchets blunt and bloody,
[02:20.28]	you were not there before,
[02:24.50]	when I lay upon a mountain
[02:27.59]	and my father's hand was trembling
[02:30.72]	with the beauty of the word.
[02:35.77]
[02:43.10]	And if you call me brother now,
[02:46.13]	forgive me if I inquire,
[02:48.93]	"Just according to whose plan?" “
[02:54.15]	When it all comes down to dust
[02:57.51]	I will kill you if I must,
[02:59.86]	I will help you if I can.
[03:04.62]	When it all comes down to dust
[03:08.10]	I will help you if I must,
[03:10.02]	I will kill you if I can.
[03:15.00]	And mercy on our uniform,
[03:17.88]	man of peace or man of war,
[03:22.11]	the peacock spreads his fan.

[00:11.48]	The door it opened slowly,
[00:14.48]	my father he came in, i was nine years old.
[00:21.97]	And he stood so tall above me,
[00:26.57]	his blue eyes they were shining
[00:28.98]	and his voice was very cold.
[00:34.16]	He said, " I' ve had a vision
[00:37.27]	and you know I' m strong and holy,
[00:39.12]	I must do what I' ve been told."
[00:43.71]	So he started up the mountain,
[00:46.96]	I was running, he was walking,
[00:50.50]	and his axe was made of gold.
[00:55.02]
[01:02.61]	Well, the trees they got much smaller,
[01:06.40]	the lake a lady' s mirror,
[01:08.94]	we stopped to drink some wine.
[01:13.50]	Then he threw the bottle over.
[01:17.42]	Broke a minute later
[01:19.75]	and he put his hand on mine.
[01:24.87]	Thought I saw an eagle
[01:27.15]	but it might have been a vulture,
[01:30.31]	I never could decide.
[01:34.74]	Then my father built an altar,
[01:37.58]	he looked once behind his shoulder,
[01:41.83]	he knew I would not hide.
[01:45.88]
[01:53.39]	You who build these altars now
[01:56.14]	to sacrifice these children,
[01:58.54]	you must not do it anymore.
[02:03.59]	A scheme is not a vision
[02:06.53]	and you never have been tempted
[02:09.26]	by a demon or a god.
[02:14.55]	You who stand above them now,
[02:17.11]	your hatchets blunt and bloody,
[02:20.28]	you were not there before,
[02:24.50]	when I lay upon a mountain
[02:27.59]	and my father' s hand was trembling
[02:30.72]	with the beauty of the word.
[02:35.77]
[02:43.10]	And if you call me brother now,
[02:46.13]	forgive me if I inquire,
[02:48.93]	" Just according to whose plan?" "
[02:54.15]	When it all comes down to dust
[02:57.51]	I will kill you if I must,
[02:59.86]	I will help you if I can.
[03:04.62]	When it all comes down to dust
[03:08.10]	I will help you if I must,
[03:10.02]	I will kill you if I can.
[03:15.00]	And mercy on our uniform,
[03:17.88]	man of peace or man of war,
[03:22.11]	the peacock spreads his fan.

[00:11.48]	The door it opened slowly,
[00:14.48]	my father he came in, i was nine years old.
[00:21.97]	And he stood so tall above me,
[00:26.57]	his blue eyes they were shining
[00:28.98]	and his voice was very cold.
[00:34.16]	He said, " I' ve had a vision
[00:37.27]	and you know I' m strong and holy,
[00:39.12]	I must do what I' ve been told."
[00:43.71]	So he started up the mountain,
[00:46.96]	I was running, he was walking,
[00:50.50]	and his axe was made of gold.
[00:55.02]
[01:02.61]	Well, the trees they got much smaller,
[01:06.40]	the lake a lady' s mirror,
[01:08.94]	we stopped to drink some wine.
[01:13.50]	Then he threw the bottle over.
[01:17.42]	Broke a minute later
[01:19.75]	and he put his hand on mine.
[01:24.87]	Thought I saw an eagle
[01:27.15]	but it might have been a vulture,
[01:30.31]	I never could decide.
[01:34.74]	Then my father built an altar,
[01:37.58]	he looked once behind his shoulder,
[01:41.83]	he knew I would not hide.
[01:45.88]
[01:53.39]	You who build these altars now
[01:56.14]	to sacrifice these children,
[01:58.54]	you must not do it anymore.
[02:03.59]	A scheme is not a vision
[02:06.53]	and you never have been tempted
[02:09.26]	by a demon or a god.
[02:14.55]	You who stand above them now,
[02:17.11]	your hatchets blunt and bloody,
[02:20.28]	you were not there before,
[02:24.50]	when I lay upon a mountain
[02:27.59]	and my father' s hand was trembling
[02:30.72]	with the beauty of the word.
[02:35.77]
[02:43.10]	And if you call me brother now,
[02:46.13]	forgive me if I inquire,
[02:48.93]	" Just according to whose plan?" "
[02:54.15]	When it all comes down to dust
[02:57.51]	I will kill you if I must,
[02:59.86]	I will help you if I can.
[03:04.62]	When it all comes down to dust
[03:08.10]	I will help you if I must,
[03:10.02]	I will kill you if I can.
[03:15.00]	And mercy on our uniform,
[03:17.88]	man of peace or man of war,
[03:22.11]	the peacock spreads his fan.

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