The war was lost
\nThe treaty signed
\nI was not caught
\nI crossed the line<\/p>\n
I was not caught
\nThough many tried
\nI live among you
\nWell disguised<\/p>\n
I had to leave
\nMy life behind
\nI dug some graves
\nYou\u2019ll never find<\/p>\n
The story\u2019s told
\nWith facts and lies
\nI had a name
\nBut never mind<\/p>\n
Never mind
\nNever mind
\nThe war was lost
\nThe treaty signed<\/p>\n
There\u2019s truth that lives
\nAnd truth that dies
\nI don\u2019t know which
\nSo never mind<\/p>\n
Your victory
\nWas so complete
\nThat some among you
\nThought to keep<\/p>\n
A record of
\nOur little lives
\nThe clothes we wore
\nOur spoons our knives<\/p>\n
The games of luck
\nOur soldiers played
\nThe stones we cut
\nThe songs we made<\/p>\n
Our law of peace
\nWhich understands
\nA husband leads
\nA wife commands<\/p>\n
And all of this
\nExpressions of
\nThe Sweet Indifference
\nSome call Love<\/p>\n
The High Indifference
\nSome call Fate
\nBut we had Names
\nMore intimate<\/p>\n
Names so deep and
\nNames so true
\nThey\u2019re blood to me
\nThey\u2019re dust to you<\/p>\n
There is no need
\nThat this survive
\nThere\u2019s truth that lives
\nAnd truth that dies<\/p>\n
Never mind
\nNever mind
\nI live the life
\nI left behind<\/p>\n
There\u2019s truth that lives…<\/p>\n
I could not kill
\nThe way you kill
\nI could not hate
\nI tried I failed<\/p>\n
You turned me in
\nAt least you tried
\nYou side with them
\nWhom you despise<\/p>\n
This was your heart
\nThis swarm of flies
\nThis was once your mouth
\nThis bowl of lies<\/p>\n
You serve them well
\nI\u2019m not surprised
\nYou\u2019re of their kin
\nYou\u2019re of their kind<\/p>\n
Never mind
\nNever mind
\nThe story\u2019s told
\nWith facts and lies
\nYou own the world
\nSo never mind<\/p>\n
Never mind
\nNever mind
\nI live the life
\nI left behind<\/p>\n
I live it full
\nI live it wide
\nThrough layers of time
\nYou can\u2019t divide<\/p>\n
My woman\u2019s here
\nMy children too
\nTheir graves are safe
\nFrom ghosts like you<\/p>\n
In places deep
\nWith roots entwined
\nI live the life I left behind<\/p>\n
_____________________________<\/p>\n
Leonard Norman Cohen<\/em> (born 21 Sep 1934) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, musician, poet, and novelist. His work has explored religion, politics, isolation, sexuality, and personal relationships. Cohen has been inducted into both the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame as well as the American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He is also a Companion of the Order of Canada, the nation’s highest civilian honor. In 2011, Cohen received a Princess of Asturias Awards for literature. The Academy of American Poets has commented more broadly on Cohen’s overall career in the arts, including his work as a poet, novelist, and songwriter, stating that “Cohen’s successful blending of poetry, fiction, and music is made most clear in Stranger Music: Selected Poems and Songs<\/a>, published in 1993.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Copyright: Old Ideas LLC, No Tomato Music<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The war was lost
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