The Night of Santiago-Leonard Cohen

[ti:The Night of Santiago] [ar:Leonard Cohen] [al:Thanks for the Dance (Explicit)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Night of Santiago - Leonard Cohen (莱昂纳德·科恩) [00:06.68]Lyrics by：Leonard Cohen [00:13.37]Composed by：Adam Cohen [00:20.06]She said she was a maiden [00:22.28]That wasn't what I heard [00:25.80]For the sake of conversation [00:28.75]I took her at her word [00:31.92]The lights went out behind us [00:34.77]The fireflies undressed [00:37.76]The broken sidewalk ended [00:40.57]I touched her sleeping breasts [00:43.66]They opened to me urgently [00:46.24]Like lilies from the dead [00:49.47]Behind a fine embroidery [00:52.22]Her nipples rose like bread [00:55.39]Then I took off my necktie [00:58.24]And she took off her dress [01:01.04]My belt and pistol set aside [01:03.62]We tore away the rest [01:08.21]The night of Santiago [01:11.20]And I was passing through [01:14.07]So I took her to the river [01:16.82]As any man would do [01:20.06]Her thighs they slipped away from me [01:22.47]Like schools of startled fish [01:26.07]Though I've forgotten half my life [01:28.96]I still remember this [01:31.87]Now as a man I won't repeat [01:34.29]The things she said aloud [01:37.77]Except for this my lips are sealed forever [01:41.64]And for now [01:43.60]And soon there's sand in every kiss [01:46.28]And soon the dawn is ready [01:49.02]And soon the night surrenders [01:52.04]To a daffodil machete [01:55.15]I gave her something pretty [01:57.99]And I waited till she laughed [02:01.10]I wasn't born a gypsy [02:03.61]To make a woman sad [02:08.45]The night of Santiago [02:11.23]And I was passing through [02:14.10]I took her to the river [02:16.99]As any man would do [02:20.11]The night of Santiago [02:22.68]And I was passing through [02:25.80]I took her to the river [02:28.68]As any man would do [02:43.45]I didn't fall in love of course [02:45.71]It's never up to you [02:49.29]But she was walking back and forth [02:51.69]And I was passing through [02:54.71]When I took her to the river [02:57.53]In her virginal apparel [03:00.99]When I took her to the river [03:03.76]On that night of Santiago [03:06.87]And yes she lied about it all [03:09.81]Her children and her husband [03:12.73]You were born to judge the world [03:15.36]Forgive me but I wasn't [03:20.11]The night of Santiago [03:22.91]And I was passing through [03:25.69]I took her to the river [03:28.70]As any man would do [03:31.78]The night of Santiago [03:34.46]And I was passing through [03:37.42]I took her to the river [03:40.36]As any man would do [03:43.33]The night of Santiago [03:46.21]And I was passing through [03:49.10]So I took her to the river [03:52.08]As any man would do [03:55.33]The night of Santiago [03:57.93]And I was passing through [04:00.73]So I took her to the river [04:03.81]As any man would do