Story Of Isaac-Suzanne Vega

[ti:Story Of Isaac] [ar:Suzanne Vega] [al:Tower Of Song - The Songs Of Leonard Cohen] [by:] [offset:0] [00:01.34]Story Of Isaac - Suzanne Vega (苏珊娜·薇格) [00:03.22]Written by：Leonard Cohen [00:04.11] [00:11.32]The door it opened slowly [00:13.29] [00:14.85]My father he came in I was nine years old [00:19.81] [00:22.44]And he stood so tall above me [00:25.56] [00:27.10]His blue eyes they were shining [00:29.15] [00:29.78]And his voice was very cold [00:32.30] [00:35.18]He said I've had a vision [00:37.88] [00:39.36]And you know I'm strong and holy [00:42.13]I must do what I've been told [00:44.95] [00:47.12]So he started up the mountain [00:49.87] [00:51.52]I was running he was walking [00:53.97] [00:56.07]And his axe was made of gold [00:59.32] [01:01.50]The trees they got much smaller [01:03.66] [01:06.14]The lake a lady's mirror [01:07.66] [01:08.85]We stopped to drink some wine [01:10.92] [01:13.66]Then he threw the bottle over [01:16.00] [01:18.61]Broke a minute later [01:19.92] [01:21.00]And he put his hand on mine [01:23.69] [01:26.35]I thought I saw an eagle [01:29.56] [01:30.79]But might have been a vulture [01:33.22]I never could decide [01:36.03] [01:38.54]Then my father built an altar [01:41.44] [01:42.97]He looked once behind his shoulder [01:44.97] [01:47.64]He knew I would not hide [01:50.02] [01:53.59]You who build these altars now [01:56.45] [01:57.52]To sacrifice these children [01:59.56]You must not do it anymore [02:02.12] [02:05.17]For a scheme is not a vision [02:08.00] [02:09.78]And you never have been tempted [02:12.15]By a demon or a god [02:14.96] [02:18.25]You who stand above them now [02:21.13] [02:22.15]Your hatchets blunt and bloody [02:24.61]You were not there before [02:27.28] [02:29.75]When I lay upon a mountain [02:32.61] [02:34.13]And my father's hand was trembling [02:36.31] [02:38.50]With the beauty of the word [02:41.93] [02:52.22]And if you call me brother now [02:54.60] [02:55.70]Forgive me if I inquire [02:57.85]Just according to whose plan [03:00.49] [03:03.73]When it all comes down to dust [03:06.71] [03:07.94]I will kill you if I must [03:10.41]I will help you if I can [03:12.80] [03:16.52]When it all comes down to dust [03:19.29] [03:20.00]I will help you if I must [03:22.52]I will kill you if I can [03:25.15] [03:27.91]And mercy on our uniform [03:31.38] [03:32.82]Man of peace or man of war [03:35.46] [03:37.14]The peacock spreads his fan