Story Of Isaac-Leonard Cohen

[ti:Story Of Isaac] [ar:Leonard Cohen] [al:Live Songs] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Story Of Isaac - Leonard Cohen (莱昂纳德·科恩) [00:09.61]Written by：Leonard Cohen [00:19.23]When the door it opened slowly [00:21.87] [00:22.70]My father he came in [00:24.75] [00:25.29]I was nine years old [00:27.97] [00:29.99]And he stood so tall above me [00:32.77] [00:33.57]His blue eyes they were shining [00:35.68] [00:36.49]And his voice was very cold [00:38.94] [00:42.01]He said [00:42.50]I've had a vision [00:43.54] [00:44.31]An he know I'm strong and holy [00:46.70]I must do what I've been told [00:49.43] [00:51.20]So he started up the mountain [00:54.05] [00:54.73]I was running he was walking [00:56.99] [00:57.69]And his axe was made of burning gold [01:01.67] [01:10.06]Well the trees they got much smaller [01:12.49]Yes [01:13.15]The lake was like a lady's mirror [01:15.55]When we stopped to drink some wine [01:18.27] [01:20.28]Then he threw the bottle over [01:22.80] [01:24.02]Broke a minute later [01:25.56] [01:26.24]And he put his hand on mine [01:28.76] [01:32.01]Thought I saw an eagle [01:33.96]But it might have been a vulture [01:37.10]I never could decide [01:39.25] [01:41.30]Then my father built an altar [01:44.41]He looked once behind his shoulder [01:47.14] [01:48.47]He knew I would not hide [01:53.02] [02:00.49]You who build these altars now [02:02.78]To sacrifice our children [02:05.13]You must not do it anymore [02:07.14] [02:10.22]A scheme is not a vision [02:12.35] [02:13.17]And you never have been tempted [02:15.77]By a demon or a God [02:18.41] [02:21.54]You who stand above them now [02:23.47]Your hatchets blunt and bloody [02:26.18]You were not there before [02:28.81] [02:30.71]When I lay upon a mountain [02:33.48]And my father's hand was trembling [02:36.94]When beauty I'm angle [02:38.88]The beauty of the word [02:40.87] [02:49.21]And if you call me brother now [02:51.23] [02:51.92]Forgive me if I inquire [02:54.42]Just according to whose plan [02:57.24] [03:00.27]When it all comes down to dust [03:02.64] [03:03.19]I will kill you if I must [03:04.96]I will help you if I can [03:07.44] [03:10.68]When it all comes down to dust [03:13.07] [03:13.59]I will help you if I must [03:15.65]I will kill you if I can [03:17.93] [03:19.81]And mercy mercy on our uniform [03:22.47] [03:23.27]Man of peace or man of war [03:25.95] [03:26.75]The peacock spreads his deadly fan