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Leonard Cohen - Story Of Isaac
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The door it opened slowly, 
my father he came in, 
i was nine years old. 
and he stood so tall above me, 
his blue eyes they were shining 
and his voice was very cold. 
he said, ive had a vision 
and you know im strong and holy, 
i must do what ive been told. 
so he started up the mountain, 
i was running, he was walking, 
and his axe was made of gold. 
Well, the trees they got much smaller, 
the lake a ladys mirror, 
we stopped to drink some wine. 
then he threw the bottle over. 
broke a minute later 
and he put his hand on mine. 
thought i saw an eagle 
but it might have been a vulture, 
i never could decide. 
then my father built an altar, 
he looked once behind his shoulder, 
he knew i would not hide. 
You who build these altars now 
to sacrifice these children, 
you must not do it anymore. 
a scheme is not a vision 
and you never have been tempted 
by a demon or a god. 
you who stand above them now, 
your hatchets blunt and bloody, 
you were not there before, 
when i lay upon a mountain 
and my fathers hand was trembling 
with the beauty of the word. 
And if you call me brother now, 
forgive me if i inquire, 
just according to whose plan? 
when it all comes down to dust 
i will kill you if i must, 
i will help you if i can. 
when it all comes down to dust 
i will help you if i must, 
i will kill you if i can. 
and mercy on our uniform, 
man of peace or man of war, 
the peacock spreads his fan.