Leonard CohenYou Want It Darker

If you are the dealer
I’m out of the game
If you are the healer
I’m broken and lame
If thine is the glory
then mine must be the shame
you want it darker
we kill the flame magnified and sanctified
be thy holy name
vilified and crucified
In the human frame
a million candles burning
for the help that never came
you want it darker
we kill the flame hineni hineni
I’m ready, my lord there’s a lover in the story
but the story is still the same
there’s an lullaby for suffering
and a paradox to blame
but it’s written in the scriptures
and it’s not some idle claim
you want it darker
we kill the flame they’re lining up the prisoners now
the guards are taking aim
I struggled with some demons
they were middle-class and tame
didn’t know I had permission
to murder and to maim
you want it darker
we kill the flame hineni hineni
I’m ready, my lord magnified and sanctified
be thy holy name
vilified and crucified
In the human frame
a million candles burning
for the love that never came
you want it darker
we kill the flame If you are the dealer
I’m out of the game
If you are the healer
I’m broken and lame
If thine is the glory
then mine must be the shame
you want it darker
we kill the flame hineni hineni*
I’m ready, my lord