You Want it Darker

Leonard Cohen / Leonard Cohen: You Want it Darker (2016)

	Em	G	Am
	Intro

	Em
	If you are the dealer, I'm out of the game.

	G	Am
If you are the healer, it means	I'm broken	and lame.

	Em
	If thine is the glory then mine must be the shame.

	G	Am		Em	G	Am
You want it darker,			We kill the flame.

	Em
	Magnified, sanctified, be thy holy name.

	G	Am
Vilified, crucified, in	the human fram	e.

	Em
	A million candles burning for the help that never came - You want it darker.

There's a lover in the story, But the story's still the same.

There's a 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 - And the guards are taking aim.

I struggled with some demons, They were middle class and tame.

I didn't know I had permission to murder and to maim - You want it darker.

Magnified, sanctified, be thy holy name.

Vilified, 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, let me 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

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