©Leonard Cohen, released on Songs from a Room (1969)
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I cannot follow you, my love,
you cannot follow me.
I am the distance you put between
all of the moments that we will be.
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You know who I am,
you've stared at the sun,
well I am the one who loves
changing from nothing to one.
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Sometimes I need you naked,
sometimes I need you wild,
I need you to carry my children in
and I need you to kill a child.
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You know who I am ...
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If you should ever track me down
I will surrender there
and I will leave with you one broken man
whom I will teach you to repair.
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You know who I am ...
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I cannot follow you, my love,
you cannot follow me.
I am the distance you put between
all of the moments that we will be.
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You know who I am ...
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