Leonard Cohen - First We Take Manhattan текст песни

They sentenced me to twenty years of boredom

For trying to change the system from within

Im coming now, Im coming to reward them

First we take manhattan, then we take berlin

Im guided by a signal in the heavens

Im guided by this birthmark on my skin

Im guided by the beauty of our weapons

First we take manhattan, then we take berlin

Id really like to live beside you, baby

I love your body and your spirit and your clothes

But you see that line there moving through the station?

I told you, I told you, told you, I was one of those

Ah you loved me as a loser, but now youre worried that I just might win

You know the way to stop me, but you dont have the discipline

How many nights I prayed for this, to let my work begin

First we take manhattan, then we take berlin

I dont like your fashion business mister

And I dont like these drugs that keep you thin

I dont like what happened to my sister

First we take manhattan, then we take berlin

Id really like to live beside you, baby ...

And I thank you for those items that you sent me

The monkey and the plywood violin

I practiced every night, now Im ready

First we take manhattan, then we take berlin

I am guided

Ah remember me, I used to live for music

Remember me, I brought your groceries in

Well its fathers day and everybodys wounded

First we take manhattan, then we take berlin