Leonard Cohen

 AMEN

Tell me again 
When I've been to the river
And I've taken the edge off my thirst
Tell me again
We're alone & I'm listening
I'm listening so hard it hurts

Tell me again
When I'm clean and I'm sober
Tell me again 
When I've seen through the horror
Tell me again
Tell me over and over
Tell me you want me then
Amen

Tell me again
When the victims are singing
And laws of remorse are restored
Tell me again
That you know what I'm thinking
But vengeance belongs to the Lord

Tell me again
When I'm clean and I'm sober
Tell me again 
When I've seen through the horror
Tell me again
Tell me over and over

Tell me that you love me then
Amen
Amen
Amen
Amen

Tell me again
When the day has been ransomed
& night has no right to begin
Tell me again when the angels are panting
And scratching the door to come in

Tell me again
When I'm clean and I'm sober
Tell me again 
When I've seen through the horror
Tell me again
Tell me over and over

Tell me that you need me then
Amen
Amen
Amen
Amen

Tell me again
When the filth of the butcher
Is washed in the blood of the lamb
Tell me again
When the best of the culture
Has passed thru' the
Eye of the Camp

Tell me again
When I'm clean and I'm sober
Tell me again 
When I've seen through the horror
Tell me again
Tell me over and over

Tell me that you love me then
Amen
Amen
Amen

Amen

THE FLAME, Poems - Leonard Cohen

Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2018