Born in Chains - Leonard Cohen

I was born in chains but I was taken out of Egypt

I was bound to a burden, but the burden it was raised

Oh Lord I can no longer keep this secret

Blessed is the name, the name be praised.

I fled to the edge of a mighty sea of sorrow

Pursued by the armies of a cruel and dark regime

But the waters parted and my soul crossed over

Out of Egypt, out of Pharaoh’s dream.

Word of words and the measure of all measures

Blessed is the name, the name be blessed

Written on my heart in burning letters

That’s all I know, I do not know the rest

I was idled with my soul, when I heard that you could use me I followed very closely, but my life remained the same

But then you showed me where you had been wounded

In every atom spoken is the name

I was lost on the road, your love was so confusing

And all the teachers told me that I had myself to blame

But in the arms?

stands?

the?

illusion

The sweet unknowing unifies the name

Word of words, and the measure of all measures

Blessed is the name, the name be blessed

Written on my heart in burning letters

That’s all I know, I cannot read the rest

I heard the soul unfolds in the chambers of this longing

As the bitter liquor sweetens in the amber cup

Ah but all the ladders of the night have fallen

Just darkness now, to lift the longing up.

Word of words and measure of all measures

Blessed is the name, the name be blessed

Written on my heart in burning letters

That’s all I know, I cannot read the rest

Just darkness now, to lift the spirit up