Song

I've lost the love I never had
I can't cry out or be mad
Why couldn't I reach her?
Why must I roam?

I had a love so soft and kind
I knew a love I thought was mine
Did we drift away, love?,
or, Did my love grow cold?

I wish I knew another way
I've been down this road the other day
Does this landscape bore you?
Can you see at all?

Fell off my chair the other night
Vision overcame with light
Why do I wreck my body?
Why must I fall?

I hurt myself so violently
I left my scars for the world to see
Why can't I feel anything?
Do I want to live at all?

Shore to sea to find the time
I walk around the world to find
Just what do I search for?
It it there at all?

Tell me that I'm good or that I'm wrong
Just don't tell me that I've won
Why don't I believe you?
You've filled your head with lies

I went abroad and lost my way
I found myself but cannot say
I wish I could show you
But it can't be seen at all

Please believe the words I say
I wouldn't lie but others may
I wish you would listen
On deaf ears words do fall

Please know I love no other one,
Except for every per-son.
But all not as a lover,
For you I stand alone.

My time is spent in tortured calm
I don't share my pain with anyone
My daily meditation's love
Can my love explain?

Resting fine in any place
I only need to find some space
Don't let me be a bother
I woke before the fall

I don't know what I've done wrong
My height cut short my hair left long
Does my appearance please you?
Please do not look at me.

I walk this world alone and find,
I can not know another's mind.
What is it that your thinking?
Can I know at all?

I skipped my last day of school
Around her I could not keep my cool.
What lessons did I miss there?
How much will I learn?

To "teachers" rhythm by Leonard Cohen