Leonard Cohen Nevermind

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The war was lost
The treaty signed
I was not caught
I crossed the line.

I was not caught
Though many tried
I live among you
Well disguised.

I had to leave
My life behind
I dug some graves
You'll never find.

The story's told
With facts and lies
I had a name
But never mind.

Never mind
Never mind
The war was lost
The treaty signed.

There's truth that lives
And truth that dies
I don't know which
So never mind.

Your victory
Was so complete
That some among you
Thought to keep.

A record of
Our little lives
The clothes we wore
Our spoons our knives.

The games of luck
Our soldiers played
The stones we cut
The songs we made.

Our law of peace
Which understands
A husband leads
A wife commands.

And all of this
Expressions of
The sweet indifference
Some call love.

The high indifference
Some call fate
But we had names
More intimate.

Names so deep and
Names so true
They're blood to me
They're dust to you.

There is no need
That this survive
There's truth that lives
And truth that dies.

Never mind
Never mind
I live the life
I left behind.

There's truth that lives...

I could not kill
The way you kill
I could not hate
I tried I failed.

You turned me in
At least you tried
You side with them
Whom you despise.

This was your heart
This swarm of flies
This was once your mouth
This bowl of lies.

You serve them well
I'm not surprised
You're of their kin
You're of their kind.

Never mind
Never mind
The story's told
With facts and lies
You own the world
So never mind.

Never mind
Never mind
I live the life
I left behind.

I live it full
I live it wide
Through layers of time
You can't divide.

My woman's here
My children too
Their graves are safe
From ghosts like you.

In places deep
With roots entwined
I live the life I left behind.