Nevermind

Leonard Cohen

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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)
    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

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    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)
    Never mind (never mind)
    I live the life
    I left behind
    There's truth that lives
    And truth that dies
    I don't know which
    So never mind

    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)
    Never mind (never mind)
    I had to leave
    My life behind
    The story's told
    With facts and lies
    You own the world
    So never mind

    Never mind (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

    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

    Song details

    Composition: Leonard Pat and Leonard Cohen

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