the darkness

Leonard Cohen

I should?ve seen it coming
It was right behind your eyes.
You were young and it was summer
I just had to take a dive.
Winin? you was easy,
But darkness was the price.

I got no future,
I know my days are few.
The presence not that pleasant,
Just a lot of things to do.
I thought the past would last me
But the darkness got that too.

I caught the darkness,
It was drinking from your cup.
I caught the darkness,
Drinking from your cup.
I said is this contagious?
You said just drink it up.

I don?t smoke no cigarette,
I don?t drink no alcohol
I ain?t had much loving yet
But that?s always been your call.
Hey I don?t miss it baby
I got no taste for anything at all

I used to love the rainbow
And I used to love the view.
Another early morning,
I?d pretend that it was you.
But I caught the darkness baby
And I got it worse than you.

I should?ve seen it coming
It was right behind your eyes.
You were young and it was summer
I just had to take a dive.
Winin? you was easy,
But darkness was the price.
Darkness was the price.