Sisters Of Mercy Lyrics - Songs Of Leonard Cohen - Leonard Cohen

Oh, the sisters of mercy, they are not departed or gone 

They were waiting for me when I thought that I just can't go on 

And they brought me their comfort and later they brought me this song 

Oh, I hope you run into them, you who've been travelling so long 

Yes, you who must leave everything that you cannot control 

It begins with your family, but soon it comes around to your soul 

Well, I've been where you're hanging, I think I can see how you're pinned 

When you're not feeling holy, your loneliness says that you've sinned 

Well, they lay down beside me, I made my confession to them 

They touched both my eyes and I touched the dew on their hem 

If your life is a leaf that the seasons tear off and condemn 

They will bind you with love that is graceful and green as a stem 

When I left they were sleeping, I hope you run into them soon 

Don't turn on the lights, you can read their address by the moon 

And you won't make me jealous if I hear that they sweetened your night 

We weren't lovers like that and besides, it would still be all right 

We weren't lovers like that and besides, it would still be all right