[SHARON, HATTIE AND CHARLEY]
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I was born...
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[LEONARD]
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I was born in chains but I was taken out of Egypt
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I was bound to a burden, but the burden it was raised
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Oh Lord I can no longer keep this secret
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Blessed is the name, the name be praised.
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[SHARON]
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I fled to the edge of a mighty sea of sorrow
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Pursued by the armies of a cruel and dark regime
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But the waters parted and my soul crossed over
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Out of Egypt, out of Pharaoh’s dream.
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[LEONARD]
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Word of words and the measure of all measures
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Blessed is the name, the name be blessed
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Written on my heart in burning letters
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That’s all I know, I do not know the rest
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[HATTIE]
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I was idled with my soul, when I heard that you could use me
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I followed very closely, but my life remained the same
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But then you showed me where you had been wounded
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In every atom spoken is the name
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[CHARLEY]
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I was lost on the road, your love was so confusing
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And all the teachers told me that I had myself to blame
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But in the arms? stands? the? illusion
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The sweet unknowing unifies the name
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[LEONARD]
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Word of words, and the measure of all measures
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Blessed is the name, the name be blessed
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Written on my heart in burning letters
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That’s all I know, I cannot read the rest
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[LEONARD]
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I heard the soul unfolds in the chambers of this longing
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As the bitter liquor sweetens in the amber cup
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Ah but all the ladders of the night have fallen
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Just darkness now, to lift the longing up.
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[LEONARD]
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Word of words and measure of all measures
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Blessed is the name, the name be blessed
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Written on my heart in burning letters
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That’s all I know, I cannot read the rest
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[SHARON, HATTIE AND CHARLEY]
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Just darkness now, to lift the spirit up
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Born In Chains
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| Leonard Cohen |
