Oh the sisters of mercy, they are not departed or gone.
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They were waiting for me when I thought that I just can't go on.
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And they brought me their comfort and later they brought me this song.
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Oh I hope you run into them, you who've been travelling so long.
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Yes you who must leave everything that you cannot control.
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It begins with your family, but soon it comes around to your soul.
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Well I've been where you're hanging, I think I can see how you're pinned:
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When you're not feeling holy, your loneliness says that you've sinned.
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Well they lay down beside me, I made my confession to them.
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They touched both my eyes and I touched the dew on their hem.
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If your life is a leaf that the seasons tear off and condemn
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they will bind you with love that is graceful and green as a stem.
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When I left they were sleeping, I hope you run into them soon.
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Don't turn on the lights, you can read their address by the moon.
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And you won't make me jealous if I hear that they sweetened your night:
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We weren't lovers like that and besides it would still be all right,
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We weren't lovers like that and besides it would still be all right.
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Sisters Of Mercy
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Leonard Cohen |