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The Story Of Isaac

from The New​/​Old CD by David Houston

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written by Leonard Cohen

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The door it opened slowly
My father he came in
I was nine years old

He stood so tall above me
His blue eyes they were shining
And his voice was very cold

He said I've had a vision
And you know I'm strong and holy
I must do what I've been told

So we started up the mountain
I was running he was walking
And his ax was made of gold

The trees they got much smaller then
The lake a ladies mirror
Then we stopped to drink some wine

He threw the bottle over
It broke a minute later
Then he put his hand on mine

I thought I saw an eagle
It might have been a vulture
I never could decide

Then my father built an alter
He looked once behind his shoulder
He know I would not hide

And you who build the alters now
To sacrifice these children
You must not do it any more

A scheme is not a vision
And you never have been tempted
By a demon or a god

You who stand above them now
With your hatchets blunt and bloody
You were not there before

When I lay upon the mountain
And my fathers hand was trembling
With the beauty of the word

And you who call me brother now
Forgive me if I inquire
Just according to whose plan

When it all comes down to dust
I will kill you if I must
But I will help you if I can

When it all comes down to dust
I will help you if I must
But I will kill you if I can

And have mercy on our uniform
A man of peace a man of war
The peacock spreads his fan

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from The New​/​Old CD, released October 12, 1998

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