Leonard Cohen – Treaty

Lyrics

Treaty

I’ve seen you change the water into wine
I’ve seen you change it back to water, too
I sit at your table every night
I try but I just don’t get high with you

I wish there was a treaty we could sign
I do not care who takes this bloody hill
I’m angry and I’m tired all the time
I wish there was a treaty, I wish there was a treaty
Between your love and mine

Ah, they’re dancing in the street—it’s Jubilee
We sold ourselves for love but now we’re free
I’m so sorry for that ghost I made you be
Only one of us was real and that was me

I haven’t said a word since you been gone
That any liar couldn’t say as well
I just can’t believe the static coming on
You were my ground, my safe and sound
You were my aerial

Ah, the fields are crying out—it’s Jubilee
We sold ourselves for love but now we’re free
I’m so sorry for that ghost I made you be
Only one of us was real and that was me

I heard the snake was baffled by his sin
He shed his scales to find the snake within
But born again is born without a skin
The poison enters into everything

And I wish there was a treaty we could sign
I do not care who takes this bloody hill
I’m angry and I’m tired all the time
I wish there was a treaty, I wish there was a treaty
Between your love and mine

Prevod na srpski

Pakt

Video sam kako pretvaraš vodu u vino
Video sam i kako ga ponovo pretvaraš u vodu
Za tvojim stolom sedim večeri svake
Trudim se ali prosto ne uzbuđuješ me

Voleo bih da ima neki pakt koji bismo mogli da potpišemo
Nije me briga kome će pripasti ovo prokleto brdo
Ljut sam i umoran stalno
Voleo bih da postoji neki pakt, voleo bih da postoji neki pakt
Između tvoje ljubavi i moje

Ah, na ulici plešu — Jubilej je
Prodali smo se za ljubav ali sada smo slobodni
Tako mi je žao što sam te pretvorio u tog duha
Samo jedan od nas je bio stvaran i to sam bio ja

Otkako si otišla nisam rekao ni reč
Koju ne bi mogao izgovoriti bilo koji lažov
Prosto ne mogu da verujem kakve smetnje nailaze
Bila si moj oslonac, moj život i zdravlje
Bila si moja antena

Ah, polja uzvikuju — Jubilej je
Prodali smo se za ljubav ali sada smo slobodni
Tako mi je žao što sam te pretvorio u tog duha
Samo jedan od nas je bio stvaran i to sam bio ja

Čuo sam da je zmiju zbunio njegov greh
Odbacio je svoju košuljicu da bi našao zmiju u sebi
Ali ponovo rođen se bez kože rađa
Otrov se uvlači u sve

A voleo bih da ima neki pakt koji bismo mogli da potpišemo
Nije me briga kome će pripasti ovo prokleto brdo
Ljut sam i umoran stalno
Voleo bih da ima neki pakt, voleo bih da ima neki pakt
Između tvoje ljubavi i moje

Album_ Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker
Album_ Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker

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