Sisters Of Mercy — текст песни (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.