LEONARD COHEN - Darkness lyrics

rate me

I caught the darkness

It was drinking from your cup

I got the darkness

From your little golden cup

I said is this contagious?

You said "Just drink it up"

I've got no future

I know my days are few

The present's not so pleasant

Just a lot of things to do

I thought the past would last me

But the darkness got that too

I should have seen it coming

It was right behind your eyes

You were young and it was summer

I just had to take a dive

Winning you was easy

But the darkness was the prize

I don't smoke no cigarette

I don't drink no alcohol

I ain't had no loving yet

But that's always been your call

And nothing but the darkness

Makes any sense to me at all

I used to love the rainbow

And I used to love the view

I love the early morning

I pretend that it was new

But I caught the darkness

And I got it worse than you

I caught the darkness

I caught the darkness

It was drinking from your cup

I said is this contagious?

You said "Just drink it up"