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Bird on a Wire (Leonard Cohen)

from Only a Link in a Chain (SB028) by Zoe Heselton

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lyrics

[EN]

Like a bird on a wire,
Like a drunk in the midnight choir
I have tried in my way to be free.

Like a worm on a hook,
Like a knight in some old fashioned book,
I have saved all my ribbons for thee.

If I have been unkind,
I hope that you can just let it go by.
And if I have been untrue,
I hope you know it was never to you.

Like a baby stillborn,
Like a beast with his mighty horns,
I have torn everyone who reached out to me.

But I swear by this song,
And by all that I have done wrong,
I will make it all up to you.

I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden crutch,
He said to me "Hey my friend, you must not ask for so much all the time",
And a pretty woman leaning in her darkened door,
She said "Hey my friend, why don't you ask for more?"

Like a bird on a wire,
Like the wind in the heart of the night.
I keep trying every day, in my way,
To find a way, to find a means to be free.

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[FR]

Comme un oiseau sur un fil,
Comme un•e ivrogne dans la chorale de minuit,
J'ai cherché ma liberté.

Comme un ver de terre sur un hameçon,
Comme un•e chevalier•e d'antan,
J'ai gardé tous mes rubans pour toi.

Si j'ai été méchant•e,
J'espère que tu me le pardonneras,
Et si j'ai été faux•sse,
J'espère que tu sais que ce n'étais jamais avec toi.

Comme un bébé mort-né,
Comme une bête avec ses cornes,
J'ai déchiré chaque personne qui m'a ouvert ses bras.

Mais je jure sur cette chanson,
Et sur toutes mes erreurs,
Je réparerais tout ce que j'ai brisé.

J'ai vu un•e mendiant•e appuyé•e sur sa béquille en bois,
Iel m'a dit "Hé mon ami•e, tu ne devrais pas en demander autant"
Et une belle femme appuyée dans l'ombre de sa porte,
Elle m'a dit "Hé mon ami•e, pourquoi tu n'en demanderais pas un peu plus?"

Comme un oiseau sur un fil,
Comme le vent dans le coeur de la nuit,
J'ai cherché ma liberté.

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from Only a Link in a Chain (SB028), released December 9, 2022

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