The Hills

by Leonard Cohen

From the album: Thanks for the Dance

Track 8 of 9 on Thanks for the Dance (2019).

Duration: 4:17

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Lyrics for The Hills

I can make the hills The system is shot I'm living on pills For which I thank God My animal howls My angel's upset But I'm not allowed A trace of regret For someone will use The thing I could not be My heart will be hurt Impersonally She'll step on the path She'll see what I mean My will cut in half And freedom between For less than a second Our lives will collide The endless suspended The door open wide And she will be born To someone like you What I left undone (uhhh hmmm) She will certainly do (ahhh) I know she is coming (ahhhh) And I know she will look (ahhhh, ahhhh, ahhh) And that is the longing (ahhhh) And this is the hook (ahhhh) I can't make the hills The system is shot I'm living on pills For which I thank God My page was too white My ink was too thin The day wouldn't write (uhhhhh) What the night penciled in (uhhhh) But I know she is coming (uhhhh) And I know she will look (uhhhh, uh uh uh) And that is the longing (uhhhh) And this is the hook (ahhhh) (I know she is coming, ahhhhh) And I know she will look (ahhhh, ahhhhh, ahhh) (That is the longing, ahhhh) And this is the hook (ahhhh) I can make the hills (uhhhh) The system is shot (uhhhh, uhhh) I'm living on pills (uhhhh, uhhh) For which I thank God (uhhhh) I sailed like a swan (uhhhh) I sank like a rock But time is long gone (uhhhh) Past my laughingstock (uhhhh) And I can make the hills (ahhhhh) The system is shot (ahhhhh, ahhhhh) I'm living on pills (ahhhhh) For which I thank God (ahhhhh, ahhhhh)

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More from Thanks for the Dance

  1. Happens to the Heart
  2. Moving On
  3. The Night of Santiago
  4. Thanks for the Dance
  5. It's Torn
  6. The Goal
  7. Puppets
  8. The Hills
  9. Listen to the Hummingbird