[ti:STORY OF ISAAC]
[ar:Suzanne Vega]
[al:Tower Of Song]
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[00:10.00]The door it opened slowly,
[00:14.00]my father he came in, was nine years old.
[00:22.00]And he stood so tall above me,
[00:25.00]his blue eyes they were shining
[00:28.00]and his voice was very cold.
[00:32.00]He said, I\'ve had a vision
[00:38.00]And you know Im strong and holy,
[00:40.00]I must do what Ive been told.
[00:45.00]So he started up the mountain,
[00:50.00]I was running, he was walking,
[00:53.00]And his axe was made of gold.
[01:00.00]Well, the trees they got much smaller,
[01:04.00]The lake a ladys mirror,
[01:07.00]We stopped to drink some wine.
[01:11.00]Then he threw the bottle over.
[01:16.00]Broke a minute later
[01:20.00]And he put his hand on mine.
[01:23.00]Thought I saw an eagle
[01:29.00]But it might have been a vulture,
[01:32.00]I never could decide.
[01:36.00]Then my father built an altar,
[01:41.00]He looked once behind his shoulder,
[01:45.00]He knew I would not hide.
[01:52.00]You who build these altars now
[01:56.00]To sacrifice these children,
[01:59.00]You must not do it anymore.
[02:02.00]A scheme is not a vision
[02:08.00]And you never have been tempted
[02:11.00]By a demon or a god.
[02:15.00]You who stand above them now,
[02:21.00]Your hatchets blunt and bloody,
[02:24.00]You were not there before,
[02:28.00]When I lay upon a mountain
[02:32.00]And my fathers hand was trembling
[02:36.00]With the beauty of the word.
[02:42.00]
[02:49.00]And if you call me brother now,
[02:54.00]Forgive me if I inquire,
[02:57.00]Just according to whose plan?
[03:01.00]When it all comes down to dust
[03:06.00]I will kill you if I must,
[03:09.00]I will help you if I can.
[03:13.00]When it all comes down to dust
[03:19.00]I will help you if I must,
[03:21.00]I will kill you if I can.
[03:26.00]And mercy on our uniform,
[03:31.00]Man of peace or man of war,
[03:35.00]The peacock spreads his fan.