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Artist: Leonard Cohen
Canonical path: /leonard-cohen/you-know-who-i-am
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You Know Who I Am
Read You Know Who I Am lyrics by Leonard Cohen on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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You Know Who I Am
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I cannot follow you, my love
You cannot follow me
I am the distance you put between
All of the moments that we will be
You know who I am
You've stared at the Sun
Well I am the one who loves
Changing from nothing to one
Sometimes I need you naked
Sometimes I need you wild
I need you to carry my children in
And I need you to kill a child
You know who I am
If you should ever track me down
I will surrender there
And I will leave with you one broken man
Whom I will teach you to repair
You know who I am
I cannot follow you, my love
You cannot follow me
I am the distance you put between
All of the moments that we will be
You know who I am
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