No Future

Es gibt wenige, die von der Dunkelheit so profunde Kenntnis haben wie Leonard Cohen. Der letzte, der ebenfalls Näheres wußte, nannte sich "Man in black" und hat seine Eindrücke in Stücken wie "I See A Darkness", "Ain't No Grave" und "Meet Me In Heaven" den Jenseitigen hinterlassen. Cohens neues Album "Old Ideas" wird hierzulande am 31. Januar erscheinen, daraus ist jetzt ein neuer Track vernetzt worden - "The Darkness" ausnahmsweise in Text und Ton.

I caught the darkness
It was drinking from your cup
I caught the darkness
from your little cup
I said, Is this contagious?
You said, Just drink it up.

I’ve got no future
I know my days are few
Ah, the present’s not that 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, baby,
but the darkness was the prize

I don’t smoke no cigarettes
I don’t use the alcohol
I ain’t had much lovin’ yet
but that’s always been your call.
Hey, I don’t miss it baby
I got no taste for anything at all

I used to love the rainbow
and I used to love the view
I loved the early morning
and I pretended it was new
But I caught the darkness, baby,
And I got it worse than you

I caught the darkness,
it was drinking from your cup
I caught the darkness
from your little cup
I said, Is this contagious?
You said, just drink it up.