Nevermind (OST True Detective Season 2) Lyrics

The war was lost
The treaty signed
I was not caught
I crossed the lineI was not caught
Though many tried
I live among you
Well disguisedI had to leave
My life behind
I dug some graves
You'll never findThe story's told
With facts and lies
I have a name
But nevermindNevermind
Nevermind
The war was lost
The treaty signedThere's truth that lives
And truth that dies
I don't know which

So nevermindYour victory
Was so complete
Some among you
Thought to keepA record of
Our little lives
The clothes we wore
Our spoons, our knivesThe games of luck
Our soldiers played
The stones we cut
The songs we madeOur law of peace
Which understands
A husband leads
A wife commandsAnd all of this
Expressions of
The sweet indifference
Some call loveThe high indifference
Some call fate
But we had names
More intimateNames so deep and
Names so true
They're blood to me
They're dust to youThere is no need
That this survive
There's truth that lives
And truth that diesNevermind
Nevermind
I live the life
I left behindThere's truth that lives
And truth that dies
I don't know which
So nevermindI could not kill
The way you kill
I could not hate
I tried I failedYou turned me in
At least you tried
You side with them
Whom you despiseThis was your heart
This swarm of flies
This was once your mouth
This bowl of liesYou serve them well
I'm not surprised
You're of their kin
You're of their kindNevermind
Nevermind
I had to leave my life behind
The story's told
With facts and lies
You own the world
So nevermindNevermind
Nevermind
I live the life
I left behindI live it full
I live it wide
Through layers of time
You can't divideMy woman's here
My children too
Their graves are safe
From ghosts like youIn places deep
With roots entwined
I live the life I left behindThe war was lost
The treaty signed
I was not caught
I crossed the lineI was not caught
Though many tried
I live among you
Well disguised
Songwriters
LEONARD COHEN, PATRICK LEONARDPublished by
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