Leader of the Landslide - The Lumineers

An only child alone and wild A cabinet maker's son His hands were meant For different work And his heart was known to none He left his home and went his lone And solitary way And he gave to me a gift I know I never can repay A quiet man of music Denied a simpler fate He tried to be a soldier once But his music wouldn't wait He earned his love through discipline A thundering, velvet hand His gentle means of sculpting souls Took me years to understand The leader of the band is tired And his eyes are growing old But his blood runs through my instrument And his song is in my soul My life has been a poor attempt To imitate the man I'm just a living legacy To the leader of the band My brothers' lives were different For they heard another call One went to Chicago And the other to St. Paul And I'm in Colorado When I'm not in some hotel Living out this life I've chose And come to know so well I thank you for the music And your stories of the road I thank you for the freedom When it came my time to go I thank you for the kindness And the times when you got tough And, papa, I don't think I said 'I love you' near enough The leader of the band is tired And his eyes are growing old But his blood runs through my instrument And his song is in my soul My life has been a poor attempt To imitate the man I'm just a living legacy To the leader of the band I am a living legacy to the leader of the band

Tell your friends not to think out loud Until they swallow Whisper things into my brain Your voice sounds so hollow I am not a leader of men Since I prefer to follow Do you think I could have a drink? Since it's so hard to swallow Yeah, so hard to swallow Turn your television off And I will sing a song And if you suddenly have the urge You can sing along I touch your hand, touch your face I think the fruit is rotten Give me lessons on how to breathe 'Cause I think I've forgotten Yeah, think I've forgotten One day out to a cliff That overlooks the water I jumped in to save a girl It was somebody's daughter And now the ring that's on my hand Was given to me by her And to this day, we all sit around And dream of ways to get higher Yeah, to get much higher Tell your friends not to think out loud Until they swallow Whisper things into my brain Your voice sounds so hollow, yeah I am not a leader of men Since I prefer to follow Do you think I could have a drink? Since it's so hard to swallow Yeah, so hard to swallow

Cold winds rarely blow Here at the end of the rainbow Guess it's hard to believe I'd be willing to leave Someone walked up behind me seemed to find me I felt him standing there I turned around and saw the face of an angel I fell, it wasn't fair, it just wasn't fair He took my heart it was a landslide You know it was a landslide My head was saying this is the man My heart agreed a minor desire turns to major needs And needs won't be denied It was a landslide Somehow I'm thrilled by all he says High on his campaign of promises I don't wanna come down I don't wanna come down No promise he made me could persuade me Like the loneliness that comes on When I try to go on without him Doubt him, I confess I have to confess He took my heart it was a landslide You know it was a landslide My head was saying this is the man My heart agreed Minor desires turn to major needs And needs won't be denied It was a landslide (I'm in heaven when he's around) I'm in heaven (In heaven when he's around) Oh, this is heaven (I'm hoping that he might be) Hoping he might feel the same I'm in heaven, heaven (It isn't hard to see) He took my heart, it was a landslide You know it was a landslide My head was saying, this is the man My heart agreed, minor desires turn to major needs And needs won't be denied It was a landslide Gonna tell everybody I see He's the only body for me Really was, really was You know it was a landslide It really was a landslide My head was saying this is the man My heart agreed Minor desires turn to major needs And needs won't be denied It was a landslide It was a landslide He took my heart, it was a landslide Oh, it was a landslide He took my heart, it was a landslide It was a landslide

In sleep he sang to me In dreams he came That voice which calls to me and speaks my name And do I dream again? For now I find The Phantom of the Opera is there Inside my mind Sing once again with me Our strange duet My power over you grows stronger yet And though you turn from me to glance behind The Phantom of the Opera is there Inside your mind Those who have seen your face Draw back in fear I am the mask you wear It's me they hear My spirit and my your voice in one combined The Phantom of the Opera is there Inside my mind (He's there, the phantom of the opera) (Beware, the phantom of the opera) In all your fantasies, you always knew That man and mystery Were both in you And in this labyrinth Where night is blind The Phantom of the Opera is here Inside my mind Sing, my angel of music He's there, the Phantom of the Opera Sing, sing for me Sing, my angel of music Sing for me

متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف وتفوت أيام وتمر سنين وانا حالي غريب انا مين انا مين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين على غفلة اتحول بركان جبار انا ضلمة وليل أنا نار ونهار متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف ماشي على طريق مكتوب مرسوم بس انا مسؤول وعليا اللوم ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول قدامي طريق همشيه همشيه نفهم في الآخر كل ده لية متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف

فوسط زحمة وناس كتير وطريق أنا ماشي فيه عكس السير وسط الطموح والأمل والتمني فاضلي خطوة توصلني فوسط حاجات ومكيفات بحاول أنسى كل اللي فات في وسط صدري ضلعي مكسور ومن خلاله قلبي شايف نور أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع فوسط الليل وأنا بعيد عن البشر شفت نور يشبه نور القمر بس القمر مسيره يفارق ويسيبني تاني مع الوحدة أحارب فوسط قصة حب يعني وهمية كان لازم أصدق اصل الوحدة قوية مش كل المشاعر حقيقية أنا شفت نور معرفتش اغمض عنيا أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع

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