Original Delilah by Laura Lied published on 2021-06-13T08:26:48Z (very old recording) LYRICS: you can call me "your betrayer" you can call me by my name but either way, I have to say, it all ends up the same I cannot be your shepherd and I will not be your sheep the Good Lord told me: drink whatever lays you down to sleep you were stronger than the brazen bull as heavy as the hills braver than the best of men but weaker than your will they found you and they bound you but for what it's worth, I swear I mean it, when I say I hate the way they cut your hair I cannot be your shepherd and I will not be your sheep the Judas Goat it walks the rope and leaves the rest to bleat and on that night I sang to you the words I'd never speak I'd never been so foolish, but you never were so weak you were crying out your secrets I was crying out your name well the whole damn world is crying now and I'm the one they blame but I am nobody's shepherd and you chose to play the sheep but the Judas Goat that caught the rope is keeping me from sleep sightless then, you saw me and I called to you by name (right before the pillars fell) I heard you do the same. the price is high for vengeance it's the blood that soaked the bone side by side, alike in shame we are buried in this stone and all those kings and princes who were tearing us apart their silver clouds their judgement and gold weighs down their heart you can call me "your betrayer," you can call me by my name but either way, I have to say, it all turns out the same I cannot be your shepherd and I will not be your sheep the Good Lord said to drink whatever lays me down to sleep I could not be your shepherd I would not be your sheep the Good Lord bid me drink whatever lays me down to sleep Genre Folk & Singer-Songwriter Comment by JTSunrise I like your sound. JT 2022-08-10T23:36:07Z Comment by Laura Lied @his_mothers_lips: thank you 2021-06-26T05:55:14Z Comment by Laura Lied @jonvaugh: thank you for the kind offer 2021-06-13T09:41:02Z