The Traitor Lyrics

Lyric discussion by alerique 

Cover art for The Traitor lyrics by Leonard Cohen

Please, note parallels with famous 'O Rose Thou Art Sick' by William Blake, with specific reference to Englishness to remove further doubts. This is widened reinterpretation of the famous poem from the worm's point of view.

O Rose thou art sick. The invisible worm, That flies in the night In the howling storm:

Has found out thy bed Of crimson joy: And his dark secret love Does thy life destroy.