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THE FAITH The sea so deep and blind The sun, the wild regret The club, the wheel, the mind, O love, aren’t you tired yet? The blood, the soil, the faith These words you can’t forget Your vow, your holy place O love, aren’t you tired yet? A cross on every hill A star, a [...] MY REDEEMER I think of you all the time But I can’t speak about you any more I must love you secretly I must come to you when I am alone As I am now And even now I must be careful I want all the women You created in your image That is why [...] JOHN CALE – HALLELUJAH I think it’s time again for a little Leonard Cohen Hallelujah action … it’s been just about 8 months since I posted Allison Crowe’s version of the song, and about 17 months since I posted the lyrics I’ve been able to determine from various different versions. John Cale, who performed the song on the Basquiat [...] MERCY RETURNS ME A woman I want — An honour I covet — A place where I want my mind to dwell — Then Mercy returns me To the triad And the crisis of the song. SWEET TIME How sweet time feels when it’s too late and you don’t have to follow her swinging [...] I’ve posted in the past about how much I love this song … Leonard Cohen is an incredible songwriter and poet; so I love finding different interpretations of his work. This version, by Allison Crowe, is one of the more powerful and beautiful renditions I’ve ever heard. [...] THOUSANDS Out of the thousands who are known, or who want to be known as poets, maybe one or two are genuine and the rest are fakes, hanging around the sacred precincts trying to look like the real thing. Needless to say I am one of the fakes, and this is my story. — Leonard [...] THE COLD The cold seizes me and I shiver The wine overthrows my tears The night puts me to bed and the sorrows strengthen my resolve Your name is burning under a statue Even when I was with you I wanted to be here The rain unhooks my belt The wind gives a shape to [...] |
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