Monday, March 14, 2016

That's how the light gets in (Leonard Cohen)


  The birds they sang at the break of day
Start again I heard them say
Don't dwell on what has passed away
Or what is yet to be.
Ah, the wars they will be fought again
The holy dove, she will be caught again
Bought and sold and bought again
The dove is never free.
           
Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in
           
We asked for signs, the signs were sent
The birth betrayed, the marriage spent
Yeah, the widowhood of every government --
Signs for all to see

            Refrain
           
I can't run no more with that novice crowd
While the killers in high places say their prayers out loud.
But they've summoned, they've summoned up a thunder cloud,
And they're going to hear from me.
           
Refrain
           
You can add up the parts but you won't have the sum
You can strike up the march, there is no drum
Every heart, every heart to love will come
But like a refugee.           

Refrain

To hear Leonard Cohen perform his song Anthem, click on the video below:

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