| Leonard Cohen – Death of a Ladies' Man Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Just an impression, but I think its about a person who finds religion, is unfulfilled by it because she expects too much, then leaves it behind, living solitary with the young boy atheism because she feels spurned since her faith was immediately rewarded. or, it could mean exactly what it says: Love comes, love leaves. |
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| Leonard Cohen – Field Commander Cohen Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| It looks like a disillusionment with American Democracy, but he isn't abandoning it, he wants it to wake up. The "lover lie with me" on is damning people who sit back apathetically and let the nation sleep, And they will sleep until the nation is destroyed by despotism. | |
| Leonard Cohen – Un Canadien Errant (The Lost Canadian) Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Its an old French Canadian Folk song, its about pro-French rebels being expelled from Canada after the English took over. He seems to be proud of his French heritage. (see the Partisan) | |
| Leonard Cohen – Is This What You Wanted Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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He was never good enough for her in her own eyes, but he remained loyal where she became loose. She suffered as he remained whole. In the end she is too weak to remain with one man, but to weak to leave that man because she knows she is un-love-able. Or on the flip side, its about pity sex with a woman he could never have, neither explanation would surprise me. Is this what you wanted? To have a sexual connection that is empty? |
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| Leonard Cohen – There Is a War Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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A mix between a protest song, though it came a year late. But he also has elements of anger towards people who protest for nothing "tiny burden" (I thought people who protest out of boredom was a recent phenomenon) And a general anger at the human race for being so confrontational, it's essentially a better version of "Why can't we be friends" but using irony. |
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| Leonard Cohen – A Thousand Kisses Deep Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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The song is about accepting things we can't change, and accepting a path we didn't exactly envision for ourselves. (same theme as the traitor). "Can't return the gifts you were mean't to keep" You can't pick and choose events, and gifts, life has a large element of choice, but accept the things you are meant to have. "Summoned now to deal... ...invincible defeat" Down on your luck? Its the way it goes, accept it and live through it. "No oceans left..." Being a scavenger is like a fantasy, but there are no oceans, that is not who he is. "Consent to be wrecked" Accept your fates you cannot control and move forward from there. He believes there is a quiet courage in accepting the path that is laid ahead of you, as you gather up your heart and go a thousand kisses deep. |
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| Leonard Cohen – Diamonds in the Mine Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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This is a bleak song sang as an insanely peppy folk tune. The gist of the song is that life is empty now and there is nothing special (no diamonds in the mine, no chocolates in the boxes) No refuge in the coven of the witch.. sterilized the bitch (2nd best line) There is no comfort in religion a doctor(scientist) sterilized it of any truth or meaning. As for the Lover with a broken limb. She worked hard to take care of him, but he cheated on her. "Eating up a lady where the lions and Christians fight" (best line) Eating up a lady where her passions meet her morals (her genitals) The lions of passion fight the Christian morals of celibacy. (he uses sex and religion a lot) Man of energy... The man who was supposed to save the world is wasted. (miraculously intelligent people (doctors)waste their talents on abortion, Viagra, and other things that are products of a modern moral-less society. I hope my deciphering of the last musical poet was helpful. |
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| Leonard Cohen – The Traitor Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| 1. It seems to be about a man settling for someone who is not right for him rather than what his heart desires. He becomes an enemy of love, The Men of Action Falling back is the man too weak to take action and leave, following his heart. He has a relationship of physical love but not real love. He is a traitor to himself. | |
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