Well, the chorus is clear enough, but I've got know idea what the rest of the song is about. Where the lions and Christians fight? Trained a hundred women? Whaa?
Either way, I like how he just gets crazier as the song goes on, and he's just yelling at the end. It amuses me.
@jebso Leonard Cohen is brilliant. Notice also how he changes it to "your vine" and "your boxes" - nailing each of us personally. He ends by yelling the pain and frustration - very appropriate to the theme. He's done it before. At then end of "One of Us Cannot Be Wrong" he sings "la da da da..." (the haunting melody) louder and louder, getting rough and off-key, screaming as he fades out. Like a man who tried to drown the pain with booze now leaving the stage. It's my...
@jebso Leonard Cohen is brilliant. Notice also how he changes it to "your vine" and "your boxes" - nailing each of us personally. He ends by yelling the pain and frustration - very appropriate to the theme. He's done it before. At then end of "One of Us Cannot Be Wrong" he sings "la da da da..." (the haunting melody) louder and louder, getting rough and off-key, screaming as he fades out. Like a man who tried to drown the pain with booze now leaving the stage. It's my favorite Cohen song.
Well, the chorus is clear enough, but I've got know idea what the rest of the song is about. Where the lions and Christians fight? Trained a hundred women? Whaa?
Either way, I like how he just gets crazier as the song goes on, and he's just yelling at the end. It amuses me.
@jebso Leonard Cohen is brilliant. Notice also how he changes it to "your vine" and "your boxes" - nailing each of us personally. He ends by yelling the pain and frustration - very appropriate to the theme. He's done it before. At then end of "One of Us Cannot Be Wrong" he sings "la da da da..." (the haunting melody) louder and louder, getting rough and off-key, screaming as he fades out. Like a man who tried to drown the pain with booze now leaving the stage. It's my...
@jebso Leonard Cohen is brilliant. Notice also how he changes it to "your vine" and "your boxes" - nailing each of us personally. He ends by yelling the pain and frustration - very appropriate to the theme. He's done it before. At then end of "One of Us Cannot Be Wrong" he sings "la da da da..." (the haunting melody) louder and louder, getting rough and off-key, screaming as he fades out. Like a man who tried to drown the pain with booze now leaving the stage. It's my favorite Cohen song.