Lyric discussion by nati1271 

there was a time when you let me know what's really going on bellow the surface, bellow your pose, you act, bellow your belt, bellow your cloths, bellow your everyday thoughts, bellow what you are willing to show to everybody else, but now you never show that to me, your eyes are sealed to me, i can't see your insides anymore, you are locked, do you? your soul is blocked. but remember when i moved in you, when i moved in with you and we were living together, when i moved in your body and your eyes were infront of mine such as every other limb of ours, and we were flying like doves and felt in peace surrounds us and moving us towards better air, colorful air, we breathed it in and then out and it came out as hallelujah.

this verse is so sad, sad like tears.

The verse you are referencing is in the Jeff Buckley version, not in the original Leonard Cohen version. I prefer the Buckley version; just pointing this out for accuracy/credit where credit's due sake.

Actually, you are not wrong. There were many verses Cohen wrote - some he used at different times, some not at all. But when the song was originally recorded by him in 1984, this verse was present. And it is sad - I can't listen without crying - takes me back to early days with my (now ex) husband. I think your interpretation of that verse is right on the money - it certainly echoes mine.

Actually, you are not wrong. There were many verses Cohen wrote - some he used at different times, some not at all. But when the song was originally recorded by him in 1984, this verse was present. And it is sad - I can't listen without crying - takes me back to early days with my (now ex) husband. I think your interpretation of that verse is right on the money - it certainly echoes mine.

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