RIP Leonard Cohen

[aMUSEd]

Wow that was unexpected. RIP - what a great musician and poet! Major loss!

Sorry, but what is unexpected about dying at 82?

Just the fact that he seemed pretty well for someone his age, but obviously he probably kept health issues private anyway.

[thecontrolcentre]

Sad news RIP Leonard.

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[mcnoone]

Lived a long life doing great works.

[aMUSEd]

[PatchAdamz]

The word poet gets tossed around so much in the world of pop/rock.

But really, there is only a few, the top being Leonard Cohen.
He will continue to inspire.





The ponies run, the girls are young
The odds are there to beat
You win a while and then it's done
Your little winning streak
And summoned now to deal
With your invincible defeat
You live your life as if it's real
A thousand kisses deep

I'm turning tricks, I'm getting fixed
I'm back on boogie street
You lose your grip and then you slip
Into the masterpiece
And maybe I had miles to drive
And promises to keep
You ditch it all to stay alive
A thousand kisses deep

And sometimes when the night is slow
The wretched and the meek
We gather up our hearts and go
A thousand kisses deep

Confined to sex we pressed against
The limits of the sea
I saw there were no oceans left
For scavengers like me
I made it to the forward deck
I blessed our remnant fleet
And then consented to be wrecked
A thousand kisses deep

I'm turning tricks I'm getting fixed
I'm back on boogie street
I guess they won't exchange the gifts
That you were meant to keep
And quiet is the thought of you
The file on you complete
Except what we forgot to do
A thousand kisses deep

And sometimes when the night is slow
The wretched and the meek
We gather up our hearts and go
A thousand kisses deep

The ponies run, the girls are young
The odds are there to beat
You win a while and then it's done
Your little winning streak
And summoned now to deal
With your invincible defeat
You live your life as if it's real
A thousand kisses deep

[PatchAdamz]

And who by fire, who by water
Who in the sunshine, who in the night time
Who by high ordeal, who by common trial
Who in your merry-merry month of may
Who by very slow decay
And who shall I say is calling?

And who in her lonely slip, who by barbiturate
Who in these realms of love, who by something blunt
Who by avalanche, who by powder
Who for his greed, who for his hunger
And who shall I say is calling?

And who by brave assent, who by accident
Who in solitude, who in this mirror
Who by his lady's command, who by his own hand
Who in mortal chains, who in power
And who shall I say is calling?

[Numanoid]

RIP Lenny

Famous Blue Raincoat, one of the most beautiful songs ever

I always imagined this to be a reference to somebody jumping of the Brooklyn Bridge, or something like that, "going clear" would be like making the final decision

Yes, and Jane came by with a lock of your hair
She said that you gave it to her
That night that you planned to go clear
Did you ever go clear?

But it is in fact a reference to going clear in Scientology ?

[PatchAdamz]

Oh the sisters of mercy, they are not departed or gone.
They were waiting for me when I thought that I just can't go on.
And they brought me their comfort and later they brought me their song.
Oh I hope you run into them, you who've been travelling so long.

Yes you who must leave everything that you cannot control.
It begins with your family, but soon it comes around to your soul.
Well I've been where you're hanging, I think I can see how you're pinned:
When you're not feeling holy, your loneliness says that you've sinned.

They lay down beside me, I made my confession to them.
They touched both my eyes and I touched the dew on their hem.
If your life is a leaf that the seasons tear off and condemn
they will bind you with love that is graceful and green as a stem.

When I left they were sleeping, I hope you run into them soon.
Don't turn on the lights, you can read their address by the moon.
And you won't make me jealous if I hear that they sweetened your night:
We weren't lovers like that and besides it would still be all right,
We weren't lovers like that and besides it would still be all right.

[ZeePok]

Wow that was unexpected. RIP - what a great musician and poet! Major loss!

Sorry, but what is unexpected about dying at 82?

Just the fact that he seemed pretty well for someone his age, but obviously he probably kept health issues private anyway.

 
Wasn't unexpected for me, the moment I heard the lyrics of his last album, I'd put him on 'deathwatch'.


And sadly it rang true .


A great musician. Every time I hear 'Halleluja' I'll always get major chills.

R.I.P. indeed! .