Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen - Here it is

Lyrics:

Here is your crown

And your seal and rings;

And here is your love

For all things.

Here is your cart,

And your cardboard and piss;

And here is your love

For all of this.

May everyone live,

And may everyone die.

Hello, my love,

And my love, Goodbye.

Here is your wine,

And your drunken fall;

And here is your love.

Your love for it all.

Here is your sickness.

Your bed and your pan;

And here is your love

For the woman, the man.

May everyone live,

And may everyone die.

Hello, my love,

And, my love, Goodbye.

And here is the night,

The night has begun;

And here is your death

In the heart of your son.

And here is the dawn,

(Until death do us part);

And here is your death,

In your daughter's heart.

May everyone live,

And may everyone die.

Hello, my love,

And, my love, Goodbye.

And here you are hurried,

And here you are gone;

And here is the love,

That it's all built upon.

Here is your cross,

Your nails and your hill;

And here is your love,

That lists where it will

May everyone live,

And may everyone die.

Hello, my love,

And my love, Goodbye.

Comments

13 years ago

livingcircle

@manumoka I think you'll find that is is "here it is the love, that lists where it will" Leonard shifts us from one perspective to another to feel it - rather than spell it out like a jerk - as if it could be understood outside the heart. You might not call it understanding - but you obviously feel it! And in that feeling there is a natural willingness to stay connected that is lost if the thin-king tries to reassert command and control.

13 years ago

ken pu

gREAT JOB, BEAUTIFUL PHOTO.tHANK YOU.

13 years ago

manumoka

This is such an amazing song, though i'm not entirely sure what he's singing about. The last verse is actually: Here is your cross, Your nails and your hill; And here is the love, That lifts where it will.

13 years ago