A woman watches her body uneasily, as though it were an unreliable ally in the battle for love.
Leonard CohenJust to get serious about this thing, you know. One has to be compassionate. It's true that people are up against things, economically and emotionally.
Leonard CohenIt's inappropriate for an elderly chap to register, you know, authentically, his feelings, you know, because they really can be interpreted. So you have to get quite covert as you get older. Or you have to find some avuncular way, you know, of responding.
Leonard CohenI can't run no more with that lawless crowd while the killers in high places say their prayers out loud. But they've summoned, they've summoned up a thundercloud and they're going to hear from me. Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack in everything That's how the light gets in.
Leonard Cohen