
Book of Longing

There is no need That this survive There’s truth that lives And truth that dies
Leonard Cohen • Book of Longing
For less than a second Our lives will collide The endless suspended The door open wide
Leonard Cohen • Book of Longing
I’m angry with the angel Who pinched me on the thigh And made me fall in love With every woman passing by
Leonard Cohen • Book of Longing
But I admired the Communists for their pig-headed devotion to something absolutely wrong.
Leonard Cohen • Book of Longing
There’s truth that lives And truth that dies I don’t know which So never mind
Leonard Cohen • Book of Longing
Beloved, I’m yours As I’ve always been From marrow to pore From longing to skin
Leonard Cohen • Book of Longing
And yes she lied about it all Her children and her husband You were meant to judge the world Forgive me but I wasn’t
Leonard Cohen • Book of Longing
I see my life In full review It was never me It was always you
Leonard Cohen • Book of Longing
Is it you who is waiting, Sahara, or is it me?