Chelsea Hotel #2 - Leonard Cohen

I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel You were talking so brave and so sweet Giving me head on the unmade bed While the limousines wait in the street Those were the reasons and that was New York We were running for the money and the flesh And that was called love for the workers in song Probably still is for those of them left Ah but you got away, didn't you babe You just turned your back on the crowd You got away, I never once heard you say I need you, I don't need you I need you, I don't need you And all of that jiving around I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel You were famous, your heart was a legend You told me again you preferred handsome men But for me you would make an exception And clenching your fist for the ones like us Who are oppressed by the figures of beauty You fixed yourself, you said, "Well never mind We are ugly but we have the music." And then you got away, didn't you babe I don't mean to suggest that I loved you the best I can't keep track of each fallen robin I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel That's all, I don't even think of you that often

I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel You were talking so brave and so sweet Giving me head on the unmade bed While the limousines wait in the street Those were the reasons and that was New York We were running for the money and the flesh And that was called love for the workers in song Probably still is for those of them left Ah but you got away, didn't you babe You just turned your back on the crowd You got away, I never once heard you say I need you, I don't need you I need you, I don't need you And all of that jiving around I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel You were famous, your heart was a legend You told me again you preferred handsome men But for me you would make an exception And clenching your fist for the ones like us Who are oppressed by the figures of beauty You fixed yourself, and said, "Well never mind We are ugly but we have the music." And then you got away, didn't you babe You just turned your back on the crowd You got away, I never once heard you say I need you, I don't need you I need you, I don't need you And all of that jiving around I don't mean to suggest that I loved you the best I can't keep track of each fallen robin I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel That's all, I don't even think of you that often

Twist the fingers, crush the bone Do what you must to leave me dethroned I beg to see what you claim to see We are the same energy, but in two different realities I am human, I'm alive Where I've grown, what I've learned, falsehood fortified I was human, so alive Abandoned my own kind, simple minds is where Abaddon thrives The joke's on you I have nothing to prove Find me where none choose to view Forsaken wisdom hidden within angelic tombs Where even microscopic cease in growth Ancient knowledge etched in tomes Before you judge the being you see Remember your words only fuel the hate Children of tragedy, life built upon savagery Misunderstood books, power over wisdom, they've poisoned the roots Feel me, before you wish me doom I too ate the lies fed from the mother's womb Don't see me for the things I've done Witness me for what I've become Witness me You will witness me Before you judge the being you see Remember your words only fuel the hate Children of tragedy, life built upon savagery Misunderstood books, power over wisdom, they've poisoned the roots Feel me, before you wish me doom I too ate the lies fed from the mother's womb Don't see me for the things I've done Witness me for what I've become Witness me for what I've become Witness me Witness me Witness me Witness me

Bear the scars Servitude to the light Servitude to the light Servitude to the light, I've found solace Upon the throne of the owned Cinder and corpse remain for their memories Echo within, yet I bear the scars All my life Built up resilience, fought off the evil Not this time I'm no more service, I am not worthless You are not worth this Seek the flame Liberate, liberate Seek the flame Liberate, liberate Seeking the profaned flame To reset and begin again Liberate Liberate Servitude to the light, I've found solace Upon the throne of the owned Cinder and corpse remain for their memories Echo within, yet I bear the scars Servitude to the light, I've found solace Upon the throne of the owned Cinder and corpse remain for their memories Echo within, yet I bear the scars I bear the scars I bear the scars Not this time, I bear the scars Not this time, I bear the scars I bear the scars Servitude to the light, I've found solace Upon the throne of the owned Cinder and corpse remain for their memories Echo within, yet I bear the scars Servitude to the light, I've found solace Upon the throne of the owned Cinder and corpse remain for their memories Echo within, yet I bear the scars Seek the flame Liberate, liberate Seek the flame Liberate, liberate

Do you think that God can intervene in the universe as he wants? Or is God too bound by the laws of science? Oh Slowly, slowly, but surely Darkness walks forth in shroud Shadow, shadow of hindrance Bringing forth your self-doubt Everything grows, everyone knows Enough is enough, your allies now foes It's in these moments you feel Feel it's not worth all your focus of will Open your mind, your intrinsic divine We are of one, we are of one, child of stars, oh Count your fingers while you die, your emotion, your disguise Lying, saying that you're fine, but your face says it's a lie I feel what you're going through, there is something you can do So when you think there is something you cannot move Everything grows, everyone knows Enough is enough, your allies now foes It's in these moments you feel Feel it's not worth all your focus of will Everything grows, everyone knows Enough is enough, your allies now foes Open your mind, your intrinsic divine We are of one, we are of one, child of stars If we find the answer to that It would be the ultimate triumph of human reason For then we would know the mind of God We are of one, we are of one Child of stars, child of stars We are of one, we are of one Child of stars, child of stars It's in these moments you feel Feel it's not worth all your focus of will Open your mind, your intrinsic divine We are of one, we are of one You cannot deny, intrinsic divine We are of one, we are of one, child of stars Oh

Field Commander Cohen He was our most important spy Wounded in the line of duty Parachuting acid into diplomatic cocktail parties Urging Fidel Castro to abandon fields and castles Leave it all and like a man Come back to nothing special Such as waiting rooms and ticket lines Silver bullet suicides and messianic ocean tides And racial roller coaster rides And other forms of boredom, advertised as poetry I know you need your sleep now I know your life's been hard But many men are falling Where you promised to stand guard I never asked but I heard You cast your lot along with the poor But then I overheard your prayer That you be this and nothing more Than just some grateful faithful woman's Favorite singing millionaire The patron Saint of Envy and the grocer of despair Working for the Yankee dollar I know you need your sleep now I know your life's been hard But many men are falling Where you promised to stand guard Ah, lover come and lie with me If my lover is who you are And be your sweetest self awhile Until I ask for more, my child Then let the other selves be one, yeah Let them manifest and come 'Til every taste is on the tongue 'Til love is pierced and love is hung And every kind of freedom done Then, oh, my love, oh, my love Oh, my love, oh, my love Oh, my love, oh, my love Oh, my love

אבא, כמה אהבה יש לי אליך אתה לא יודע ואם לא הראיתי מספיק קח עוד שיר שיוכל להסביר מצטער שלא הבנתי את הלב שלך מצטער שלא מצאתי את המילים איתך כי הרי מה שקיבלתי כל זה בזכותך תן לי את היד מבטיח, לא לעזוב אותך אבא אין פה מושלם אבל בשבילי אתה כל העולם גם אם יבואו שנים ללא מילים אני אבין אותך אני הבן שלך קח את הכול זה בכלל שלך תודה על הכול אני אוהב אותך ואף פעם לא כעסתי על הלב שלך אל תדאג כי זו הדרך שכתובה לך והרי מה שנתתי כל זה בשבילך גם אם לא תהיה איתי פה אני תמיד איתך

I set out one night When the tide was low There were signs in the sky But I did not know I'd be caught in the grip Of the undertow Ditched on a beach Where the sea hates to go With a child in my arms And a chill in my soul And my heart the shape Of a begging bowl I set out one night But I did not know I'd be caught in the grip Of the undertow Ditched on a beach Where the sea hates to go With a child in my arms And a chill in my soul And my heart the shape Of a begging bowl

I'm slowing down the tune I've never liked it fast You wanna get there soon I wanna get there last It's not because I'm old It's not the life I led I always liked it slow That's what my Mamma said I'm lacing up my shoes But I don't want to run I'll get there when I do Don't need no starting gun It's not because I'm old And it's not what dying does I've always liked it slow Slow is in my blood I've always liked it slow I never liked it fast With you it's got to go With me it's got to last It's not because I'm old It's not because I'm dead I've always liked it slow That's what my Mamma said All your moves are swift All your turns are tight Let me catch my breath I thought we had all night I like to take my time I like to linger as it flies A weekend on your lips A lifetime in your eyes I've always liked it slow I never liked it fast With you it's got to go With me it's got to last It's not because I'm old It's not the life I led I've always liked it slow That's what my Mamma said I'm slowing down the tune I've never liked it fast You wanna get there soon I wanna get there last So, baby let me go You're wanted back in town In case they want to know I'm just trying to slow it down