I Long to Hold Some Lady
demetrios
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by Leonard Cohen!
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I long to hold some lady
For my love is far away,
And will not come tomorrow
And was not here today.
There is no flesh so perfect
As on my lady's bone,
And yet it seems so distant
When I am all alone:
As though she were a masterpiece
In some castled town,
That pilgrims come to visit
And priests to copy down.
Alas, I cannot travel
To a love I have so deep
Or sleep too close beside
A love I want to keep.
But I long to hold some lady,
For flesh is warm and sweet.
Cold skeletons go marching
Each night beside my feet.
- I was able to see him live 2 nights at the Rebecca Cohen here in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It was pretty emotional! Would see him again in a heart beat!
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I long to hold some lady
For my love is far away,
And will not come tomorrow
And was not here today.
There is no flesh so perfect
As on my lady's bone,
And yet it seems so distant
When I am all alone:
As though she were a masterpiece
In some castled town,
That pilgrims come to visit
And priests to copy down.
Alas, I cannot travel
To a love I have so deep
Or sleep too close beside
A love I want to keep.
But I long to hold some lady,
For flesh is warm and sweet.
Cold skeletons go marching
Each night beside my feet.
- I was able to see him live 2 nights at the Rebecca Cohen here in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It was pretty emotional! Would see him again in a heart beat!
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If you want a lover
Ill do anything you ask me to
And if you want another kind of love
Ill wear a mask for you
If you want a partner
Take my hand
Or if you want to strike me down in anger
Here I stand
Im your man
If you want a boxer
I will step into the ring for you
And if you want a doctor
Ill examine every inch of you
If you want a driver
Climb inside
Or if you want to take me for a ride
You know you can
Im your man
Ah, the moons too bright
The chains too tight
The beast wont go to sleep
Ive been running through these promises to you
That I made and I could not keep
Ah but a man never got a woman back
Not by begging on his knees
Or Id crawl to you baby
And Id fall at your feet
And Id howl at your beauty
Like a dog in heat
And Id claw at your heart
And Id tear at your sheet
Id say please, please
Im your man
And if youve got to sleep
A moment on the road
I will steer for you
And if you want to work the street alone
Ill disappear for you
If you want a father for your child
Or only want to walk with me a while
Across the sand
Im your man
If you want a lover
Ill do anything you ask me to
And if you want another kind of love
Ill wear a mask for you
The man is over 70 year's old, and his vocals/singing still sounds as good as when he was 20. He was 'built with a golden voice!'
I love his Book of Longing. Bought his Stranger Music book at the show that night. It was unforgetable.
is it from the film .. the backwoods?
Leonard Cohen's There Is A War (with which the film opens)
Sweet!
Overall, I'd say Cohen is a good, but not great, songwriter.
Oh, Alf.....get a life...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hf13HjZbYPE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yK2oDpnUXug
My favorite Greek artist of all time!
RIP friend! :(