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I touched you once too often
Now I dont know who I am
My fingerprints were missing
When I wiped away the jamYes, I called my fingerprints all night
But they dont seem to care
The last time that I saw them
They were leafing through your hairFingerprints, fingerprints
Where are you now, my fingerprints?Yeah, I thought Id leave this morning
So I emptied out your drawer
A hundred thousand fingerprints
They floated to the floorYou know hardly stopped to pick them up
No, you dont care what you lose
Now you dont even seem to know
Whose fingerprints are whoseFingerprints, fingerprints
Where are you now, my fingerprints?And now you wanna marry me
You wanna take me down the aisle
You wanna throw confetti fingerprints
You know thats not my styleOh, sure, Id like to marry you

But I cant face the dawn
With any girl who knew me
When my fingerprints were onFingerprints, fingerprints
Where are you now, my fingerprints?
Fingerprints, oh fingerprints
Where are you now, my fingerprints?

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Leonard Cohen, (born 21st September 1934 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada) is a poet, novelist and musician. His musical career has largely overshadowed his prior work as a poet and novelist, although he has continued to publish poetry sporadically after his breakthrough in the music industry. His first published book of poetry was Let Us Compare Mythologies (1956).

Musically, Cohen's early songs are based in folk music, in terms of both melody and instrumentation; from the 1970s, though, his work begins to show the influence of various types of popular and cabaret music. Since the 1980s he has typically sung in a deep bass register, accompanied by synthesisers and female backing vocals.

Despite not embarking on a tour since 1993, Cohen was forced to go on the road in 2008, following the alleged misappropriation of over U.S. $5 million from his retirement by his longtime former manager, Kelley Lynch. This left him close to bankruptcy and Cohen's mammoth world tour lasted two and a half years and included 246 shows.

Cohen's songs are often emotionally heavy and lyrically complex, owing more to the metaphoric word play of poetry than to established conventions of songcraft. His work often explores the themes of religion, isolation, and complex interpersonal relationships.

Cohen's music has become highly influential to other singer-songwriters, and more than a thousand cover versions of his works have been recorded. He is also popular in his native land, having been inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and awarded the Order of Canada, the nation's highest civilian honour.

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