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Light as the Breeze - Leonard Cohen



     
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She stands before you naked
You can see it, you can taste it
And she comes to you light as the breeze
Now you can drink it or you can nurse it
It don't matter how you worship
As long as you're down on your kneesSo I knelt there at the delta
At the alpha and the omega
At the cradle of the river and the seas
And like a blessing come from Heaven
For something like a second
I was healed and my heart was at easeOh baby I waited
So long for your kiss
For something to happen
Oh something like thisAnd you're weak and you're harmless
And you're sleeping in your harness
And the wind going wild in the trees
And it ain't exactly prison
But you'll never be forgiven

For whatever you've done with the keysOh baby I waited
So long for your kiss
For something to happen
Oh something like thisIt's dark now and it's snowing
O my love I must be going
The river has started to freeze
And I'm sick of pretending
I'm broken from bending
I've lived too long on my kneesThen she dances so graceful
And your heart's hard and hateful
And she's naked but that's just a tease
And you turn in disgust
From your hatred and from your love
And she comes to you light as the breezeOh baby I waited
So long for your kiss
For something to happen
Oh something like this
Something like thisThere's blood on every bracelet
You can see it, you can taste it
And it's please baby, please baby, please
And she says, "Drink deeply, pilgrim
But don't forget there's still a woman
Beneath this resplendent chemise"So I knelt there at the delta
At the alpha and the omega
I knelt there like one who believes
And the blessings come from Heaven
And for something like a second
I'm cured and my heart is at ease

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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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