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Samson in New Orleans - Leonard Cohen



     
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You said that you were with me
You said you were my friend
Did you really love the city
Or did you just pretendYou said you loved her secrets
And her freedoms hid away
She was better than America
That's what I heard you sayYou said how could this happen
You said how can this be
The remnant all dishonored
On the bridge of miseryAnd we who cried for mercy
From the bottom of the pit
Was our prayer so damn unworthy
The Son rejected it?So gather up the killers
Get everyone in town
Stand me by those pillars
Let me take this temple downThe king so kind and solemn
He wears a bloody crown
So stand me by that column

Let me take this temple downYou said how could this happen
You said how can this be
The chains are gone from heaven
The storms are wild and freeThere's other ways to answer
That certainly is true
Me, I'm blind with death and anger
And that's no place for youThere's a woman in the window
There's a bed in Tinsel Town
I'll write you when it's over
Let me take this temple downYou said you loved her secrets
Her freedoms hid away
She was better than America
That's what I heard you say

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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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