Leonard Cohen - Leonard Cohen Anthology (Songbook)

WORDS AND MUSIC BY LEONARD COHEN

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2. And Jesus was a sailor
When he walked upon the water,
And he spent a long time watching
From his lonely wooden tower.
And when he knew for certain
Only drowning men could see him,
He said, All men will be sailors then
Until the sea shall free them.
But he himself was broken,
Long before the sky would open.
Forsaken, almost human,
He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone.
And you want to travel with him,
And you want to travel blind,
And you think maybe youll trust him,
For hes touched your perfect body with his mind.

3. Now Suzanne takes your hand,
And she leads you to the river.
She is wearing rags and feathers
From Salvation Army counters.
And the sun pours down like honey
On our lady of the harbour.
And she shows you where to look
Among the garbage and the flowers.
There are heroes in the seaweed,
There are children in the morning,
They are leaning out for love,
And they will lean that way forever.
While Suzanne holds the mirror.
And you want to travel with her,
And you want to travel blind,
And you know that you can trust her,
For shes touched your perfect body with her mind.

CHELSEA HOTEL #2

WORDS AND MUSIC BY LEONARD COHEN

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2. 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.
Chorus

3. I dont mean to suggest that I loved you the best,
I cant keep track of each fallen robin.
I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel,
Thats all, I dont think of you that often.

SO LONG, MARIANNE

WORDS AND MUSIC BY LEONARD COHEN

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2. Well, you know that I love to live with you,
But you make me forget so very much.
I forget to pray for the angel,
And then the angels forget to pray for us.
Chorus

3. We met when we were almost young,
Deep in the green lilac park.
You held on to me like I was a crucifix,
As we went kneeling through the dark.
Chorus

4. Your letters, they all say that youre beside me now.
Then why do I feel alone?
Im standing on a ledge, and your fine spider web
Is fastening my ankle to a stone.
Chorus

5. For now I need your hidden love,
Im cold as a new razor blade.
You left when I told you I was curious,
I never said that I was brave.
Chorus

6. Oh, youre really such a pretty one.
I see youve gone and changed your name again,
And just when I climbed this whole mountainside
To wash my eyelids in the rain.
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7. O your eyes, well, I forget your eyes,
Your bodys at home in every sea.
How come you gave away your news to everyone,
That you said was a secret for me?
Chorus

TOWER OF SONG

WORDS AND MUSIC BY LEONARD COHEN