Leonard Cohen - Alexandra Leaving

Most of You dont understand one line of this! everyting seems to be about cheap sex for you! Ever heard of a thing called Love? or maybe it's the same to you dumb nitwhits? Anyway Cohen is way too deep for you,.. and too good too!

this song is about his reunion with his daughter 'alexandra' whom he had not seen since she was very small

Her legs are hoisted over his shoulders? This is a fuck song matey! Good old rock and roll on valium!

If thats the way you see it buddy then yeah, but hardly "good old rock n roll...." or the sentiments of a guy who just spent the night shaggin a downtown whore!

Rock and roll is a metaphor for sex Buddy!? And is what he's talking about in this song. Sentries are the piss flaps and the the heart is a pussy. Don't be too upset.. Coen is a self confessed sex addict. Read his biog'.

Yeah! So? Its in the interpretation, like "you trod in some bad shit man!"

you're right but she was interested and she fucks him all night long. 'As you slip through the sentries of the heart'???
Go figure!

Listen carefully? And you will soon realise that this song, like a lot of other Coens relationship songs, is about a one night stand!!! And my friends, it's all about sex. His deep metaphors are hiding a very raunchy fucking session. He's a dirty old man who's mastered the art of describing sex in a deep poetic way and at the same time, he makes it sound so brilliant. We love him.

Who are "We"?

It's clearly about a girl. It's a variation on the Cavafy poem. By implication, it's Alexandria that's the metaphor.