Leonard Cohen - Joan of Arc

Now the flames they followed Joan of Arc
as she came riding through the dark;
no moon to keep her armour bright,
no man to get her through this very smoky night.
She said, "I'm tired of the war,
I want the kind of work I had before,
a wedding dress or something white
to wear upon my swollen appetite."

Well, I'm glad to hear you talk this way,
you know I've watched you riding every day
and something in me yearns to win
such a cold and lonesome heroine.
"And who are you?" she sternly spoke
to the one beneath the smoke.
"Why, I'm fire," he replied,
"And I love your solitude, I love your pride."

"Then fire, make your body cold,
I'm going to give you mine to hold,"
saying this she climbed inside
to be his one, to be his only bride.
And deep into his fiery heart
he took the dust of Joan of Arc,
and high above the wedding guests
he hung the ashes of her wedding dress.

It was deep into his fiery heart
he took the dust of Joan of Arc,
and then she clearly understood
if he was fire, oh then she must be wood.
I saw her wince, I saw her cry,
I saw the glory in her eye.
Myself I long for love and light,
but must it come so cruel, and oh so bright?

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[Thelittleonesaid]

@weepingboy

The mark of a great poet is that they can extol anything with great beauty, regardless of denomination, creed or culture....in this light your comment seems a little strange and out of place! In any case, Cohen extols, if indeed that is what he is doing, Joan of Arc as a feminine hero, rather than a Christian one, and he is writing as a man, rather than a Jew.

[KingOfMartyrTown]

"If he was fire, oh then she must be wood"

If songs like this were still made today, and people listened to them intently, then I think mankind would probably break down and cry at the sorry state it has become. Joan de'arquee was an amazing woman, and it takes an amazing man like Cohen to portray her with any kind of justice.

[tonytherapy]

a beautiful song from a beautiful man....

[JerichoDitch2]

He is portraying Joan of Arc as a bride and the fire that killed her as her lover... Cohen's lyrics are agonizing and beautiful... his talent for imagery is remarkable... Cohen has no peers

[dudilek11]

kasuj A i dawaj na TNT

[benny8hill]

Wonder Upon Why a Polish Sick Obese Maiden Got the Quick Canonization Over Her Bloody Courageous Campaign??

[benny8hill]

Any Pure French Maid for the Title Role? How about the Recent First RunnerUp Miss World? At least her French Blood came from the French Father Conquistador! The Mother has Great World Maidenhood.

[buzett]

Why is this man not our poet laureat? I feel he expresses many of mans' emotions in a way that many of us can understand, with simple verses put to a tune.

[styxcreek]

justin beiber is music to slit your wrists to. leonard's music is life affirming

[joeeuro2]

The wine is bad, a sudden depression set in...... great song

[DrTechnoHorror]

Outstanding! Angel voice of 12 years old girl!

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[TheDan5651]

@cfsexplorer01 stop it lol