Uploaded by balcky666 on Mar 31, 2008
I came so far for beauty left
so much behind
My patience and my family
My masterpiece unsigned
I thought I'd be rewarded
For such a lonely choice
And surely she would answer
To such a very hopeless voice
I practiced all my sainthood
I gave to one and all
But the rumours of my virtue
They moved her not at all
I changed my style to silver
I changed my clothed to black
And where I would surrender
Now I would attack I stormed the old casino
For the money and the flesh And I myself decided
What was rotten and what was fresh
And men to do my bidding
And broken bones to teach
The value of my pardon
The shadow of my reach
But no, I could not touch her
With such a heavy hand
Her star beyond my order
Her nakedness unmanned
I came so far for beauty
I left so much behind
My patience and my family
My masterpiece unsigned
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If only Sara Quin could have put this on Sainthood...
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This is your brain
This is your brain on Leonard Cohen!!!!
3 months ago 2
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reminds me of sarah maas who changed her style to silver and black.
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love cohen, allways will
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@SaraStorm1 with you there - loved this music since I was 14. Only really learnt what it meant when I hit about 16.
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ian and silvia and Leonard Cohen are all Canadians...the great white north has a mega soul...
10 months ago 2
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@613suz so does ian and silvia
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ons verstand is niet wijs genoeg om het zonder ons hart te doen.
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WOW guess I'm not the only one chasing down Tegans inspirations. I read the rifflandia summary of their new album and I almost died at how adsolutly Tegan and Sara the music will be... utterly perfect. Oh and I've always loved Leanard. I was the wierd 13 year old who was listening to "I'm your man" when everyone else was odsessed with boybands!
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Tegan and Sara will be naming their album "Sainthood" inspired by this song =)
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