Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker (Lyric)

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Lyrics:
If you are the dealer
I'm out of the game
If you are the healer
It means I'm broken and lame
If thine is the glory then
Mine must be the shame
You want it darker
We kill the flame
Magnified, sanctified
Be thy holy name
Vilified, crucified
In the human frame
A million candles burning
For the help that never came
You want it darker
Hineni, hineni
I'm ready, my Lord
There's a lover in the story
But the story's still the same
There's a lullaby for suffering
And a paradox to blame
But it's written in the scriptures
And it's not some idle claim
You want it darker
We kill the flame
They're lining up the prisoners
And the guards are taking aim
I struggled with some demons
They were middle-class and tame
I didn't know I had permission
To murder and to maim
You want it darker
Hineni, hineni
I'm ready, my Lord
Magnified, sanctified
Be thy holy name
Vilified, crucified
In the human frame
A million candles burning
For the love that never came
You want it darker
We kill the flame
If you are the dealer
Let me out of the game
If you are the healer
I'm broken and lame
If thine is the glory
Mine must be the shame
You want it darker
Hineni, hineni
Hineni, hineni
I'm ready, my Lord
Hineni
Hineni, hineni
Hineni

[@arib8367]

For anyone wondering, "hineni" is Hebrew for "here I am".

[@cristinachelariu1819]

Thanks for the clarification. Also, what does he mean by "You want it darker"?

[@hermite63]

Hineni, Hineni, I am ready my Lord...

[@MeT2338]

WE are killing the flame...

[@NatandGeorge]

Good ol' Kol Nidrei. . .

[@nenadcikic146]

tnx I was just to look for the meaning

[@Jamesthechef0311]

No one writes lyrics like this. No one sounds like this

[@Wolfman-tx1ne]

James Brenner that’s what makes this song FUCKING AWESOME

[@GraeByorhil]

It's a different genre but I would recommend you take a look at Zach Hemsey, may I suggest you start with either "The Pursuit of Knowledge" or "Lesson From A Nomad"? Edit - temporarily forgot the name of the second song and fixed this.

[@navb0tactual]

Steve Downes sounds like a very slightly high pitched version of him... just a little bit

[@brotherchrisgr9070]

Have u listen songs of eminem?

[@55metsfan]

Cohen passed away shortly after releasing this song. And there is speculation that he knew that he was not long for the world when he wrote it.

[@hawaiian8213]

I am here because my mom loved this song, and so did I. God bless

[@simikess]

Does anyone else agree with me that Leonard Cohen, rather than Bob Dylan, should have won the Nobel Prize for Literature, for his poetry?

[@kh91132]

simikess I agree with you

[@raquelstrauss4139]

Yes.

[@ericgilbert8725]

Yes, but I love both!

[@otto4983]

Absolutely

[@jimmckie8818]

Both of them. Dylan's lyrics are divine, concise and amazingly lyrical. Been listening to the old bugger for 52 years now. :-)

[@MortenGrueSrensen]

Give this man a Nobel prize in literature ! This is just amazing.

[@AnnaBelangerAnnabelle]

TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU ! ALL OF HIS MATERIAL IS AMAZING!!!

[@targarosko]

YES YES YES ........♥♥♥

[@fredngeoffphone1320]

bitchy queens

[@fredngeoffphone1320]

what happens when does the same thing

[@targarosko]

wow so so class !!!!

[@tamarapetrov4990]

The creepiest thing is realising he wrote this when he knew he was dying. it's so apt for someone in his disease state. I feel him.... given in to the inevitival, but so much respect for never giving up and hiding his voice.. It makes me weep to know most of this album was recorded with him in his loungeroom chair...but SO grateful he gave us this! May his legend live on for many years!He is the grand master of poetry!

[@ИльяЛенин-е8у]

Да, это действительно так!!!

[@eileengabellini6935]

Just found this gem. What a beautiful last gift to the world. This is powerful. Bless you Leonard Cohen

[@MadonnaGrogan]

Not creepy just ready to go to next levei

[@Binknew]

💛🔥🕊️

[@LaughingStock_]

"I am, ready, My Lord". Maybe you were, Dear Leonard . . . but we certainly weren't. Damn. We still need your light. Here. Now. Goodbye. And, thank-you.

[@jimmyjoe8225]

Martin Hugh hineni doesnt mean i am ready. it means here i am, or more powerfully, here i stand.

[@awendigowithinternetaccess4400]

Jimmy Joe He was referring to the actual English quote from the song you doofus.

[@GavinMaGrath]

Well said.

[@lindaelawson9415]

I fell in love with Cohen and his glorious gravel voice when I was 12. Never ready! I began to think he was immortal, would endlessly regale us with his dark brooding witty songs. Now, when I sing, "Hallelujah" and the line "I stand before the lord of song" -- I think of Leonard Cohen. Hallelujah. We miss you.

[@JOSHGD]

Beautiful

[@UwUKawaiiAnimeFanUwU69]

Woah. I've literally never heard anything like this before. I've got chills.

[@DoctorFurioso]

You might like Scott 4 or Tilt by Scott Walker. He was a near contemporary of Leonard Cohen who also died recently, and worked on similar aesthetics of pop, folk, and classical overlayed with dark, cryptically poetic lyrics.

[@brianwade879]

It does that ! I found this guy not long ago. November December 2019. Hit a rough patch ! Suddenly homeless. Temporarily staying Garfield Park. Not far from the Hawks practice arena. A home in a row of homes. It's cold out. I'm on the stoop ! Got my headphones on. And my phone just goes to sum .. next song. And it was this one. I stand out, on this block. I'm fair skinned, Those that live on this block are not. Once I hit play, he's singing deep, I've got the chills listening... And these gorgeous young ladies are walking back and forth, looking me over. What's this doing. What's he listening to ? Now they too, are sitting on the stoop. I'm half way through this song, and I guess I started to sing... I go grab a Bluetooth speaker 🔊 And I share what I'm listening to ... They must sing in church ! They pick up the back vocal , like immediately. I'm blown away ! These girls are singing background vocals, to Lenord Cohen !

[@brianwade879]

Just hearing Lenord they can just go to choir ! Yep ! I was awestruck ! After that fist night.. I went out on the stoop, each night, after that, playing through Lenord's hits. These gals singing. Met their parents. We talked. They took it upon themselves, to introduce me, to the block ! For November and December, down the block, we sang and danced ! Lenord Cohan, they sang vocals, and Tupac ! Ha ! Man.. it was great, for a little while. Thank you neighbors, on 2500 block. Just south of Madison. I was so moved, I went to Pete's. This Mother has 3 kids. They're bumping me with the cart. This Mother looks up at me.. like, sorry dude ! My kids.... Yeah ! She's getting wrung up.. looking at me like, why you still here ? I say... Dude, let me pick up her tab ! And, can I get one of those trees ? He looks at me like.. you good for this ? Yeah ! Go get a 🎄 tree. She's like "what are you doing" ? Strange white man ? I said, "can I pay for your groceries" ? She looks at me like, I spoke French or something. I said yeah ! Let me treat you, and the kids. As the store assistant is placing the groceries in car, I say, bring that Christmas tree ! I help strap it to her hood. The whole time, she's looking at me like ? I don't even know you ! Yeah. That's ok !

[@brianwade879]

Hope she had a good Christmas 🌲 Compliments of Lenord Cohan. He got in my head. Took another tree home to my daughter. She scowled ! Dad ! I don't need you dancing with my neighbors ! You have to go. Wow. By Garfield Park ! It was swell meeting you ! And, yes, the girls were in the choir ! Just a block away. They pulled me in ! Welcomed me. Man. Lenord Cohan meets Garfield Park ! 🕊️

[@GuadalupePicasso]

Welcome to the wonderful world of Leonard Cohen! May his memory be eternal☦❤

[@markv8]

I always come back to this song every time I'm at rock bottom and need strength to make a big decision in my life. Thank you Leonard. May you Rest in Peace.

[@MOGGS1942]

I've just woken to the news that Mr. Cohen has left us. My world has indeed become much darker. Knowing that countless millions of his fans' are sharing my pain, is a comfort, but nothing will ever be the same again. RIP, Sir., may you find eternal peace.

[@kerryg100]

brian morgan I concur

[@Theimbennn]

His physical being has left us but he is immortal and is cemented deep in history and heart. We the choir will keep singing his songs for the rest of all days. God bless

[@ViFeTeVi]

No one's world can be darker. Leonard's lyrics are the light that guide us. RIP, LC.

[@gitanaana]

I agree with you Brian ! My beloved long-lost friend Susan Brinckman in Montreal once rented Leonard her entire home- and moved out- so he could film "Beautiful Losers" . Maybe his songs can inspire us all though to take our own fading poems and lonely lives from the bottom shelf and refine them. By the way, what happened to Suzanne? His last letter to Marianne was very beautiful too- reaching out so he could "almost' touch her hand when she too was moving to the next dimension where he said he would soon be following. Happy they kept in touch... Listening over and over to Farewell Marianne and Suzanne, I wondered what his two beloveds looked like and saw pix here. I feel that Bob Dylan would gladly have wanted Leonard to have the Nobel Prize, At least they rushed Leonard's new CD out while he was still living. NAMASTE! - Ana ( sad sad about everything this past week! )

[@MOGGS1942]

The BBC rescheduled their BBC Four Channel last night, repeating a 1988 programme which featured a live concert, interspersed with interview snippets and ending with a visit to his home on Hydra, Greece, which he purchased for $1,500.00 back in 1966. As I watched the great man perform on stage and interact with interviewer and neighbours on Hydra, it became so much clearer just why he was so adored by so many, and for so long. His death at 82 came as a real bolt out of the blue, to me anyway. I just assumed he would go on forever. I'm glad he passed our way, and that I was introduced to his music by a girl friend whose name just happened to be - Marianne. Best wishes to you Ana.

[@Gew219]

Leonard should have been awarded the Nobel Prize instead of Dylan while he was still living. Cohen was a true poet and a musician, not only a rockman. His lines have the greatest depth of all the lyrics you can hear from a radio.

[@troolov6512]

yeah, but perhaps not instead but besides, and there are so many others unknown that deserve/d it

[@Gew219]

That's true but I'm still bitter and sorrowful that Leonard didn't get the recognition and prize he deserved before he died. If Nobel Comitee wanted to start to honour musicians and songwriters they should have started with Cohen. He brought poetry and music together in a perfect manner.

[@yuribotnarenko5010]

i thought of Leonard too when Dylan got the prize

[@MsTwelvemoons]

Totally agree!

[@dylanwaits2691]

Come now - it is not an either-or proposition... but both.

[@pbunting5143]

I love Cohen's conversations with God

[@Columba_Kos]

Indeed. Much of Cohen's art was either a conversation with God, or a celebration of a man's greatest treasure; his lover.

[@UnknownUPO]

Go meet your muse, Leonard. RIP

[@Riskmangler]

The muse will be meeting Leonard, actually.

[@UnknownUPO]

Just as long as they shake hands and say hello.Riskmangler

[@emontehernanz]

Riskmangler DEP

[@vibekeaagaard4180]

Will Greene

[@issammohanna2206]

We will all follow him to purgatory.

[@cullyschmetterling3963]

Leonard Cohen never disappoints. The older he becomes, the better his music.

[@wintherr3527]

Nope. His music has always been as good as this.

[@ishosharma3466]

NOBEL PRIZE FOR LEONARD COHEN IS OVERDUE :-)

[@kllk90]

Cully Schmetterling HE JUST DIED

[@noeldocrpsych2966]

rest in peace sir, what a poet, wordsmith you were!

[@woswasdenni1914]

kllk90 well that just means his next album will be on a whole new level

[@samsepiol4761]

John 3.19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

[@MichaelBeatonx]

And what is darker than to take the light and extinguish it? What deed more evil?

[@jacobsamorodin9937]

Leonard Cohen, blood lineage of the Jewish tribe of Levi, came to know the Lord (Adonai) whom you know as Jesus (Yeshua).

[@chrissonofpear1384]

What were they expect, after so much of the Old Testament conditioned them to kill those who claim a different God, though, @Sam Sepiol ? And it's no excuse for running with Matthew 27:25 so far, surely.

[@c.a.savage5689]

Not sure who is speaking to whom here. Is it Man reproaching God or vice versa?

[@janel342]

@@c.a.savage5689 Read on Google!

[@burningburney94]

.......and darker it has gotten.

[@kermeey]

but for him, there may be light

[@williambulsara3356]

burningburney94 he is in the light now and painfree: an Angel.❤️❤️❤️

[@dominicpelle7841]

....how Dum... Like the beautiful Cohen would in any way be able to relate to the darkness of Trump...

[@billybangbang9180]

You need to go fuck off...Kim Jong Dum !!!

[@lizpinchen6440]

What was great about Cohen was his ability to express both light and darkness so well. Life is both beauty & terror...

[@MasalaiMeri]

Thank you for the Joy, Leonard Cohen. I will never forget you. Gratitude. Rest in peace.

[@cretan982]

Greatest lyricist ever.

[@MultiPhillygirl]

Still my favourite Poet and song man. From 1967!

[@RemusNeo]

"I am ready my lord."

[@roberttuiten8858]

iam not!!!

[@amicable5237]

Edgy twelve-year-old alert!

[@walkwithus9894]

It has been one year already, and it is the first time, i`m listening to this song. It is hard to describe, how much i love everything, Leonard Cohen has done. And that is the reason, why i was not ready to hear his last album, knowing, that there will be nothing more. I thought, i would cry. And now i`m not crying. Feeling, as if everything inside me was shaking. I know, he WAS ready. I`m still not.

[@otto4983]

We are never ready... well... except for Leonard... he was born ready...

[@karolswirniak]

hineni, hineni

[@cherrycola542]

"we work in the dark, and serve the light. We Are Assassins"

[@justlilyanne]

Nobel Prize for Leonard Cohen!

[@po1897]

(im ready my lord) - and then died after ~1 month !! so emotional song wow. RIP

[@deennaemilio]

It wasn't a month, it was 2 weeks. This song released 10/20/16 and he died on 11/7/16

[@raddley1]

i knew hearing this song, that he was saying goodbye to us

[@yoshitadaihara1]

My wife died two years ago at the age of 52. I'm still in sadness.

[@christophermills7693]

I new he died but not that close. Yes it does make sense that this would be his good bye. It is also not the only entertainer to do this. When the Ultimate Warrior did his speech on his last appearance on raw, I turned at look at the screen and asked into the air why it sounded like he was giving his own urology.... he died 2 days later

[@carbo73]

@@deennaemilio wow, I didn't knew that!

[@hiimcharlottecharlotte]

The weird thing about this song(I don't know whether to call it a song or poem), is that it hits you. It doesn't matter whether you're Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Atheist, Hindu, Agnostic, or otherwise. I'm personally not religious, I have no god I believe in, and yet this song still hits me as hard as it hits my Jewish friend, and it hits all our friends the same. I see this as a testament to how powerful this song, and Leonard Cohen himself is.

[@lovejustifiesexistence]

Not as powerful as god himself

[@tiredaleir]

@@lovejustifiesexistence that wasn't what the comment was talking about tho...it's not talking about who or which is the most powerful one...

[@shaftdrive7567]

I love the personal writing, I suppose he added the religious bit coz bigger market.

[@honingbijtje83]

@@lovejustifiesexistence There is no god, all there is human made up stories that led to the death and suffering of billions of people.

[@johnnjuguna5352]

"I'm ready my Lord." Find God and submit.

[@briankelly85]

Do not stand at my gave and weep I am not there, I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow. I am the diamond glints on snow.I am the sunlight On the ripened grain. I am the gentle autumn’s rain.When you awaken in the morning hush, I am the swift uplifting rushof quiet birds in circled flight. I am the soft stars that shine at night.Do not stand at my grave and cry. I am not there. I did not die.My Spirit is still alive…

[@buddyollie180]

brian kelly who wrote that?

[@fabriciotavaresdemoraes9376]

His music has made us walk confortably through the darkness. His flame will not be killed.

[@mynameispolak]

Fabrício Tavares de Moraes well said, brother!

[@SecretCh0rd]

it seems our writing on the wall was Lorem Ipsum after all A higher tide will wash it all Wash it all away -Dessa, Sound the Bells

[@williambulsara3356]

Fabrício Tavares de Moraes 🌠

[@GoldcoastSurfCam]

Beautiful

[@Bang-bangBart]

You very casually threw out some poetry very very nice 👍

[@StanleyGreen-e7u]

A genius beyond his time

[@heidisommer6078]

❤

[@hackedstalked6371]

THANK YOU MR.COHEN!! THANK YOU...

[@Herbiemassop]

Dear Leonard, The first time you came to my attention was in the 1960s during an English lesson, when your poems were put up as an example of modern poetry in the English language. Later a friend played one of your albums and since then hardly a day has gone by that I have not listened to at least one of your tracks. Many people think your music is dark or depressing. But during times of depression and during long nights when sleep eluded, you have kept me company and lifted my spirits. For over fifty years, you have been the one constant, the soundtrack of my life. And now that you have joined your muse in that big concert hall of fame, I cannot be sad because your soul lives on in the music that keeps playing as an accompaniment to my life. Sleep well my friend.

[@claraovejero3559]

Beautifully said Herman. I feel very much the same.

[@Okamiobidala]

Thank you for writing this for him x I feel similarly that this man is immortal x and he has accompanied me through the happiest moments and the saddest x

[@coryavila01]

Beautifully said! I enjoy reading people's stories, or in this case, more of an homage. Bless you and thank you for sharing.

[@elliotstannard5621]

"Hineni hineni... I'm ready my lord."

[@galabrielh]

Thats beautiful

[@alexcostas2278]

American Gods brought me here and I must say this one is on another level!

[@lewiskazinsky7334]

The show that has become as slow, repetitive and sparse as this song - only this song actually works 😂

[@not2tees]

“As I write this I’m thinking of my father’s unique blend of self-deprecation and dignity, his approachable elegance, his charisma without audacity, his old-world gentlemanliness and the hand-forged tower of his work.” - Adam Cohen, on his father's death.

[@johedges5946]

his son sounds like a poet too

[@bearh8956]

I grew up with Leonard.... can't believe so many younger fans have tuned in to this unique Canadian musical icon. His music is relevant for 3 generations!!!

[@rudolftrost3534]

And it will be for many more.

[@violetv4412]

Just discovered his music today im canadian and never knew about him til today Im 34

[@Speaking4lines]

literally just hearing this full song and man I'm blown away a bit speechless actually

[@georgiajanvier5118]

and more

[@kathleensalazar5222]

​@georgia janvier this is a song 🎵 that helps me to wanna live when zi don't aft3er special 2 animals were stolen from me.... jelos me deepky@ plsy this song when I go to b at oeace@ what a great muscian & piet what a pleasure to have this special song ! RIP Leonard ❤❤❤❤bless u for your gifts 🎁 ❤❤❤❤❤😂 peace ✌️ be with u

[@AmazingNature365]

Amazing song ❤

[@aharon59]

I can't stop listening to this song. It touches me in a way nothing else I've heard in years comes close to . I have to have this album.

[@TheRealBarbDwyer]

Me too. Or, me three. Yeah. Me.

[@RobinHolland]

Same for me.

[@TheRealBarbDwyer]

Robin Holland Hineni. Has *got* to be the most powerful word I've ever heard. I just keep listening.

[@RobinHolland]

+TheRealBarbDwyer I totally agree. Have been thinking about that word and all the implications.

[@TheRealBarbDwyer]

It *feels* the same as 'hokka-hey'.

[@doctorsam5771]

Originally came here form AC origins but man what a badass song!

[@theloniouscoltrane3778]

You know you are not wasting your time while listening to a L.Cohen song. Poetry, philosophy, & a divine music to accompany it. One of the greatest who ever penned a song. Each word is deep and existential.

[@emilyb117]

I completely agree. If humanity is still around 2000 years from now, THIS will be the piece to understand our generation.

[@jalander8817]

Each song is a flamboyant and unambiguous ode to Lucifer.

[@yemirz]

Real

[@NepetaLeijon]

@@jalander8817 well he's jewish so

[@JackTR21]

I get chills and tears every time I hear the line "I'm ready my Lord." Cohen delivered it with such conviction.

[@MadonnaGrogan]

My dad said this before he died,precious

[@agolzad]

You said you were ready...... 🙁 rest in peace Leonard. You are irreplaceable in every way.

[@enigma3834]

"A million candles for a love that never came" "You want it darker" "We killed a flame" Damn......I feel this so much

[@hanjuabeatin8835]

Help not love

[@Bloodsport0176]

@@hanjuabeatin8835 Did u even listen to the whole song? 2:50 go check it !

[@wizardo9226]

*the flame

[@tfoster1869]

This song can mean so mannnnyyyy things. What is dark and still pure?

[@cloglighter]

What an amazing way to say "Good bye"

[@maartenvanhoven1096]

Eternity She said: "Leonard Cohen is dead." I said: "Who is Leonard Cohen?" She played his music and cried. For her Leonard Cohen had just died, for me he had just been born. Rodaan Al Galidi (translated from Dutch)

[@stevemuller8320]

Maarten van Hoven 👍

[@maarten9272]

Maarten van Hoven Wie is 'zij'?

[@KheglenAnn]

Beautiful

[@ridder_city]

Great, I've translated that into Russian as well. That sound is really international.

[@JohnDoeTheGoodGuy]

Isn't an Iraqi-Dutch poet or something?

[@anakinskywalker7547]

This man is a prophet and a servant of the Lord. When he was searching for his faith, his time with the buddhists made him only wiser. Now he has come back home. Hineni.

[@elliegreen4738]

This is one of the best songs I've ever heard there is something seductively dark about it but maybe that is just me. Love the way Leonard sings, his voice is so deep and additionally it's as though he shares some of who he is with the listener. R.I.P. Leonard

[@smartalek180]

Tho I'm sure there are others, I cannot think of any off the top of my head: A pop-star (maybe A-List, maybe just hi B-List?) from the 1960s - '70s who wasn't content to just rest on his laurels, doing endless Greatest-hits medleys to crowds of ancient fans desperately trying to keep some kind of hold on their long-faded youth... He was writing & performing some of his finest, deepest, most hypnotic, most powerful work right up to the very end. SO blessed to have had him.

[@dkv1201]

Creative people transcend death.. Their work immortalises them...

[@theresaamick9797]

Dev Kumar still, it's not much consolation due to inability to believe in anything other than nonexistence.

[@marieschwarz6185]

Oui, Monsieur COHEN est toujours présent...tant ses textes, ses musiques, son HUMANITÉ , sa vision du monde étaient JUSTES.

[@dennisdavey1590]

Wow you know 4 Ever and ever [e-mail]

[@dennisdavey1590]

Wow you know. So far so good. Ever and ever [e-mail]

[@TheRWE12]

You Want It Darker - is perhaps the best late-career album ever made by an artist. Stirring, melodic and important.

[@STATFANs]

What about Blackstar?

[@TheRWE12]

@@STATFANs yeah that too

[@crystalbelle2349]

[@eileennapier2188]

My forever Love. You still have it. x

[@peterdoris320]

Eileen Napier i

[@eileennapier2188]

Rejoice In Paradise. X

[@dbcampbell8739]

Hineni: "Here I am Lord, I am ready"

[@mackielunkey2205]

Bones and All brought me here. What a badass song.

[@CharlieJackson]

same

[@humbertogatica6420]

Hineni, hineni: I am ready my Lord, RIP Leonard Cohen, sir

[@happygraveart]

Goodbye old friend. You never knew me but without you their would be no me.

[@malkyazrhalolashvili]

Justin Aerni simply amazing! Thank you sir.

[@davecraft61]

What a poet.

[@chayacohenit2879]

Hineni, hineni I'm ready, my lord. הנני ,עני אני מוכן,אלוהי . Two weeks ago,Leonard Cohen released this song, tonight we lost an outstanding musician,with his deep voice, and sensitive lyrics touched everybody's hearts. Rest In Peace.

[@iwakiram]

An Amazing Song Performed By An Amazing Musician; this song is personally very topical today.

[@chayacohenit2879]

Antto Miettinen yes.

[@JosStrengholt]

and a specific reference to Psalm 40:8 and Hebrews 10:7.

[@Braglemaster123]

Chaya Cohen Baruch HaShem

[@markgamble7699]

R.I.P. Leonard... May the angels carry you over to the light...

[@zem7127]

Heard this in the Assassin's Creed Origins trailer, it's so good. His voice reminds me vaguely of Johnny Cash when he was older.

[@TalkingBurit0]

2 rock legends go out with absolute art, Bowie and Cohen two music greats

[@TalkingBurit0]

I'm very big on lyrics I think that's why I kept listening to this song as this is true poetry

[@suesjoy]

Yes- that was amazing. Two great artists, knew how to die, and left something beautiful and poignant for their fans to remember them by.

Well spoken!

[@seaturtlepoppy7679]

Crappy bookends to a crappy year.

[@bethjeans3780]

Listening to Leonard Cohen since 1969, still as amazed, delighted, and shaken. Thank you.

[@briancox3691]

And me 3 years before that... Beautiful...

[@howarddirkson2921]

amen

[@uncleruckus1160]

Beth Jeans he's dead

[@leo9lady]

SO?? How does that dispute what she wrote?

[@suzyhager1]

I think it's weird I was 16 in 1969 and never heard of Leonard until I moved in with a musician 7 years ago. In high school it was the Beatles, Motown, etc. But I'm his fan now. I grew up in PA

[@ailaranta2606]

These are not 'songs', his every poem is a heavenly Masterpiece in music. And I don't simply listen but get overwhelmed with joy and love.

[@DonBonin]

RIP. My Canadian heart is so much bigger for having loved you.

[@MultiDisasters]

This brings me back to January and listening to Blackstar after Bowie's death. Another goodbye this year... "I'm ready, my Lord".

[@Mathiske69]

indeed

[@TorkG8]

Couldn't agree more.

[@markwillingham5343]

He was being honest God loves that

[@sturmraist50]

Godspeed, maestro. You knew you'd be joining Marianne soon. And you left us with this final word. Thank you, Leonard.

[@chrysolyte5]

"A million candles burning for a love that never came..." See you on the darker side, My Lord

[@submonicass]

Tears falls everytime. We lost a poet, there will never again be such an artist, such a voice, such a poet of music, such a great man.

[@stephentownsend6637]

Hello Monica....

[@davecraft61]

I'm hopeful Nick Cave can carry the torch some...

[@richardcourchene7477]

A true Canadian legend. RIP. He will be truly missed.

[@fieldsofgolification]

Genius artist. Once in a generation the gods send one.

[@triyaginait9474]

..память ему Вечная! спи с миром! мы помним тебя и любим!

[@BorisCr]

RIP Mister Leonard Cohen...

[@normwhalen6862]

Just when you think there's nowhere else left to go, he takes you there

[@88l64]

Exactly

[@addewasurendra]

Whatever people may Feel ..This song is my Favorite hymn and Prayer ..So relatable as a Human😊

[@oldpossum]

R.I.P. Leonard Cohen. Thank you for your music, for a part of my life.

[@nancym.fuller3098]

RIP Leonard Cohen, badass till the end.

[@JohnM-oo7io]

On each consequitive album, Leonard's voice got deeper and deeper!!!! Superb Voice!!!

[@toomuchrose]

There is a reason why Leonard Cohen can still do it at the age of 82. He has the gift that others don't. This album is a direct relation to Blackstar and The Skeleton Tree. Music that lives and communicates the human condition in a triumvirate of albums that have somehow aligned like the Earth, Moon and Sun in a mysterious and beautiful way. Fabulous stuff Leonard.

[@ecetan1714]

toomuchrose

[@bertus161057]

well spoken

[@culturalfatwa]

Beautifully put ... when 'Lenny' was asked about Bob's Nobel prize he put it more or less like this...they put a marker on mount everest to state it was the tallest mountain in the world? Class act...

[@culturalfatwa]

...interview pay walled unfortunately but if you have the access...www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/culture/leonard-cohen-hey-thats-some-way-to-say-goodbye-00tc2sx9n

[@culturalfatwa]

...interview pay walled unfortunately but if you have the access...www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/culture/leonard-cohen-hey-thats-some-way-to-say-goodbye-00tc2sx9n

[@quoe1]

Adieu Leonard. Thank you.

[@ninthfloor33020]

“Billions” brought me here.. season 3 episode 3. Anyone else? RIP L.C. 🙏🏼

[@boudicca9807]

Yes, me too! Only a couple of weeks ago.

[@tatianalaurla2799]

Absolutely genious song! The new album is a masterpiece!

[@AltheaHekate]

All his albums are Masterpieces!;-))

[@catherinedevaublanc9924]

AltheaHekate l'île

[@AltheaHekate]

Ah, catherine, je suis, tres, tres triste..... Leonard Cohen, j'adore.... Je ne crois pas... Il est mort... Merci pour votre Songs, Mr Cohen.... Adieu mon Nightingale....

[@nelvthoen1029]

AltheaHekate

[@Tphilpott1]

"The help that never came" No accusation was never more precise.

[@elizabethek3909]

@Giovanni Marrero it depends of who He is in The song, Jesus will come, He comes for everyone who belive in Him, The day we die.

[@franceshutner242]

@@elizabethek3909 I don't agree: I think the song refers to the Holocaust.

[@anthonyfrancisco7407]

@@franceshutner242 I don't think so it might be Christ

[@poeticrapier]

@@elizabethek3909 whole lot of help that is. Like a friend who always shows up after the work is done, or "forgets" their wallet when the bill is due.

[@Jonescan55]

Footprints

[@KathleenMcCormickLCSWMPH]

A song for our time.

[@sturmraist50]

The first recorded word we ever heard from Leonard was "Suzanne." The last recorded word we heard was "mine."

[@miki7777777ful]

RIP Artist....

[@daveycard]

Artist? use his name

[@miki7777777ful]

daveycard he was first an artist and next a man...

[@--Dipanshu--]

"I am ready my lord" Yup... He was indeed.

[@sherhak]

it's so much darker since your flame went out. i love you leonard cohen. RIP

[@ravenmeadows7350]

*Hineni, hineni I'm ready, my lord*....................... RIP Leonard Cohen .September 21, 1934 - November 7, 2016 ..............

[@pilottests]

Hineni, hineni.. I am.. I am in Hebrew..

[@noralyounes214]

its mean "here I am " in old Hebrew.

[@moondancer3157]

pilottests I knew Cohen was Jewish cuz he told me but I was trying to find that on my translate app and couldn't. Thanks

[@einweltenwanderer]

This will never die, Never be forgotten. ❤

[@BeaverVision]

And darker it has become. R.I.P. Leonard Cohen

[@plumixtee3496]

I thank Ubisoft for making me discover this

[@noahhorwitz5644]

how and why ubisoft

[@zyrux_]

@@noahhorwitz5644 the song is used in Assassin's creed Origins cinematic trailer

[@grantgarrett9239]

@@noahhorwitz5644 it’s in the ac origins trailer that’s why I am here

[@thomasgolden4262]

@@grantgarrett9239 it’s in peaky blinders too so that’s why I’m here

[@stephenc6814]

and its in the boys and American gods;) why im here ;)

[@skovner]

A Mourner's Kaddish for Leonard - and for civilization

[@deboramotapedro5706]

:( "There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in." Leonard Cohen RIP

[@mouffetard5261]

so impressed!! he's still got it going on!!!

[@carlosmarsh7585]

yo!!!

[@joetorres53]

R.I.P. ❤

[@julianbarbosatorralbo7766]

Gracias por haber existido y hacerme tan feliz con tus poemas y música. Hasta siempre.

[@kkkzorro]

Bellas palabras Julian! Cohen inspiró varias generaciones - un faro existencial

[@ThatsWhenItkickedin]

im an old hippie. leonard is better than ever. the lyrics are chilling. to me, it is his conversation with god, and god's need for more human suffering. he says in hebrew at the end ''im ready''

[@GamersGod009]

Just came here after watching Billions Great song and great show

[@rustytonesbc]

your heart was a legend.

[@DusanMBasa]

R.I.P. Mr. Cohen, one of the best poets and songwriters in history of music, your songs will live forever. Thank you!

[@Ann-ol6xq]

Can't get this song out of my head...why?

[@Lifeguard1970]

Heavenly Father, Giver of Peace and Protector of the Innocent, Hineni, here I am, Lord, humbly coming before You, recognizing the profound complexity of Your creation. We come before You with open and grateful hearts, acknowledging the sacredness that flows through Your creation and the miraculous gift of each new day. Lord, You have granted us the rhythm of life, day and night, waking and sleeping, with each sunrise providing a canvas of Your grace and a fresh start for all. As we acknowledge the profound gift of life, we are especially mindful that, if we are lucky, we may witness around 26,000 sunrises. Each morning offers a divine opportunity to live purposefully and impactfully, to love deeply, and to act kindly. Help us, Lord, to use our time wisely, making the most of each day You bless us with. Today marks day 19,796 for me. I am deeply grateful for each day and for the two health challenges that have positively impacted me: a brain tumor 15 years ago, which was a blessing in disguise, and a rare and aggressive cancer diagnosed two years ago, now undetectable, a recovery my oncologist had never seen before. These life experiences have kept me on the intended path and profoundly affected not only my life but also the lives of those who remain steadfastly by my side, especially my wife of 25 years, my mother, and my two children. Although my twin brother passed away unexpectedly six years ago, his presence is always felt. May my life experiences resonate with and impact others. We ask You to lift up all of humanity, particularly our young adults in colleges and universities who face unprecedented challenges. Amidst academic disruptions, protests, and division, we ask for Your guidance and wisdom. We pray for educators and leaders, especially those within the University of California system, as they navigate these tumultuous times. Grant them the strength to foster environments of learning, unity, and respect, rather than division. Lord, we also pray for the medical community, inspired by my own physician, who is remarkable for being board-certified in five different specialties. May his dedication and breadth of knowledge inspire the next generation of doctors to embrace a holistic approach to healthcare. Teach them the importance of continual learning and understanding the subtle, yet critical changes in their patients’ health, which can have profound consequences if overlooked. Encourage them to strive not only for specialization but for a broader, more ethical practice that prioritizes patient care over profit, particularly in challenging the prevailing norms of the pharmaceutical industry. Awaken all of us to the beauty and responsibility of each day granted. Teach us to appreciate and celebrate the simple yet profound blessings that each sunrise brings. May we see every new day as an opportunity to renew our commitment to living in accordance with Your will, reflecting Your love and light in all that we do. In these times of change, let us be beacons of Your love, embracing the universality of Your grace. May our actions inspire others to seek You and experience the transformative passage of the Holy Spirit through their lives, enriching them in ways they never imagined possible. Strengthen us to be vigilant and steadfast in our faith, to wield it as a shield against deception, and to draw courage from those who have glimpsed beyond the veil through transformative experiences. Let their testimonies serve as beacons of hope and catalysts for faith, reminding us of the thin veil between the temporal and the eternal. Above all, Lord, we ask for Your light to shine through the cloud of misinformation and omitted truths, illuminating our paths and inspiring us to make the world better, more beautiful, and broken as it may be. Let this prayer be a doorway to deeper reflection for all who read it, leading to a personal encounter with Your endless grace. In the name of Jesus Christ, who sanctified water through His baptism and taught us to find You in all things, we pray. Amen.

[@MrMusicFan85]

Hineini....I am ready my lord. RIP maestro LC.

[@camelsheit_on_the_walls446]

Leonard saw it coming: You want it darker. . And he took his leave, wanting no part in it. Heading towards the light now the lucky fellow, to meet dear ones. Mr. Cohen, can you please from that Higher vantage point make a few kracks in the shell trapping us earthbound, so that some light may reach us, we need it . Thank you for all Lots of Love

[@HogarthsHeros]

camelshit how high were you when you wrote that comment

[@camelsheit_on_the_walls446]

Pretty high indeed :) . . . . on emotions.

[@askingforthemoon]

The choral background is mesmerising. This song got a soul

[@KMTOLEDO]

Haunting song and incredible poetry.