Anthem
Leonard Cohen
The birds they sang At the break of day Start again I heard them say Don't dwell on what Has passed away Or what is yet to be The wars they will Be fought again The holy dove Be caught again Bought and sold And bought again The dove is never free CHORUS Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack in everything That's how the light gets in We asked for signs The signs were sent The birth betrayed The marriage spent The widowhood Of every government Signs for all to see Can't run no more With the lawless crowd While the killers in high places Say their prayers out loud But they've summoned up A thundercloud And they're going to hear from me CHORUS You can add up the parts But you won't have the sum You can strike up the march There is no drum Every heart To love will come But like a refugee CHORUS60s 70s 80s acoustic alternative anthem autumn ballady best mouth in rock Bittersweet bleak blues brooding canada Canadian chill chillout classic rock Cohen Coolest guys country cwc dark electronic favs folk folk rock folk-rock gonatt good gotanygoodmusic Great Lyricists halftoned singles club indie introspection jazz leonard leonard cohen Leonard Cohen plus lyricist male vocalists matadoras melancholy Mellow montreal Moptracks my fav tracks oldies poet poetry political pop punk rainy afternoon Rainy Evening rainy morning Reflective reggae repeat oh please repeat rock singer songwriter singer-songwriter Slow Rock Solitude songwriter spiritual strangeromanticdeadrockcave thats how the light gets in The Best Of All there is a crack in everything tracks une vie moins ordinaire Uplifting wistful
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