Why did Leonard Cohen write and record this song?
Crown of Light, O Darkened One,
I never thought we'd meet.
You kiss my lips, and then it's done:
I'm back on Boogie Street.
A sip of wine, a cigarette,
And then it's time to go.
I tidied up the kitchenette;
I tuned the old banjo.
I'm wanted at the traffic-jam.
They're saving me a seat.
I'm what I am, and what I am,
Is back on Boogie Street.
And O my love, I still recall
The pleasures that we knew;
The rivers and the waterfall,
Wherein I bathed with you.
Bewildered by your beauty there,
I'd kneel to dry your feet.
By such instructions you prepare
A man for Boogie Street.
So come, my friends, be not afraid.
We are so lightly here.
It is in love that we are made;
In love we disappear.
Though all the maps of blood and flesh
Are posted on the door,
There's no one who has told us yet
What Boogie Street is for.
2007-07-26 01:38:29 · 5 answers · asked by Jack P 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Perhaps because after five years in a monastery the man probably had lots of bills to pay!
Boogie on, Leonard....
2007-07-26 03:12:17 · answer #1 · answered by MarkS 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was a manic depressive and couldn't hold a note.
Now, Suzanne that was a good one.
2007-07-26 08:41:37 · answer #2 · answered by Ya-sai 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The man was full of the devil and possessed by evil spirits.
2007-07-26 08:45:17 · answer #3 · answered by Jeancommunicates 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a fine day
people open windows
they leave their houses
just for a short while
2007-07-26 08:44:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How do I know why???
2007-07-26 08:51:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋