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'When They Said Repent...

 

I WONDER

 

 

WHAT THEY

 

 

MEANT...?'

 

~L. Cohen

Take the only tree that's left

and stuff it up the hole

in your culture

Give me back the Berlin wall

give me Stalin and St Paul

I've seen the future, brother:

it is murder.

 

get ready for the future:

it is murder

 

Things are going to slide ...slide in all directions... 

 

There'll be the breaking of the ancient

western code

Your private life will suddenly explode

There'll be phantoms

There'll be fires on the road

and the white man dancing

You'll see a woman

hanging upside down

her features covered by her fallen gown

and all the lousy little poets

coming round

tryin' to sound like Charlie Manson

and the white man dancin'

 

Give me back the Berlin wall

Give me Stalin and St Paul

Give me Christ

or give me Hiroshima

Destroy another fetus now

We don't like children anyhow

I've seen the future, baby:

it is murder

 

 

 

 

 

It's overturned the order of the Soul ...

 

 

 

 

(LYRICS IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER - LEAVING OUT 'LANGUAGE')     

 
ONLY THE INNOCENT SLEEP THE 'SLEEP OF THE ANGELS'....

 

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_drEFOaPaK8

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Cohen performs the song...
COMMENTS
Maz2001 said at 10:24 p.m. on Sep 20, 2008:
Wonderful!!!!!!
Swedfinn said at 4:17 a.m. on Sep 21, 2008:
BRILLIANT
Ira said at 8:44 a.m. on Sep 21, 2008:
Very strong impression. Great photos and great words. Magnificent job
Pkeener said at 10:29 a.m. on Sep 21, 2008:
that is a great song. especially sung by him in his haunting voice. you know, Cohen spent time as a Buddhist Monk. great stuff, Patty.
Pattymaryclare said at 11:27 a.m. on Sep 21, 2008:
thanks Jane Jorma Ira and Keener! hiya - yes most don't 'get' Cohen's lyrics as some are quite 'IN YOUR FACE AND STARK' - he's actually a VERY spiritual. His prayer "From This Broken Hill' is on another tab i did recently...IF YOU DARE......LISTEN to the 'master' ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_drEFOaPaK8
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Pattymaryclare said at 11:38 a.m. on Sep 21, 2008:
meant a 'very spiritual man' . Also very interesting that it's played with trailers on youtube from 'NATURAL BORN KILLERS' a particularly violent and horrid but message movie! ~pmc out
EMA said at 2:13 p.m. on Sep 21, 2008:
Wonderful!
Jantass said at 10:46 p.m. on Sep 22, 2008:
beautiful images and tabblo
Loes said at 6:21 p.m. on Sep 26, 2008:
Beautiful tabblo!
Gerardfotografeert said at 6:23 p.m. on Oct 20, 2008:
Very nice work. Beautiful done
HtD said at 10:46 a.m. on Oct 24, 2008:
An beautiful tabblo
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