Leonard Cohen: ANTHEM

I found myself singing this to myself this morning...one of Leonard's greatest songs and a beautiful way to follow my last two posts. 

ANTHEM

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 yeat to be.

Ah the wars they will

be fought again

the holy dove

she will be caught again

bought and sold and bought again

the dove is never free.

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

yeah the widowhood

of every government--signs for all to see.

I can't run no more

with that lawless crowd

while the killers in high places

say their prayers out loud.

But they've summoned, they've summoned up

a thundercloud 

and they're going to hear from me.

Ring the bells that still can ring...

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, every heart

to love will come

but like a refugee.

Ring the bells that still can ring

Forget your perfect offering

There is a crack, a crack in everything

tha's how the light gets in.

Ring the bells that still can ring

Forget your perfect offering

There is a crack, a crack in everything

That's how the light gets in.

That's how the light gets in.