Leonard Cohen Live In London 2009 - "Tower of Song"
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Leonard Cohen performing "Tower of Song" live in London (2009).
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Lyrics:
Well my friends are gone and my hair is grey /
I ache in the places where I used to play /
And I'm crazy for love but I'm not coming on /
I'm just paying my rent every day /
Oh in the Tower of Song /
I said to Hank Williams: how lonely does it get? /
Hank Williams hasn't answered yet /
But I hear him coughing all night long /
A hundred floors above me /
In the Tower of Song /
I was born like this, I had no choice /
I was born with the gift of a golden voice /
And twenty-seven angels from the Great Beyond /
They tied me to this table right here /
In the Tower of Song /
So you can stick your little pins in that voodoo doll /
I'm very sorry, baby, doesn't look like me at all /
I'm standing by the window where the light is strong /
Ah they don't let a woman kill you /
Not in the Tower of Song /
Now you can say that I've grown bitter but of this you may be sure /
The rich have got their channels in the bedrooms of the poor /
And there's a mighty judgement coming, but I may be wrong /
You see, you hear these funny voices /
In the Tower of Song /
I see you standing on the other side /
I don't know how the river got so wide /
I loved you baby, way back when /
And all the bridges are burning that we might have crossed /
But I feel so close to everything that we lost /
We'll never have to lose it again /
Now I bid you farewell, I don't know when I'll be back /
There moving us tomorrow to that tower down the track /
But you'll be hearing from me baby, long after I'm gone /
I'll be speaking to you sweetly /
From a window in the Tower of Song /
Yeah my friends are gone and my hair is grey /
I ache in the places where I used to play /
And I'm crazy for love but I'm not coming on /
I'm just paying my rent every day /
Oh in the Tower of Song.
Leonard Cohen (21 September 1934 – 7 November 2016) was a Canadian singer, songwriter, poet and novelist. His work explored religion, politics, isolation, sexuality, and personal relationships. Cohen was inducted into both the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame as well as the American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was a Companion of the Order of Canada, the nation's highest civilian honour. In 2011, Cohen received one of the Prince of Asturias Awards for literature and the ninth Glenn Gould Prize.
Leonard Cohen (21 September 1934 – 7 November 2016) was a Canadian singer, songwriter, poet and novelist. His work explored religion, politics, isolation, sexuality, and personal relationships. Cohen was inducted into both the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame as well as the American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was a Companion of the Order of Canada, the nation's highest civilian honour. In 2011, Cohen received one of the Prince of Asturias Awards for literature and the ninth Glenn Gould Prize.
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