He turns his face away Refuses bread and water Casts eyes towards break of day And when he stands- he falters. Heart and brain do bleed Thoughts and emotions teeming Doubt sprouts from its bitter seed and with defeat total- seeming But wait- wait! Look! Take in the air, the air around you But soft- ...

Okay, so... I'm looking online for the lyrics to this song... because I LOVE this song, right? I'd marry this song and have babies with it I love it so much. (I feel that way about a lot of Cohen's music, actually.) And through looking on google I find the article Judith Fitzgerald wrote to explain ...