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by Syntax
Fri Jun 22, 2007 8:43 am
Forum: Live in London, Dear Heather, The Essential Leonard Cohen, Ten New Songs
Topic: The Faith
Replies: 44
Views: 48767

Re: The Faith

I cried when I first heard The Faith (it's the first time I've cried in almost a decade). It wasn't out of joy, nor was it out of sadness, but just a strong, uplifting feeling of existence. It's interesting that Pantheism got mentioned in this thread, because I get the very same feeling while readin...
by Syntax
Wed Jun 20, 2007 7:34 am
Forum: Leonard Cohen's music
Topic: Dance me to the children who are asking to be born?
Replies: 35
Views: 12842

Re: Dance me to the children who are asking to be born?

Not to mention that it's possible to be pro-choice, but still see abortion as being morally wrong.
by Syntax
Tue Jun 19, 2007 9:26 am
Forum: Leonard Cohen's music
Topic: Dance me to the children who are asking to be born?
Replies: 35
Views: 12842

Re: Dance me to the children who are asking to be born?

Yes, it's quite possible (I think probable) that Cohen is against abortion, but I believe that many of the lyric excerpts you've quoted are trying to say something else entirely. Cohen has always been fascinated by Tibetan Buddhism, in which the soul, after dying, wanders the Earth in search for a c...
by Syntax
Thu Mar 16, 2006 7:23 am
Forum: Comments & Questions
Topic: how did you get into leonard cohen?
Replies: 73
Views: 20610

Just today, actually. I heard his songs in a used book shop.

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