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Hello fellow Cohenites,

I am new here and I have a question. As a non-native English speaker I don't understand "... And no one that you hurt could ever heal ..." (You want it darker) well enough. Does it mean: a. "No one whom you hurt could ever heal" or b. "No one by whom you have been hurt could ever heal"? Do you think of this you as a violator or as a victim?

Thank you very much in advance for your help.

Hi Gisa,

I think that this is my favourite line in the song, maybe my favourite on the whole album.

To me, what I feel when I listen, is that I am the violator. How horrible would it be if when we hurt other people, that they would stay hurt forever. What a dark and cold thought.


The line is also a reminder that people do heal, just like the sun will come up again and the stars will stay safely pinned in the night sky.

Beautiful answer!

I also totally agree with Cate. This song is for me one of the most beautiful songs about love and compassion ever written.

Cate, what a beautiful interpretation. Thank you. I think it is one of the most important songs on the album, and your comment helps ty it all together.

Joe

Hello Cate and others, thank you very, very much for your sudden and helpful replies; Gisa