peter danielsen wrote: ↑Tue Oct 29, 2019 1:45 pm
The lines about the "begger" seems to be about Roshi
Then I studied with this beggar
He was filthy, he was scarred
By the claws of many women
He had failed to disregard
No fable here no lesson
No singing meadowlark
Just a filthy beggar guessing
What happens to the heart
Peter
Hi Peter,
I think it seems likely that the first "beggar" reference ("Then I studied with this beggar...") is probably about Roshi; but the second "beggar" reference ("Just a filthy beggar guessing..."), while it could be about Roshi, could also be a reference to Leonard's perception of himself.
peter danielsen wrote: ↑Tue Oct 29, 2019 1:45 pm
The lines about the "begger" seems to be about Roshi
Then I studied with this beggar
He was filthy, he was scarred
Peter
I agree.
Reminds me of some Dylan lyrics
This is hard country,
to stay alive in
Blades are everywhere,
and they're breaking my skin
I'm armed to the hilt,
and I'm struggling hard
You won't get out,
of here unscarred.
Everything being said to you is true; Imagine of what it is true.
Checked every LC song on Spotify.
Seems that Happens to the Heart marks the first E (explicit) song of Leonard Cohen.
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WiTS wrote: ↑
Seems that Happens to the Heart marks the first E (explicit) song of Leonard Cohen.
Probably because of the line "Meeting Christ and reading Marx" ...
Or, because of, "I got my shit together". "Shit" is a word that is regularly bleeped out of anything broadcast in America, with their charmingly puritanical censorship.
WiTS wrote: ↑
Seems that Happens to the Heart marks the first E (explicit) song of Leonard Cohen.
Probably because of the line "Meeting Christ and reading Marx" ...
Or, because of, "I got my shit together". "Shit" is a word that is regularly bleeped out of anything broadcast in America, with their charmingly puritanical censorship.
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After the line Every soul is like a minnow / Every mind is like a shark
Is Leonard singing Then I've broken every window or They are broken every window?
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WiTS wrote: ↑Tue Nov 19, 2019 5:19 am
After the line Every soul is like a minnow / Every mind is like a shark
Is Leonard singing Then I've broken every window or They are broken every window?
It doesn't have to be perfect, it just has to B4real ~ me Attitude is a self-fulfilling prophecy ~ me ...... The magic of art is the truth of its lies ~ me ...... Only left-handers are in their right mind!
WiTS wrote: ↑Tue Nov 19, 2019 5:19 am
After the line Every soul is like a minnow / Every mind is like a shark
Is Leonard singing Then I've broken every window or They are broken every window?
Thanks, Berverly. Sounds correct to me as well. Thanks for your guidance.
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