Lyr Add: The Old Revolution (Leonard Cohen)

29 Mar 03 - 02:11 AM (#921079)
Subject: Lyr Add: 'The Old Revolution'
From: rangeroger

While playing my new nylon string guitar tonight (see Classical G.A.S), a chord progression came out that I haven't played in years. Recognized it for what it was and saw my Leonard Cohen songbook sitting on the piano bench,opened it and sang the song.

It Really seems appropriate right now.

The Old Revolution/ Leonard Cohen

I finally broke into prison
I found my place in the chain
Even damnation is poisoned with rainbows
All the brave young men,
they're waiting now to see a signal
which some killer will be lighting for pay
Into this furnace I as you now to venture,
you whom I cannot betray

I fought in the old revolution,
on the side of the ghost and the king
Of course I was very young
and I thought that we were winning
I can't pretend, I still feel very much like singing
as they carry the bodies away
Into this furnace, I ask you now to venture,
you whom I cannot betray

lately you've started to stutter
As though you had nothing to say
To all my architects let me be traitor.
Now let me say I myself gave the order
To sleep and to search and to destroy
Into this furnace I ask you now to venture
you whom I cannot betray

You who are broken by power
you who are absent all day
You who are kings for the sake of your children's story
The hand of your beggar is burdened down with money
The hand of your lover is clay
Into this furnace I ask you now to venture
You whom I cannot betray.

rr

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29 Mar 03 - 04:45 AM (#921106)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: 'The Old Revolution'
From: Leadfingers

Goog old Laughing Len. Either you love him or you hate him but you cant ignore him.I still regularly do some of Mr Cohen's early work,and it ALLweays gets a reaction

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29 Mar 03 - 10:43 AM (#921201)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: 'The Old Revolution'
From: Charley Noble

Yes, this one will cheer them up at the next coffeehouse!

Charley Noble, who's still trying to puzzle it out

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