Guest guest Posted November 30, 2002 Report Share Posted November 30, 2002 "Suzanne" Leonard Cohen - 1968 "Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river you can hear the boats go by you can spend the night beside her And you know that she's half crazy but that's why you want to be there and she feeds you tea and oranges that come all the way from China And just when you mean to tell her that you have no love to give her she gets you on her wavelength and she lets the river answer that you've always been her lover And you want to travel with her you want to travel blind and you know that she can trust you for you've touched her perfect body with your mind. And Jesus was a sailor when he walked upon the water and he spent a long time watching from his lonely wooden tower and when he knew for certain only drowning men could see him he said All men will be sailors then until the sea shall free them but he himself was broken long before the sky would open forsaken, almost human he sank beneath your wisdom like a stone And you want to travel with him you want to travel blind and you think maybe you'll trust him for he's touched your perfect body with his mind Now Suzanne takes your hand and she leads you to the river she is wearing rags and feathers from Salvation Army counters And the sun pours down like honey on our lady of the harbour And she shows you where to look among the garbage and the flowers There are heroes in the seaweed there are children in the morning they are leaning out for love they will lean that way forever while Suzanne holds the mirror And you want to travel with her you want to travel blind and you know that you can trust her for she's touched your perfect body with her mind." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2002 Report Share Posted November 30, 2002 , "know_mystery" <know_mystery> wrote: > "Suzanne" > Leonard Cohen - 1968 > > > "Suzanne takes you down > to her place near the river > you can hear the boats go by > you can spend the night beside her > And you know that she's half crazy > but that's why you want to be there > and she feeds you tea and oranges > that come all the way from China > And just when you mean to tell her > that you have no love to give her > she gets you on her wavelength > and she lets the river answer > that you've always been her lover > And you want to travel with her > you want to travel blind > and you know that she can trust you > for you've touched her perfect body > with your mind. > > And Jesus was a sailor > when he walked upon the water > and he spent a long time watching > from his lonely wooden tower > and when he knew for certain > only drowning men could see him > he said All men will be sailors then > until the sea shall free them > but he himself was broken > long before the sky would open > forsaken, almost human > he sank beneath your wisdom like a stone > And you want to travel with him > you want to travel blind > and you think maybe you'll trust him > for he's touched your perfect body > with his mind > > Now Suzanne takes your hand > and she leads you to the river > she is wearing rags and feathers > from Salvation Army counters > And the sun pours down like honey > on our lady of the harbour > And she shows you where to look > among the garbage and the flowers > There are heroes in the seaweed > there are children in the morning > they are leaning out for love > they will lean that way forever > while Suzanne holds the mirror > And you want to travel with her > you want to travel blind > and you know that you can trust her > for she's touched your perfect body > with her mind." Ah, another Leonard Cohen fan. I saw him for the first time on Austin City Limits a long time ago. My favorite at that time was Take This Waltz...I think that was the name of it. I played it until I got tired of it. A line from The Sisters of Mercy...something about...I can see that you're hanging, I think that I see how you're pinned...."when you're not feeling holy your loneliness says that you've sinned. I am only paraphrasing not quoting verbatim. So to hear that he is a follower of R. Balsekar came as no surprise. He knows the path well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2002 Report Share Posted November 30, 2002 Hello Vicki - , "skiplaurel" <vicki@b...> wrote: > , "know_mystery" <know_mystery> wrote: > > "Suzanne" > > Leonard Cohen - 1968 > > > > > > "Suzanne takes you down > > to her place near the river > > you can hear the boats go by > > you can spend the night beside her > > And you know that she's half crazy > > but that's why you want to be there > > and she feeds you tea and oranges > > that come all the way from China > > And just when you mean to tell her > > that you have no love to give her > > she gets you on her wavelength > > and she lets the river answer > > that you've always been her lover > > And you want to travel with her > > you want to travel blind > > and you know that she can trust you > > for you've touched her perfect body > > with your mind. > > > > And Jesus was a sailor > > when he walked upon the water > > and he spent a long time watching > > from his lonely wooden tower > > and when he knew for certain > > only drowning men could see him > > he said All men will be sailors then > > until the sea shall free them > > but he himself was broken > > long before the sky would open > > forsaken, almost human > > he sank beneath your wisdom like a stone > > And you want to travel with him > > you want to travel blind > > and you think maybe you'll trust him > > for he's touched your perfect body > > with his mind > > > > Now Suzanne takes your hand > > and she leads you to the river > > she is wearing rags and feathers > > from Salvation Army counters > > And the sun pours down like honey > > on our lady of the harbour > > And she shows you where to look > > among the garbage and the flowers > > There are heroes in the seaweed > > there are children in the morning > > they are leaning out for love > > they will lean that way forever > > while Suzanne holds the mirror > > And you want to travel with her > > you want to travel blind > > and you know that you can trust her > > for she's touched your perfect body > > with her mind." > > Ah, another Leonard Cohen fan. I saw him for the first time on Austin City > Limits a long time ago. My favorite at that time was Take This Waltz...I think > that was the name of it. I played it until I got tired of it. A line from The > Sisters of Mercy...something about...I can see that you're hanging, I think that I > see how you're pinned...."when you're not feeling holy your loneliness says that > you've sinned. I am only paraphrasing not quoting verbatim. > > So to hear that he is a follower of R. Balsekar came as no surprise. He knows > the path well. Yes, you are right about that. I have been a fan of Leonard Cohen since the mid-60's - my formative years were partly formed to his music. Sisters of Mercy has been one of my favorites: "...If your life is a leaf that the seasons tear off and condemn they will bind you with love that is graceful and green as a stem..." And, of course, "Joan of Arc": "...It was deep into his fiery heart he took the dust of Joan of Arc, and then she clearly understood if he was fire, oh then she must be wood. I saw her wince, I saw her cry, I saw the glory in her eye. Myself I long for love and light, but must it come so cruel, and oh so bright?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2002 Report Share Posted November 30, 2002 , "know_mystery" <know_mystery> wrote: > Hello Vicki - > > , "skiplaurel" <vicki@b...> wrote: > > , "know_mystery" <know_mystery> > wrote: > > > "Suzanne" > > > Leonard Cohen - 1968 > > > > > > > > > "Suzanne takes you down > > > to her place near the river > > > you can hear the boats go by > > > you can spend the night beside her > > > And you know that she's half crazy > > > but that's why you want to be there > > > and she feeds you tea and oranges > > > that come all the way from China > > > And just when you mean to tell her > > > that you have no love to give her > > > she gets you on her wavelength > > > and she lets the river answer > > > that you've always been her lover > > > And you want to travel with her > > > you want to travel blind > > > and you know that she can trust you > > > for you've touched her perfect body > > > with your mind. > > > > > > And Jesus was a sailor > > > when he walked upon the water > > > and he spent a long time watching > > > from his lonely wooden tower > > > and when he knew for certain > > > only drowning men could see him > > > he said All men will be sailors then > > > until the sea shall free them > > > but he himself was broken > > > long before the sky would open > > > forsaken, almost human > > > he sank beneath your wisdom like a stone > > > And you want to travel with him > > > you want to travel blind > > > and you think maybe you'll trust him > > > for he's touched your perfect body > > > with his mind > > > > > > Now Suzanne takes your hand > > > and she leads you to the river > > > she is wearing rags and feathers > > > from Salvation Army counters > > > And the sun pours down like honey > > > on our lady of the harbour > > > And she shows you where to look > > > among the garbage and the flowers > > > There are heroes in the seaweed > > > there are children in the morning > > > they are leaning out for love > > > they will lean that way forever > > > while Suzanne holds the mirror > > > And you want to travel with her > > > you want to travel blind > > > and you know that you can trust her > > > for she's touched your perfect body > > > with her mind." > > > > Ah, another Leonard Cohen fan. I saw him for the first time on > Austin City > > Limits a long time ago. My favorite at that time was Take This > Waltz...I think > > that was the name of it. I played it until I got tired of it. A > line from The > > Sisters of Mercy...something about...I can see that you're hanging, > I think that I > > see how you're pinned...."when you're not feeling holy your > loneliness says that > > you've sinned. I am only paraphrasing not quoting verbatim. > > > > So to hear that he is a follower of R. Balsekar came as no > surprise. He knows > > the path well. > > > Yes, you are right about that. I have been a fan of Leonard Cohen > since the mid-60's - my formative years were partly formed to his > music. Sisters of Mercy has been one of my favorites: > > "...If your life is a leaf > that the seasons tear off and condemn > they will bind you with love > that is graceful and green as a stem..." > > > And, of course, "Joan of Arc": > > "...It was deep into his fiery heart > he took the dust of Joan of Arc, > and then she clearly understood > if he was fire, oh then she must be wood. > I saw her wince, I saw her cry, > I saw the glory in her eye. > Myself I long for love and light, > but must it come so cruel, and oh so bright?" Yes, it must and we must be strong enough to endure the inevitable, praying for grace to remember us when we forget it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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