Leonard Cohen - A Thousand kisses deep

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Leonard Cohen - A Thousand kisses deep
(Spoken poem)
Don't matter if the road is long
Don't matter if it's steep
Don't matter if the moon is gone
And the darkness is complete
Don't matter if we lose our way
It's written that we'll meet
At least, that's what I heard you say
A thousand kisses deep
I loved you when you opened
Like a lily to the heat
You see, I'm just another snowman
Standing in the rain and sleet
Who loved you with his frozen love
His second hand physique
With all he is and all he was
A thousand kisses deep
I know you had to lie to me
I know you had to cheat
You learned it on your father's knee
And at your mother's feet
But did you have to fight your way
Across the burning street
When all our vital interests lay
A thousand kisses deep
I'm turning tricks
I'm getting fixed
I'm back on boogie street
I'd like to quit the business
But I'm in it, so to speak
The thought of you is peaceful
And the file on you complete
Except what I forgot to do
A thousand kisses deep
Don't matter if you're rich and strong
Don't matter if you're weak
Don't matter if you write a song
The nightingales repeat
Don't matter if it's nine to five
Or timeless and unique
You ditch your life to stay alive
A thousand kisses deep
The ponies run
The girls are young
The odds are there to beat
You win a while, and then it's done
Your little winning streak
And summon now to deal with your invincible defeat
You live your life as if it's real
A thousand kisses deep
I hear their voices in the wine
That sometimes did me seek
The band is playing Auld Lang Syne
But the heart will not retreat
There's no forsaking what you love
No existential leap
As witnessed here in time and blood
A thousand kisses deep

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@RikoScouse 12 лет назад

"I loved you when you opened Like a lily to the heat" perfect

@phyllyirl 7 лет назад

The thought of you is peaceful, and the file on you complete. Except what I forgot to do, a thousand kisses deep.

@mariontl6764 15 лет назад

I saw Leonard in concert in Vancouver on April 19th and he recited this poem. No words to describe it ... nobody can speak these words like Leonard, not just because he wrote them, but his voice is just so powerful, so deep, and moving. The whole show was incredible, and 3 hrs long.

@cttmattchu69 2 года назад

One of the greatest things I've ever heard.

@christinemeehan2258 7 лет назад

Rest well, Leonard ❤

@seanclark2085 3 года назад

A thousand thanks for posting this ...

@bobdy9988 13 лет назад

I think everybody can relate to Leonard Cohen. Even in the photograph to this video. It's simply Leonard with his eyes closed. You can tell he is thinking of something beautiful. I think everybody has a had a moment like in their life, when they just close their eyes and feel the beauty. Whether it is a memory, a poem, or a song.

@4rsa1an 13 лет назад

Beauty of poetry..

@Cookielove143 10 лет назад

The thought of you is peaceful.

@punkkitten63 13 лет назад

I have his Book of Longing and this was always my favourite poem. I've memorized it. I'm only sixteen, but Leonard Cohen is my idol. He's incredible.

@hjjo-uj9ej 3 года назад

You still there? Now 26 years old? How's your life? I'll answer back if you do.

@ivankucinic1617 3 года назад

@@hjjo-uj9ej thank you so much for your kindness and for so special things.

@hjjo-uj9ej 3 года назад

@@ivankucinic1617 You too Ivan!

@bfan64 7 лет назад

Now cracks a noble heart. Good night, sweet prince. Flights of angels sing thee to thy rest. Rest in peace Leonard Cohen.

@Way2Spirited 15 лет назад

My Mom listened to this song over and over the last few months she was alive before cancer took her. She was a stunningly beautiful Native woman... in EVERY way.. I think of her losing her life so young when I hear these words The odds are there to beat. You win a while, and then its done Your little winning streak. And summoned now to deal With your invincible defeat You lose your grip, and then you slip Into the Masterpiece And quiet is the thought of you, The file on you complete

@haroula900 7 лет назад

Thank You for your music, the memories, the heartbeats, the tears, the love... R.I.P. Great man xx

@purplejulia 15 лет назад

I saw Leonard Cohen last night at O2 London too. Wasn't it absolutely amazing. Lots of tears and laughter. Would love to see him perform again at the Albert Hall next week. I saw him at the Albert Hall in the early 70s but can't quite remember the date.

@neonatalpenguin 10 лет назад

"The ponies run, the girls are young, the odds are there to beat. You win a while, and then it’s done; your little winning streak" Man, that's heartbreaking.

@daviebaggins 2 года назад

Powerful words. All the longing sadness and desire of a long life in a few sentences.

@DerekLyons 7 лет назад

Leonard Cohen RIP, You so helped listening to your poetry ! Love you always and forever!

@richardburchett 7 лет назад

I like this peom better than the version recited on the Live in London recording. I really can feel more of what he's getting at. It's remarkable how he can convey these emotions with his words.

@existingappointment 16 лет назад

What is it with this Loenard Cohen? Where, does he get the strength or is it courage, to create this sweet, strong, soothing, powerful, romantic poetry that grabs us at the level if the soul? He shines at what is so rare in most men, to just be alive and honest in the words. He makes me crazy, in a good way.

@dupreesdiamondblues 14 лет назад

gotta be one of the best poems I have ever heard.

@rivercryforrain 14 лет назад

Leonard, you make us cry, its just so beautiful!! we love you!!

@rmhallman 12 лет назад

have been listening to Leonard Cohen for thirty years now and he is much better than what we learn in school. Does anyone one think that "only God can make a tree" is real poetry???

@capvien 11 лет назад

There's no forsaking what you love No existential leap As witnessed here in time and blood A thousand kisses deep

@BelAge 16 лет назад

Just goes to show, Leonard's lyrics are so good, they can stand on their own, without the music.

@FarNorthLiving 15 лет назад

Saw Leonard last night in Auckland. This poem was a highlight of a stunning 3 1/4 hour show.

@filipjonckheere6474 12 лет назад

a great poet in our times, we are blessed.....

@MadHandsome 15 лет назад

I was there, in Seattle a few weeks ago. This piece brought me to tears, as did many others. Easily one of the best concerts I have ever seen. He had every one of us in the palm of his hand, and it felt great, I will never forget it.

@MauriceMcGrathMusic 15 лет назад

Thank God for Leonard Cohen. You can set your compass by him.

@annimatrix 16 лет назад

i really love He's voice it takes me up in the air,.

@errika-katherinemakrodimit6408 8 лет назад

A thousand kisses..Deep!! ♥

@SupPongo1 11 лет назад

That was... Beautiful...

@existingappointment 15 лет назад

So I'm having a perfectly good day and then I listen to this again and ... oh Leonard Cohen, how you reach out over the space and time and touch me.. again and I come back ..for more .. of my own life .. that passed through that door ... a long time ago. (He makes a simple person long to be a poet)

@Mourirpourdesidees 13 лет назад

Lovely, lovely words... Leonard Cohen is a poet whose words are heavy with meaning. Lovely, lovely words....

@Ali5Music 15 лет назад

I saw him in concert on 5-6-2009 in Chicago. He recited this poem. The best concert I've attended in a long time, if ever. He gave a three (3) hour performance of the highest quality. He sounds exactly the same as on his cds. Also his band crew is awesome and multitalented! He was very generous and gave it his all! He returned to the stage 4 times to the audience loud applause and even said beautiful well-wishes to all in the end. And the man is 75 years old almost! He is G-d Sent!

@skollbus 14 лет назад

What a beautiful poem!

@glossy104 14 лет назад

Sorry, txt thumbs up all the way but I'm a novice. As for L.C. Cnohe .... total artist, how lucky am I to have seen him live 3 time live. I love simple undounred genius, as is with Lenny.

@Pixiera 16 лет назад

me 2!! was excellent cried wen he did this! :) dying of the flu now but was all worth it! :)

@openureyes 2 года назад

Just mesmerizing

@leftcoastskeptic 12 лет назад

The first time I heard Leonard Cohen was almost 30 years ago I was rendered speechless. It hasn't changed.

@AbbbasGirl 13 лет назад

The words gradually creep into your heart and tear a piece away…

@lottieyeahlottie 15 лет назад

I heard him recite this on stage in Manchester. It was honestly the best moment of my life.

@sweetgypsywife 12 лет назад

Take any line from a Leonard Cohen song., Google it, and you will find sites with his lyrics and poems..hundreds....such a wordsmith...such a man...love him.

@RIDETHESUNSHINE 13 лет назад

You forgot the Caution label. Handle this one with Care. Don't listen without a net. Even if it is imaginary. If this one gets into you, there are 10,000 barbs that won't let it back out. There is a Point of No return! Past that point, it can only come out the other side. There is no one meaning. It is a revolving door of thought, and no real exit, ever... Every time you listen, there is an additional avenue to stroll,... You'll have have to walk it alone.. forever, alone.Thank You for posting

@shaman683 15 лет назад

He moves me like no other. This poem speaks to me like a lover's whisper in the night.

@joanlagoy 16 лет назад

wonderful! Love you Leonard,,, joanie

@CGMDeepRee 16 лет назад

Awesome! Excellent & Awesome! Whew...

@grahamlishman7887 8 лет назад

Life in stasis , surviving through memory . I find no peace despite his assurances, only regret , wrong decisions and longing. Devastating.

@baronvonshifthousen 16 лет назад

Amazing, had the honour of seeing the great man in dublin at the weekend. I wish I could be at every show. What a legend

@ANUJ6101992 14 лет назад

i throw my heart at his

@az7500 16 лет назад

Somehow he is able to say more in this poem than many others have through hundreds of pages. The poem is poignant, intimate and haunting; filled with loneliness stemming from unrequited love, a nostalgia for what could have been happiness....

@laughlight1 13 лет назад

today I fall apart at this a thousand kisses deep in gratitude for sharing this a thousand kisses deep you've brought us all so much bliss a thousand kisses deep

@thegasworks 16 лет назад

Leonard recited this at his Dublin concert recently and an audience of over ten thousand fell completely silent - it was amazing!! If you think this is good (which I do) I hope one day you get to see/listen to him recite it in person!!

@Anoutta 14 лет назад

Best Poem,,, such a beautiful way of saying a peom, deep and clear,

@deborahlinden 16 лет назад

I saw him speak this two days ago in Toronto.

@ssgjmer 13 лет назад

all GODS BLESS YOU GREAT MAN

@TheMCG003 13 лет назад

Gorgeous poem ir whatever one would call it...the deep sect voice makes it all that intriguing toblisten to..thanks fir sharing...luv yaxmy poet

@nagster1234 15 лет назад

Brilliant!!!!!!!!!!

@wormswithteeth 14 лет назад

We love you Lenny!

@sofakingdrunk66 13 лет назад

Its just that voice...Fantastic..

@mirektomporowski1938 5 лет назад

mistrz powiedział

@TruthShouldMatter 13 лет назад

Saw him perform this a few nights ago in Victoria B.C. Pure magic!

@lisadugger5335 8 лет назад

Love this!

@DMEB 15 лет назад

saw him last week in dublin.. wonderful rendition of this amazing poem. all he had was a spot light and the organ in the background... its great to get lost in a voice as it happens so rarely. i always feel honoured to have seen and heard such a man as unique talent such as Mr Cohens is a rare comodity these days. when will the world see that image is nothing and the true substance of music dwells within the heart.

@poetessmaria 7 лет назад

Never forget you beautiful man, thank you for the music and poetry x

@udomatthiasdrums5322 6 лет назад

Love it!!

@wendygoldmanrohm 14 лет назад

crushingly gorgeous... and the song version is magnificent too

@wormswithteeth 16 лет назад

a joy to listen to

@Evenstar100 16 лет назад

Brilliant!!!

@GrooveSuckers 11 лет назад

Very inspiring!

@franciscotorres1944 7 лет назад

natales beautiful poem tks

@nealsmagic 16 лет назад

Brilliant. Each thought remarkably voiced. Each word perfectly placed. Master Leonard, I humbly thank you.

@cariocaholic6496 11 лет назад

lovely

@32kostas32 17 лет назад

i love it more every time i read it thank you

@Genovevagr 15 лет назад

Briiliant and touching! Thanks!

@thorazine666 16 лет назад

GREAT POST COHEN 1 OF MY FAV'S

@Palomablanca2008 16 лет назад

Beautiful :-)

@UChamberlain 14 лет назад

This is so GREAT! XXOO I have only heard him with his music!

@blank0288 15 лет назад

awesome. absolutely awesome.

@norahatkinson2678 11 лет назад

This is so beautiful Leonard Cohen is such an amazing writer, thanks Norah

@texelektronik 15 лет назад

Thank you.... touching....

@NumbFlynn 13 лет назад

This poem has many different versions, and yet it always seems to me to be the same poem. His ability to keep a feeling and a tone is incredible. This is the most touching poem I've ever heard, no matter how he chooses to phrase it.

@32kostas32 17 лет назад

thank you for posting regards from Greece

@Acidtestediting 13 лет назад

Beautiful

@thesheldoncooper 2 года назад

Why the hell this man don't have a Nobel?

@VeraKlimkovsky 14 лет назад

Thank you!

@bowierosie57 16 лет назад

fantastic!

@mebloke69 14 лет назад

beautiful message

@joanlagoy 16 лет назад

This is so very beautiful spoken by Leonard with the gift of the golden voice. Thank you, joanie

@aishisnippy22 12 лет назад

superb..

@AWYMARI3HORN 12 лет назад

brilliance

@rejosili 16 лет назад

thanks for this add

@suz0001 15 лет назад

Bravo.

@artistawake 16 лет назад

incredible... poetic genius speaks. and I do bawl now. lol

@rajeshmaa 13 лет назад

beautifulllll I really love this poem.thanx for sharing..

@dysonnhp 15 лет назад

I also saw him on Friday night and thought it was incredible when he read this. First time I have ever seen him, let's hope he stays around for long enough to do another tour. P.S. Leonard Cohen and Spurs - you have very good taste my friend

@nsbyard 17 лет назад

thank you

@grupasavana 13 лет назад

His voice itself is so profound..

@bretbryan 15 лет назад

Thank you Mr Cohen. How did you get into my mind?

@C6H12B26 13 лет назад

Well, excellent ! Leonard Cohen wrote a sung version, too. I have it very well sung by his great friend who revealed him as a singer, Judy Collins (in her CD dedicated to Leonard Cohen) Great thanks !