Leonard Cohen - Leaving the Table (Official Audio)
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- Leonard Cohen - Leaving The Table (Official Audio)
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Lyrics:
I'm leaving the table
I'm out of the game
I don't know the people
In your picture frame
If I ever loved you or no, no
It's a crying shame if I ever loved you
If I knew your name
You don't need a lawyer
I'm not making a claim
You don't need to surrender
I'm not taking aim
I don't need a lover, no, no, no
The wretched beast is tame
I don't need a lover
So blow out the flame
There's nobody missing
There is no reward
Little by little
We're cutting the cord
We're spending the treasure, oh, no, no
That love cannot afford
I know you can feel it
The sweetness restored
I don't need a reason
For what I became
I've got these excuses
They're tired and lame
I don't need a pardon, no, no, no, no, no
There's no one left to blame
I'm leaving the table
I'm out of the game
I'm leaving the table
I'm out of the game
His final album is a masterpiece.
You are right, sir.
Each word he gave us was a masterpiece,, a genius,,a gentleman,,a wise man a teacher from above to help us get thru life and make it to Heaven so we can maybe hear LC in choir of Angel's, teaching them some of his songs for us that will b gone b4 long hes waiting for us there along with everyone we lost ,,his music well it brings comfort I'll see my late great baby sister Jami again ,she n LC probably chatting now ,, she lived him too
@@Prospect.1 he found me at the perfect time
@@liliangithinji7036 I'm glad ❤
He was saying goodbye
You may have left the table, Cohen... But not before playing one mighty hell of a hand.
I couldn't have said it better.
This was fucking beautiful.
And to think that his body was so brittle from cancer to the point he would crack ribs from coughing...yet he recorded this.
He recorded this whilst laying in a heavily padded medical lounger.
His brilliance continued to shine throughout the pain in order to give the gift of his "Golden Voice" to his fans.
Leonard is well loved and so much missed.
I am thankful that I got to see him perform live two times.
I totally love this man
That entire album is totally haunting and heartbreaking... We can hear the last steps of an old man, considering the wounds and the ephemeral joys of his past. After a long journey into the darkness, penetrated by some lightning, Leonard Cohen is now ready to "leave the table" and to close the book of his life for good : he did what he had to do. Thank you so much, dear Leonard, for all the beauty and the emotions that you gave to your listeners during all these years. It is priceless.
And yes, "There is a crack in everything, that's how the light comes in".
I hope that Leonard realizes how much he and his work means and ment to so many people.
Merci ! C'est very understandable ! Vous avez raison, cet album de Leonard Cohen est stupéfiant. Jamais vu ( ou entendu ) quelque chose de pareil ( ou peut-être seulement dans la musique classique ). C'est si beau et si triste à la fois. On voudrait tellement que se ne soit pas un testament... Mais cela a tout l'air d'en être un. Pas sûr que la beauté de l'album, sa sérénité et sa sagesse nous console vraiment du reste du message.
Thibault Marconnet
He was glad to at least be well enough to send off a good farewell (he knew he was dying .. was excepting of it). It would be grand if death should be so gracious for us all. How fortunate a man.
Natalija Stefanović chichchichchichchich....lijalijalijalija... chich.
'I don't know the people in your picture frame.' This single line of poetry is SO evocative of distance and longing and heartbreak. Genius.
What a way to say goodbye.
R. I. P. Beautiful Stranger.
I think it's the best album of his life. At the age of 83, with terminal cancer, he records this testament to his genius?! I'm in awe.
It takes even more than courage to write lyrics like that...it takes genius and it takes the grace of God. The Man had all three: courage, genius and the grace of God. Respect to him, thanks and Hallelujahs.
It takes A COMMON. THis man is on the common we negelected
I played this song in my car today. My mother was with me. Suddenly I realized, that I don`t want to lose her and vice versa. But this moment will come rather sooner than later. We both cried.
I don’t need a reason, for what I became. I’ve got these excuses, their tired and lame. This is the genius of Leonard Cohen. This album is a testament of a man going towards the sunset of his life but he manages to still entwine the darkness with insight and beauty. I am, and always will be a Leonard Cohen fan. His work is of an exceptional standard. Those lyrics, well, he never wastes a word. His message is honest, self deprecating and there’s some humour in there too. I never met the man but I miss him. I Saw him in concert here in Ireland and it remains the greatest show I have seen. The final album “thanks for the dance “ is a true masterpiece. It is sad , emotional and brilliant. This is what to expect from the great Leonard Cohen
The DAWNING OF LIFE.. Every man's Goal unless you compartmentalize HIM as other than us. He is testament to the hero in the man for Divine Love with a Woman.. and HE a man was conciously capable of Her. THE DILEMNA OF THE AMERICAN MAN IS HE CAN NOT ADMIT HE DOES NOT HAVE WHAT Leonard HAD.
Oh Jesus. This is brilliant. Thank you SO much Mr. Cohen. Please stick around for a while longer? If it be your will.
:(
If anybody deserved the Nobel prize for literature, it would have been the great poet Leonard Cohen. (With respect to Mr Dylan).
there will always be a seat at the table of every Canadian for Leonard Cohen
And not just every Canadian - the world mourns Mr. Cohen.
true
Doug Campbell Beautifully stated from your embarrassing neighbor to the south.
'Out of the game' but for ever in our hearts.
❤️❤️❤️
Simply the best, if he wasn't the word of God, then God never spoke. The world is a considerably less beautiful place now that he's gone
god damn, who's cogent enough to poignantly score the end of their life in a way that's relatable to anybody?
David B-...fuck.
He had the time to do this. (knowing he was dying) . It would be grand if all of us had this time as well; and could die in such a gracious manner. What a gem & great songwriter & fortunate man.
Zechariah Guadiana The GOD OF GLOOM IS DEAD....R.I.P.
Only discovered this man in 1969 - I know there are others out there who have known him for longer. To me, he was always like a friend. I sort of felt I knew him. He didn't know me. Since he's gone I feel things have changed and will never quite be the same. Colm, Dublin, Ireland.
I discovered him around 1998 when I won tickets to his show from a radio station in Seattle, didn't really know him, and I was mesmerized and gobsmacked. Even his many religious references didn't bother me :) I saw him again around 2009 and he was, of course, brilliant again. I feel so fortunate to have stumbled into him live and in person.
I highly recommend the tribute movie "I'm Your Man," with other artists singing his songs, which might not sound that appealing, but to hear Rufus Wainwright and all the others perform his songs is really something.
welcome in the club!
"I'm leaving the table. I'm out of the game." Rest In Peace. Thank you for everything....
Bob Dylan doesn't normally do accolades.....Here's what he said:
'When people talk about Leonard, they fail to mention his melodies, which to me, along with his lyrics, are his greatest genius,' Dylan said.
'Even the counterpoint lines-they give a celestial character and melodic lift to every one of his songs.
'As far as I know, no one else comes close to this in modern music. His gift or genius is in his connection to the music of the spheres.'
they know what?
Everybody Knows
maxmoderator1 I always thought Leonard was better composer, lyricist and singer than Zimmerman. I still do.
maxmoderator1 Nobody. True.
maxmoderator1 Thank you for sharing that wonderful accolade. I have argued for years that his melodies are hugely under appreciated. I'm just not as articulate as Dylan.
This song in a kind of goodbye, a kind of acceptance of a fulfilled life. One of the great poets has gone and today I feel deeply affected.
or an acceptance of an unfullied life. "i dont need a reason, for what i became, ive got these excuses, they're tired and they're lame .... There's no one left to blame"
It seems he must've had some regret but has given up with the old tired excuses and with blaming people. Most of whom (parents,family, friends, colleagues, lovers) are probably dead now that he is such an old man. (at the time of writing)
He knew he wasn't perfect, he had his demons, and tried to deal with them, he was just being honest. We tend to glorify people who have written great, wonderful songs and poems, as if they had all the answers to life's problems.....Dylan has repeatedly said he doesn't and so does Cohen.
They are not prophets, or gods no matter how much they touched us, made us think, etc. And the beautiful thing is that both have said this about themselves. Dylan says I owe you nothing, I am NOT a voice of a generation. Despite their great music, it doesn't mean their lives were like that or even well lived. That is part of the beauty of LC, he has remained in touch with the everyday,
and I think Dylan went out of his way to avoid these labels. He once said that is too much to lay on anyone. Because of this, I think he was able to connect with so many people, and has somehow avoided all the trappings of fame that affect some in strange ways.
Underrated poet, to my opinion
I don't need a lover....I need you, Mr. Cohen. xo 😥
Leonard has left the table. Rest in Peace.
He sure left here in style.
Gives new meaning "Putting your things in order". What a loved man. He knew... What a wonderful gift he blessed us with! I will treasure this. Thank you, Mr Cohen.
i am leabing the table. text!
texten till cohen i am keaving the table i am out of the gane
I’m leaving the table
I’m out of the game
I don’t know the people
In your picture frame
If I ever loved you, oh no, no
It’s a crying shame
If I ever loved you
If I knew your name
You don’t need a lawyer
I’m not making a claim
You don't need to surrender
I’m not taking aim
I don’t need a lover, no, no, no
The wretched beast is tame
I don’t need a lover
So blow out the flameThere’s nobody missing
There is no reward
Little by little
We’re cutting the cord
We’re spending the treasure, oh no, no
That love cannot afford
I know you can feel it
The sweetness restored
he was born like this,he has no choice,he was born with the gift of a golden voice,thanks.
Rest well, Mr. Cohen. You were a beautiful soul.
Still is!!!
he is still.....
Sir, you have left the table as the clear winner of the game. And you are the last person who needs any excuses.....
His singing is so emotionally gripping. I love the way he adds those little 'no, no' to the lyrics.
"You don't need a lawyer, I'm not making a claim." loooove this!
.. not making a claim.. not trying to own her(?).. no prenuptials needed.. just sweet free-spirited love at their ages.. no youthful drama (?).. (just my interpretations... would love to hear what each line meant to him) :)
Is this aimed at Ajani Thomas, who before becoming his (ex)-girlfriend was married to his (present) lawyer?
I did not know that.. sounds intriguing. I write songs and poems and each line means something to me.. so I love to know what each line means to the person who writes lyrics. My songs and poems are mediocre and just for me.. but wow, they help me release and/or understand my emotions. :)
Emma Emerson
Emma, then you might also like to know that Adjani is no Virgin Mary. But she had been divorced for some time, before she started dating LC. A few months ago I read an article/post by an Italian guy who had happened to meet her in a music shop in Austin, where she was working as clerk/shop assistant. He wrote he had recognized her and inquired after Leonard, who at the time was still on Mount Baldy. She said that she hadn't heard from him in a while...Then the guy says that he asked her out and she accepted. He boasts that she did to him what Janis did to Leonard at the Chelsea Hotel. I don't know whether to believe him or not.
Emma Emerson
Au revoir M. Cohen. Merci pour la musique et pour la poésie. Vous êtes une grande influence.
As a Leonard devotee and one who understands all his subtle nuances, the line: "We're spending the treasure that LOVE cannot afford." Quite possibly the most profound lyric ever. Beyond breathtaking.
Yes. This. Thank you for shedding light on that.
What does it mean?
Sleep well now you have left the table,thank you x
Goodnight Maestro....many thanks to Mr.Docherty my English teacher 47 years ago for playing 'Suzanne' in a poetry lesson for our class when I was 13. I've been a 'Beautiful Loser' ever since that day....thank you Mr.Cohen and Mr.Docherty...🎶🎶🎶🎶
Well said..guess Mr Docherty knew what was to come.
RIP, you beautiful soul. Thank you for all you have given us.
Oh, no. I just heard. I'm going to be very sad for a while and will always always miss his physical presence on this earth. I knew, I did. He told us anyway, with this last album. And he'd have known. God bless you Leonard Cohen - I send you my love, always. Cheryl November 7, 2016
he left us a MASTERPIECE,,,,, he is watching all the ones,,, who are listening to this now ....RIP
Yes...the Man was ready...through his death, he also tried to teach us something...God bless you...
Oh Mr. Cohen you truly are the master of words;
"The wretched beast is tame
I don't need a lover
So blow out the flame..."
.. (sigh) just still so sensuous... sensuality of the mind and heart at any age. (?)
Emma Emerson
We many will miss you Leonard!
I am broken hearted. his songs spoke the truth, always. RIP, beloved Leonard Cohen.
I'm also broken hearted......but i'll comfort myself with his songs
RIP Leonard. This song says it all :-(
Eternal thanks, Leonard. We will go on celebrating your life. Born on September 21st like yourself our next birthday will be so much lonelier.
thanks for the light, RIP..
The moans, groans and exquisite tones are sublime. Leonard has mastered poetry to perfection. Sheer brilliance!
Just love that man so much
Peace Brother! Find you peace. Thank you so Much for EVERYTHING
Thank you for saying goodbye to us in this beautiful way. You are irreplaceable. Rest in peace, exquisite soul.
R.I.P.. Thank you Cohen. I love you.... Just found your music last month and listen non-stop at times for days... as I waited for my Pet Scan to see if Cancer is gone.... and it is gone... but I'll be grateful to you forever and ever.... They say Death is the Next Greatest Adventure... ~.. and I'm sure you'll have many new wonderful times in the next world. ~`
So sad, but so real
The weary relief of the end of a long journey is heard in each word and breath…
No words to add. Leonard, you had them all. Nobody comes after you.. Inspiration, Leonard; you will live forever.
We will all sooner or later leave the table, it is an existential dilemma that makes us humble and eventually a little bit wiser.
u were ready leonard , the flames out , goodbye to the best ..................
1989 COYI
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Rainer Kretzschmar very sad day u could here in the last album it was the last : (
This album will not be his last. He was working frenetically on finishing songs and poems before his death.
I have no doubt, his son Adam, will release them in the fullness of time ... Watch this space.
The flame's not completely out ... the spark is still there.
Kate Stewart yeah I watched a interview where he said he had lots of unfinished stuff , but it wouldn't be quite the same i😣
Why not?
He was still alive when he recorded it, the music and lyrics are his. Are you saying it's only valid or enjoyable if he is still alive when its released? His need to see it finished and recorded should only make it more poignant.
Hearing this now, I just wonder if he already knew his time was coming so quickly; or rather, that it was almost time.
I love him since the very first I. heard him in 70 s
You're leaving the table,
You're out of the game,
We're still here to gamble
And the beauty, the same
Thank you
Even this album cover says so much! It's sooo symbolic. Leonard really says "Goodbye" with this whole album. :'( He knew he would leave the table.
Something seriously wrong with 109 people.
So long Saint Leo! you left the world a better place, voice of an angel so full of grace...
Thank You, Sir! Travel well, travel light.
only perfect for the heart and the soul. Cohen is my light, my master...
Many wise sages as Chief Dan George say, "It is only a changing of world's... they are never far." Thrive on Spirit strong, Deer heart, Leonard
Thank You, beloved brother for all the wonders of Life.
Straight down to the core of my being. Your music/poetry has changed me, you will always be part of me. Rest in peace.
Leonard, don't give up yet. But if you have to leave soon, please know how much you have taught us through your music & verse. And no matter how it turns out, you will be in my prayers until the end of time.
the death of Leonard Cohen is a loss to the world . However his music and poetry will last for all time . He was not afraid to deal with subjects , many lacked the courage to do .
Beautiful Leonard Cohen like always...RIP much love
well said buddy,
Crying here...
Another prayer in song.
Goodby, Rest and sing your songs in heaven.
it literally doesn't get better
I miss you a thousand kisses deep. But what you left behind will go on forever. x
Extraordinary people leave in an extraordinary way.
I love you Leonard. RIP my friend
And this why we let people with a good voice and so many talented singers. Been singing to the world since I was a little girl.... Cause why. It's just how goes..... Wayfair...
The whole album is so beautiful. So deep. The lyrics and the music. i've been listening all evening, over and over again.
My wife and I went to see Leonard at the Manchester Arena a few years ago, in fact it was probably his last tour, so I feel very privileged to feel that I knew Leonard.
I miss You great Man . You WILL be forever in the my soul . Rest in peace hope to see you
Adore this Saint Leonard! please stay at the table just a little longer though...the voice of a angel, pure magic!
When I sent him (another) Cohen song, a man I want to love said he keeps listening to this song these days.
Un grand, un très grand poète est passé ici. L'effluve de sa poésie restera à jamais dans l'air du temps. R.I.P.
And so he left us...sitting here in awe!
Can't get enough of Leonard.
You were my blanket in some of my coldest times, goodbye pal I never met...
I feel like I lost a dear friend. I miss you Mr. Cohen :(
Miss you so much! Thank you so much for the depth of your songs, you're a lyrical genius. One of a kind! RIP Leonard.
Genius Master Work! Thank You Leonard! Have s safe journey back home to Light
Just when I think he must have made his best work, he makes more, punctuating our lives with his flawless narrative. Bless you laughing Len. XXX
I'm leaving the table
I'm out of the game
I don't know the people
In your picture frame
If I ever loved you or no, no
It's a crying shame if I ever loved you
If I knew your name
You don't need a lawyer
I'm not making a claim
You don't need to surrender
I'm not taking aim
I don't need a lover, no, no
The wretched beast is tame
I don't need a lover
So blow out the flame
There's nobody missing
There is no reward
Little by little
We're cutting the cord
We're spending the treasure, oh, no, no
That love cannot afford
I know you can feel it
The sweetness restored
I don't need a reason
For what I became
I've got these excuses
They're tired and lame
I don't need a pardon, no, no, no, no, no
There's no one left to blame
I'm leaving the table
I'm out of the game
I'm leaving the table
I'm out of the game
"I'm leaving the table
I'm out of the game
I don't know the people
In your picture frame
This sounds like he is in an old lover's house.... someone he had not seen in decades.. ;
And the pictures show all pictures of her grown children; grandchildren; son-in-laws..; her deceased husband"..
I had an ex-boyfriend knock on my door the other week.. ended 10 years ago.... funny how if you do not have ONE MAIN LOVE since High school... instead you have a collection of lovers(or short term marriages)... that keep popping up in one way or another..
There grown children do not even KNOW YOU or what You mean to Each other.... not ever really IN THE GAME.
marjanma
marjanmarianne
marjanmarianne : Thanks for the lyrics!
beautiful.
Thank you Leonard, a wonderful poet singer and man, for ever in my mind
I love you, Leonard Cohen. RIP and Thank You so very much
In sane I thinks means in the real sanity. I've been listening to Leonard since I was 13 over 40 years. He keeps me being me
Was listening to this track when I heard the news, so sad, will be so so missed. Such a brilliant poet, songwriter, performer, human being
a true heavyweight in music and poetry...
I wish I could favorite this a thousand times....
Good Night Sweet Poet. Thank you for so much there is nothing I can say that sums it up sufficiently. You were the greatest, and you will always stay in my heart. I hope to meet you one day, if there is a place where people go after they pass.
Jerry Gee i missen Young
Rainer Kretzschmar
Danny.polleunis@gmail.computer
register de stem die alle mensen. kippenvel bezorgd Het is fantastisch voor de leraar. Die in zijn voet spooren mag lopen
Sad day... :( You maybe out of the game, but you'll never be out of my heart.
So beautiful , you will always be in the game
I've only been introduced to Leonard Cohen recently, and I already love his music. He has a voice of gold.
Thank you Leonard! You are a genius, an inspiration. Thank you for the music! The Poetry! The Inspiration!
He should get the Nobel...
Borut Juhart
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Borut Juhart
Ok danny.polleunis@gmail.computer
Ok
I certainly prefer his lyrics to dylan's, more of a poet. Too late now anyways. Dead people can't get Nobels.
Love. Love. Love.
"Dylan is a major poet. I am a minor poet in comparison" "Bob Dylan knows this as well as I or anybody else does, that we don't so much write but rather serve as vessels of delivery."
leo the best dylan was 20 years ago not today
1967870 have they ever sang together Dylan & cohen
no
Bob and Leonard Cohen are friendly and form a mutual admiration society.
Nothing this good since Dylans Time Out of Mind 20 years ago