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He knew that hair couldn’t feel; he kissed her hair.
LEONARD COHEN

Feeling Hairs Himself
Believe nothing of me except that I felt your beauty more closely than my own.
LEONARD COHEN

Beautiful Believe Expectation Feeling Love Myself
Friend, when you speak this carefully I know it is because you don’t know what to say.
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Care Character Friendship
I don’t want to be a star, merely dying.
LEONARD COHEN

Death Myself One Liner Stars
You wanted to be the Superman who was never Clark Kent.
LEONARD COHEN

Fantasy Yourself
I ache in the places where I used to play.
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Hurt Myself Place Play
My reputation as a ladies’ man was a joke that caused me to laugh bitterly through the ten thousand nights I spent alone.
LEONARD COHEN

Alone Laugh Man Myself Night Reputation
We are not mad. We are human. We want to love, and someone must forgive us for the paths we take to love, for the paths are many and dark, and we are ardent and cruel in our journey.
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Darkness Forgiveness Human Journey Love Mad Ourselves Path
Please make me empty, if I’m empty then I can receive, if I can receive it means it comes from somewhere outside of me, if it comes from outside of me I’m not alone! I cannot bear this loneliness. Above all it is loneliness.
LEONARD COHEN

Alone Empty Hard Time Lonely Myself Philosophy
A heavy burden lifted from my soul, I heard that love was out of my control.
LEONARD COHEN

Control Love Myself
I guess that I miss you, I guess I forgive you, I’m glad you stood in my way.
LEONARD COHEN

Forgiveness Happiness I Miss You Myself
Who could have foretold the heart grows cold from touching others.
LEONARD COHEN

Growth Heart Touch
Remember when I moved in you And the holy dove was moving too, and every breath we drew was Hallelujah.
LEONARD COHEN

Breathe Myself Remember Yourself
My interest in this pack of failures betrays my character.
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Character Failure Myself
A young nurse is standing close behind me wondering whether she is being drawn by my power or her charity.
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Close Herself Power Wonder Young
He can love the shape of human beings, the fine and twisted shapes of the heart. It is good to have among us such men, such balancing monsters of love.
LEONARD COHEN

Goodness Heart Himself Love Man

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