Many men have loved the bells
you fastened to the rein,
and everyone who wanted you
they found what they will always want again.
Your beauty lost to you yourself
just as it was lost to them.
Oh take this longing from my tongue,
whatever useless things these hands have done.
Let me see your beauty broken down
like you would do for one you love.

Your body like a searchlight
my poverty revealed,
I would like to try your charity
until you cry, "Now you must try my greed."
And everything depends upon
how near you sleep to me

Just take this longing from my tongue
all the lonely things my hands have done.
Let me see your beauty broken down
like you would do for one your love.

Hungry as an archway
through which the troops have passed,

Sing with the song of Leonard Cohen, Take This Longing lyrics!

I stand in ruins behind you,
with your winter clothes, your broken sandal straps.
I love to see you naked over there
especially from the back.

Oh take this longing from my tongue,
all the useless things my hands have done,
untie for me your hired blue gown,
like you would do for one that you love.

You're faithful to the better man,
I'm afraid that he left.
So let me judge your love affair
in this very room where I have sentenced
mine to death.
I'll even wear these old laurel leaves
that he's shaken from his head.

Just take this longing from my tongue,
all the useless things my hands have done,
let me see your beauty broken down,
like you would do for one you love.

Like you would do for one you love.

leonard cohen

Artist Information

Name:	Leonard Norman Cohen
Profile:	Canadian singer, born in Montreal in 1934. His first collection of poetry, Let Us Compare Mythologies, was published in 1956, followed by The Spice Box of Earth in 1961. After travelling throughout Europe, he settled on the Greek island of Hydra, where he stayed 7 years. There he wrote another collection of poetry, Flowers for Hitler (1964), and two novels, The Favorite Game (1963) and Beautiful Losers (1966). After returning to America, he began his career as a singer, recording 11 studio albums: Songs Of Leonard Cohen 1967/1968 Songs From A Room 1969 Songs Of Love And Hate 1971 New Skin For The Old Ceremony 1974 Death Of A Ladies' Man 1977 (produced by Phil Spector) Recent Songs 1979 Various Positions 1984 I'm Your Man 1988 The Future 1992 Ten New Songs 2001 Dear Heather October 2004 In 1992, a tribute with 18 songs was released, featuring REM, John Cale, Nick Cave, lan McCulloch, The Pixies, House of Love and Lloyd Cole among others. After 1993 Leonard Cohen lived several years at the Zen Center on Mount Baldy (a buddhist monastery) in California.
Albums / OSTs:	dear heather death of a ladies' man i'm your man natural born killers new skin for the old ceremony recent songs songs from a room songs of leonard cohen songs of love and hate ten new songs the future the passion of the christ various positions wonder boys Click here to view All Albums and Song Lyrics of Leonard Cohen!