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Leonard Cohen The Future Lyrics
Total views: 2 times this week / Rating: 10/10 [10 votes]Album: The Future / Original Release Date: 1992-11Genre: PopSong Duration: 6 min 41 sec
LEONARD COHEN
- The Future Lyrics / with translationsGive me back my broken night
my mirrored room, my secret life
it's lonely here,
there's no one left to torture
Give me absolute control
over every living soul
And lie beside me, baby,
that's an order!
Give me crack and anal sex
Take the only tree that's left
and stuff it up the hole
in your culture
Give me back the Berlin wall
give me Stalin and St Paul
I've seen the future, brother:
it is murder.
Things are going to slide, slide in all directions
Won't be nothing
Nothing you can measure anymore
The blizzard, the blizzard of the world
has crossed the threshold
and it has overturned
the order of the soul
When they said REPENT REPENT
I wonder what they meant
When they said REPENT REPENT
I wonder what they meant
When they said REPENT REPENT
I wonder what they meant
You don't know me from the wind
you never will, you never did
I'm the little jew
who wrote the Bible
I've seen the nations rise and fall
I've heard their stories, heard them all
but love's the only engine of survival
Your servant here, he has been told
to say it clear, to say it cold:
It's over, it ain't going
any further
And now the wheels of heaven stop
you feel the devil's riding crop
Get ready for the future:
it is murder
Things are going to slide ...
There'll be the breaking of the ancient
western code
Your private life will suddenly explode
There'll be phantoms
There'll be fires on the road
and the white man dancing
You'll see a woman
hanging upside down
her features covered by her fallen gown
and all the lousy little poets
coming round
tryin' to sound like Charlie Manson
and the white man dancin'
Give me back the Berlin wall
Give me Stalin and St Paul
Give me Christ
or give me Hiroshima
Destroy another fetus now
We don't like children anyhow
I've seen the future, baby:
it is murder
Things are going to slide ...
When they said REPENT REPENT ...
my mirrored room, my secret life
it's lonely here,
there's no one left to torture
Give me absolute control
over every living soul
And lie beside me, baby,
that's an order!
Give me crack and anal sex
Take the only tree that's left
and stuff it up the hole
in your culture
Give me back the Berlin wall
give me Stalin and St Paul
I've seen the future, brother:
it is murder.
Things are going to slide, slide in all directions
Won't be nothing
Nothing you can measure anymore
The blizzard, the blizzard of the world
has crossed the threshold
and it has overturned
the order of the soul
When they said REPENT REPENT
I wonder what they meant
When they said REPENT REPENT
I wonder what they meant
When they said REPENT REPENT
I wonder what they meant
You don't know me from the wind
you never will, you never did
I'm the little jew
who wrote the Bible
I've seen the nations rise and fall
I've heard their stories, heard them all
Your servant here, he has been told
to say it clear, to say it cold:
It's over, it ain't going
any further
And now the wheels of heaven stop
you feel the devil's riding crop
Get ready for the future:
it is murder
Things are going to slide ...
There'll be the breaking of the ancient
western code
Your private life will suddenly explode
There'll be phantoms
There'll be fires on the road
and the white man dancing
You'll see a woman
hanging upside down
her features covered by her fallen gown
and all the lousy little poets
coming round
tryin' to sound like Charlie Manson
and the white man dancin'
Give me back the Berlin wall
Give me Stalin and St Paul
Give me Christ
or give me Hiroshima
Destroy another fetus now
We don't like children anyhow
I've seen the future, baby:
it is murder
Things are going to slide ...
When they said REPENT REPENT ...
Facts about The Future
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The Future is written and performed by Leonard Cohen.
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It is first released on November 01, 1992 as part of Leonard Cohen's album "The Future" which includes 9 tracks in total. This song is the opening track on this album.
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When we dive into the story the lyrics are telling, Leonard Cohen's 'The Future' presents a desolate and tumultuous scenario of the world, portraying it with vivid and sometimes shrill imagery, while also making historical allusions to express the despair and moral decay feelings. The 'blizzard of the world' is a symbol of the spiritually enfeebled and the uncontrollable chaos of the world and the loss of the spiritual order. Most of the future lyrics highlight the same themes of dread, despondency, social criticism, rage, and reflection, though in different shades. Despite being categorized as a modern song, it still portrays darkness, chaos, and disorder, the nostalgia of the past for authoritarianism, the scenarios of violence and destruction, and the questioning of repentance and nihilism. The lyrics are very open about the themes of drugs, sexual content, violence, and other adult issues that make them unsuitable for any audience less than 18 years old.
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The Future falls under the genre Pop.
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The Future song length is 6 minutes and 41 seconds.
Who wrote The Future lyrics?
The Future is written and performed by Leonard Cohen.
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When was The Future released?
It is first released on November 01, 1992 as part of Leonard Cohen's album "The Future" which includes 9 tracks in total. This song is the opening track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind The Future lyrics?
When we dive into the story the lyrics are telling, Leonard Cohen's 'The Future' presents a desolate and tumultuous scenario of the world, portraying it with vivid and sometimes shrill imagery, while also making historical allusions to express the despair and moral decay feelings. The 'blizzard of the world' is a symbol of the spiritually enfeebled and the uncontrollable chaos of the world and the loss of the spiritual order. Most of the future lyrics highlight the same themes of dread, despondency, social criticism, rage, and reflection, though in different shades. Despite being categorized as a modern song, it still portrays darkness, chaos, and disorder, the nostalgia of the past for authoritarianism, the scenarios of violence and destruction, and the questioning of repentance and nihilism. The lyrics are very open about the themes of drugs, sexual content, violence, and other adult issues that make them unsuitable for any audience less than 18 years old.
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Which genre is The Future?
The Future falls under the genre Pop.
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How long is the song The Future?
The Future song length is 6 minutes and 41 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Leonard CohenRecord Label(s): 1992 Sony Music Entertainment
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