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Leonard Cohen One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong Lyrics
Total views: 2 times this week / Rating: 6.86/10 [22 votes]Album: Songs of Leonard Cohen / Original Release Date: 1967-12-27Genre: Singer/SongwriterSong Duration: 4 min 27 sec
LEONARD COHEN
- One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong Lyrics / with translationsOne Of Us Cannot Be Wrong
By Leonard Cohen
I lit a thin green candle
To make you jealous of me
But the room just filled up with mosquitoes
They heard that my body was free.
Then I took the dust
Of a long sleepless night
And I put it in your little shoe
And then I confess
That I tortured the dress
That you wore for the world to look through.
I showed my heart to a doctor
He said I’d just have to quit
Then he wrote himself a prescription
Your name was mentioned in it.
Then he locked himself
In a library shelf
With the details of our honeymoon
And I hear from the nurse
That he’s gotten much worse
And his practice is all in a ruin.
I heard of a saint who had loved you
I studied all night in his school
He taught that the duty of lovers
Is to tarnish the Golden rule.
And just when I was sure
That his teachings were pure
He drowned himself in the pool
His body is gone
But back here on the lawn
His spirit continues to drool.
An Eskimo showed me a movie
He’d recently taken of you
The poor man could hardly stop shivering
His lips and his fingers were blue.
I suppose that he froze
When the wind took your clothes
And I guess he just never got warm
But you stand there so nice
In your blizzard of ice
Oh please let me come into your storm.
By Leonard Cohen
I lit a thin green candle
To make you jealous of me
But the room just filled up with mosquitoes
They heard that my body was free.
Then I took the dust
Of a long sleepless night
And I put it in your little shoe
And then I confess
That I tortured the dress
That you wore for the world to look through.
I showed my heart to a doctor
He said I’d just have to quit
Then he wrote himself a prescription
Your name was mentioned in it.
Then he locked himself
In a library shelf
With the details of our honeymoon
And I hear from the nurse
That he’s gotten much worse
And his practice is all in a ruin.
I studied all night in his school
He taught that the duty of lovers
Is to tarnish the Golden rule.
And just when I was sure
That his teachings were pure
He drowned himself in the pool
His body is gone
But back here on the lawn
His spirit continues to drool.
An Eskimo showed me a movie
He’d recently taken of you
The poor man could hardly stop shivering
His lips and his fingers were blue.
I suppose that he froze
When the wind took your clothes
And I guess he just never got warm
But you stand there so nice
In your blizzard of ice
Oh please let me come into your storm.
Facts about One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong
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One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong is written and performed by Leonard Cohen.
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It is first released on December 27, 1967 as part of Leonard Cohen's album "Songs of Leonard Cohen" which includes 12 tracks in total. This song is the 9th track on this album.
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When we delve into what the artist truly meant to convey, Leonard Cohen’s 'One of Us Cannot Be Wrong' portrays a complex emotional landscape of jealousy, obsession, and unrequited love. The well-crafted lyrics are rich in metaphors, such as lighting a green candle, confessing to torturing a dress, and studying under a saint, communicating narrator's strong feelings and the desire for their beloved, even when faced with rejection and despair. It highlights the themes of heartbreak, love, despair, and reflection, among others. At the same time, one cannot ignore the emphasis on jealousy and longing, emotional pain and suffering, disillusionment in love and isolation, and coldness in the lyrics. The lyrics denounce mature themes and imagery that might be inappropriate for kids below 13 years of age, including references to emotional suffering, human connections and a touch of sinister overtones. Absence of profanity or explicit content does not mean that the tone and subject matter do not imply the need for parental supervision.
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One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong falls under the genres Singer, Songwriter.
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One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong song length is 4 minutes and 27 seconds.
Who wrote One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong lyrics?
One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong is written and performed by Leonard Cohen.
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When was One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong released?
It is first released on December 27, 1967 as part of Leonard Cohen's album "Songs of Leonard Cohen" which includes 12 tracks in total. This song is the 9th track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong lyrics?
When we delve into what the artist truly meant to convey, Leonard Cohen’s 'One of Us Cannot Be Wrong' portrays a complex emotional landscape of jealousy, obsession, and unrequited love. The well-crafted lyrics are rich in metaphors, such as lighting a green candle, confessing to torturing a dress, and studying under a saint, communicating narrator's strong feelings and the desire for their beloved, even when faced with rejection and despair. It highlights the themes of heartbreak, love, despair, and reflection, among others. At the same time, one cannot ignore the emphasis on jealousy and longing, emotional pain and suffering, disillusionment in love and isolation, and coldness in the lyrics. The lyrics denounce mature themes and imagery that might be inappropriate for kids below 13 years of age, including references to emotional suffering, human connections and a touch of sinister overtones. Absence of profanity or explicit content does not mean that the tone and subject matter do not imply the need for parental supervision.
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Which genre is One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong?
One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong falls under the genres Singer, Songwriter.
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How long is the song One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong?
One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong song length is 4 minutes and 27 seconds.
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