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Leonard Cohen To A Teacher Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 10/10 [1 vote]Album: Dear Heather / Original Release Date: 2004Genre: RockSong Duration: 2 min 32 sec
To A Teacher
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
LEONARD COHEN
- To A Teacher Lyrics[Dedicated to A. M. Klein (1909-1972)]
Hurt once and for all into silence.
A long pain ending without a song to prove it.
Who could stand beside you so close to Eden,
When you glinted in every eye the held-high
razor, shivering every ram and son?
And now the silent loony bin, where
The shadows live in the rafters like
Day-weary bats,
Until the turning mind, a radar signal,
lures them to exaggerate
Mountain-size on the white stone wall
Your tiny limp.
How can I leave you in such a house?
Are there no more saints and wizards
to praise their ways with pupils,
No more evil to stun with the slap
of a wet red tongue?
Did you confuse the Messiah in a mirror
and rest because he had finally come?
Let me cry Help beside you, Teacher.
I have entered under this dark roof
As fearlessly as an honoured son
Enters his father's house.
Hurt once and for all into silence.
A long pain ending without a song to prove it.
Who could stand beside you so close to Eden,
When you glinted in every eye the held-high
razor, shivering every ram and son?
And now the silent loony bin, where
The shadows live in the rafters like
Day-weary bats,
Until the turning mind, a radar signal,
lures them to exaggerate
Mountain-size on the white stone wall
How can I leave you in such a house?
Are there no more saints and wizards
to praise their ways with pupils,
No more evil to stun with the slap
of a wet red tongue?
Did you confuse the Messiah in a mirror
and rest because he had finally come?
Let me cry Help beside you, Teacher.
I have entered under this dark roof
As fearlessly as an honoured son
Enters his father's house.
Facts about To A Teacher
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To A Teacher is written and performed by Leonard Cohen.
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It is first released in 2004 as part of Leonard Cohen's album "Dear Heather" which includes 13 tracks in total. This song is the 10th track on this album.
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When we dive into the story the lyrics are telling, the poem 'To a Teacher' written by Leonard Cohen talks about the difficult things that happen in the relationship between a mentor and a student, and also about the very hard times that people experience when they try to get help and guidance in such a confusing and hopeless world. The image of the 'silent loony bin' stands for the extreme mental and emotional suffering of the speaker, while the 'Teacher' character points to the one who is full of wisdom, and thus, the savior. To a Teacher lyrics highlight the emotional states of heartbreak, despair, angst, reflection, and solitude mostly. However, the song at the same time points out the positive aspects of pain, and suffering, and even, isolation and loneliness, confusion and disillusionment, and coming to God for help and guidance through all that. The lyrics are loaded with pain, suffering, and mental torment themes on the whole which are more adult-oriented. The images and the words used like 'silent loony bin' and 'held-high Razor' for example, imply a certain degree of intensity that might not be suitable for younger children to encounter without their parents' supervision.
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To A Teacher falls under the genre Rock.
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To A Teacher song length is 2 minutes and 32 seconds.
Who wrote To A Teacher lyrics?
To A Teacher is written and performed by Leonard Cohen.
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When was To A Teacher released?
It is first released in 2004 as part of Leonard Cohen's album "Dear Heather" which includes 13 tracks in total. This song is the 10th track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind To A Teacher lyrics?
When we dive into the story the lyrics are telling, the poem 'To a Teacher' written by Leonard Cohen talks about the difficult things that happen in the relationship between a mentor and a student, and also about the very hard times that people experience when they try to get help and guidance in such a confusing and hopeless world. The image of the 'silent loony bin' stands for the extreme mental and emotional suffering of the speaker, while the 'Teacher' character points to the one who is full of wisdom, and thus, the savior. To a Teacher lyrics highlight the emotional states of heartbreak, despair, angst, reflection, and solitude mostly. However, the song at the same time points out the positive aspects of pain, and suffering, and even, isolation and loneliness, confusion and disillusionment, and coming to God for help and guidance through all that. The lyrics are loaded with pain, suffering, and mental torment themes on the whole which are more adult-oriented. The images and the words used like 'silent loony bin' and 'held-high Razor' for example, imply a certain degree of intensity that might not be suitable for younger children to encounter without their parents' supervision.
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Which genre is To A Teacher?
To A Teacher falls under the genre Rock.
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How long is the song To A Teacher?
To A Teacher song length is 2 minutes and 32 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Leonard Cohen
Record Label(s): 2004 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
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