Leonard Cohen, CC (born September 21, 1934 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a poet, novelist, and singer-songwriter. His musical career has largely overshadowed his prior work as a poet and novelist, although he has continued to publish poetry sporadically after his breakthrough in the music industry. Musically, Cohen's early songs are based in folkmusic, in terms of both melody and instrumentation; from the 1970s, though, his work begins to show the influence of various types of popular and cabaretmusic. Since the 1980s he typically sings in a deep bass register, with synthesizers and female backing vocals. Cohen's songs are often emotionally heavy and lyrically complex, owing more to the metaphoric word play of poetry than to established conventions of songcraft.
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Leaving Green Sleeves Lyrics
Leonard Cohen
Alas, my love, you did me wrong,
To cast me out discourteously,
For I have loved you so long,
Delighting in your very company.
Now if you intend to show me disdain,
Dont you know it all the more enraptures me,
For even so I still remain your lover in captivity.
Green sleeves, youre all alone,
The leaves have fallen, the men have gone.
Green sleeves, theres no one home,
Not even the lady green sleeves
I sang my songs, I told my lies,
To lie between your matchless thighs.
And aint it fine, aint it wild
To finally end our exercise
Then I saw you naked in the early dawn,
Oh, I hoped you would be someone new.
I reached for you but you were gone,
So lady Im going too.
Green sleeves, youre all alone ...
Green sleeves, youre all alone,
The leaves have fallen, the men have all gone home.
Green sleeves, its so easily done,
Leaving the lady green sleeves.