"Anthem"
by Leonard Cohen
"The birds they sang
at the break of day.
Start again,
I heard them say.
Don't dwell on what
has passed away,
or what is yet to be.
Ah the wars they will
be fought again.
The holy dove
She will be caught again,
bought and sold,
and bought again,
the dove is never free.
Ring the bells that still can ring,
Forget your perfect offering.
There is a crack in everything,
That's how the light gets in.
We asked for signs,
the signs were sent:
the birth betrayed,
the marriage spent.
Yeah the widowhood
of every government -
signs for all to see.
I can't run no more
with that lawless crowd,
while the killers in high places
say their prayers out loud.
But they've summoned, they've summoned up
a thundercloud,
and they're going to hear from me.
Ring the bells that still can ring...
You can add up the parts
but you won't have the sum.
You can strike up the march,
there is no drum.
Every heart, every heart,
to love will come,
but like a refugee.
Ring the bells that still can ring,
Forget your perfect offering.
There is a crack, a crack in everything.
That's how the light gets in.
Ring the bells that still can ring,
Forget your perfect offering.
There is a crack, a crack in everything.
That's how the light gets in.
That's how the light gets in.
That's how the light gets in."
This Spadecaller Video ® features Leonard Cohen's music, "Anthem", and the artwork of Matthew Schwartz.
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