17482.icamesofarforeauty
Re: song
**CAME SO FAR FOR BEAUTY **
Leonard Cohen
I came so far for beauty left
so much behind
My patience and my family
My masterpiece unsigned
I thought I’d be rewarded
For such a lonely choice
And surely she would answer
To such a very hopeless voice
I practiced on my sainthood
I gave to one and all
But the rumours of my virtue
They moved her not at all
I changed my style to silver
I changed my clothes to black
And where I would surrender
Now I would attack
I stormed the old casino
For the money and the flesh
And I myself decided
What was rotten and what was fresh
And men to do my bidding
And broken bones to teach
The value of my pardon
The shadow of my reach
But no, I could not touch her
With such a heavy hand
Her star beyond my order
Her nakedness unmanned
I came so far for beauty
I left so much behind
My patience and my family
My masterpiece unsigned
p.s. no probs, part of my job description 
This one's Stina Nordenstam. Same lyrics, though.
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*Originally posted by zulaykha: *
This one's Stina Nordenstam. Same lyrics, though.
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haha, you bet it's not Leonard Cohen :-P .
This song, which also appears in Stina's 1998/99 album People are Strange ( a covers album), was originally written and sung by the legendary Canadian novelist, poet and one of the least likely rock stars, Leonard Cohen. I believe this one came out sometime during the late 70's. Although his version is quite different from Stina's, which I find to be spookily beautiful. And besides, in my humble opinion, Leonard Cohen is one of those brilliant songwriters who shouldn't be allowed to sing their own songs :-P
wish there was a download link. :-\
17482.noordinarymorning
Artist Lyrics: Chicane
Song Lyrics: No Ordinary Morning
If there was nothing that I could say
Turned your back and you just walked away
Leaves me numb inside I think of you
Together is all I knew
We moved too fast but I had no signs
I would try to turn the hands of time
I look to you for a reason why
The love we had passed me by
And as the sun would set, you would rise
Fall from the sky into paradise
Is there no light in your heart for me
You've closed your eyes, you no longer see
There were no lies between me and you
You said nothing of what you knew
But there was still something in your eyes
Left me helpless and paralysed
You could give a million reasons change the world and change the tides
Could not give me the secrets of your heart and of your mind
In the darkness that surrounds me now there is no peace of mind
Your careless words undo me, leave the thought of us behind
You could give a million reasons change the world and change the time
Could not give me the secrets of your heart and of your mind
In the darkness that surrounds you now there is no peace of mind
Your careless words undo me, leave the thought of us behind
17482.letgo
Frou Frou lyrics :: Let Go lyrics
drink up, baby down
mmm, are you in or are you out
leave your things behind
'cause it's all going off without you
excuse me, too busy you’re writing your tragedy
these mishaps
you bubble wrap
when you've no idea what you're like
so let go, jump in
oh well, whatcha waiting for
it's alright
'cause there's beauty in the breakdown
so let go, just get in
oh, it's so amazing here
it's alright
'cause there's beauty in the breakdown
it gains the more it gives
and then it rises with the fall
so hand me that remote
can't you see that all that stuff's a sideshow
such boundless pleasure
we've no time for later now
you can't await your own arrival
you've 20 seconds to comply
so let go, jump in
oh well, whatcha waiting for
it's alright
'cause there's beauty in the breakdown
so let go, just get in
oh, it's so amazing here
it's alright
'cause there's beauty in the breakdown