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Leonard Cohen - Songs from the Road
Episode 2 | 1h 12m 26sVideo has Closed Captions
Celebrate a dozen of Cohen’s most famous songs from 2008 and 2009 world tour performances.
Celebrate one dozen of the songwriter, musician, poet, novelist, and artist Leonard Cohen's most famous songs from 2008 and 2009 world tour performances. From Canada to Tel Aviv to London, performances were captured at festivals, arenas and stadiums.
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Leonard Cohen - Songs from the Road
Episode 2 | 1h 12m 26sVideo has Closed Captions
Celebrate one dozen of the songwriter, musician, poet, novelist, and artist Leonard Cohen's most famous songs from 2008 and 2009 world tour performances. From Canada to Tel Aviv to London, performances were captured at festivals, arenas and stadiums.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship[Leonard] I don't want you to be alarmed, but I'm gonna start this thing up.
[loud cheering] [clapping and whooping] [applauding and cheering] [cheering and whistling] ["Lover, Lover, Lover" playing] [♪♪♪] [clapping in tune] [♪♪♪] ♪ I asked my father ♪ ♪ I said, "Father Change my name" ♪ ♪ The one I'm using now It's covered up ♪ ♪ With fear and filth And cowardice and shame ♪ [chorus vocalizing] ♪ And lover, lover, lover ♪ ♪ Lover, lover, lover, lover ♪ ♪ Come back to me ♪ ♪ Yes, and lover Lover, lover ♪ ♪ Lover, lover, lover, lover ♪ ♪ Come back to me ♪ ♪ He said, "I locked You in this body ♪ ♪ I meant it as A kind of trial ♪ ♪ You can use it as a weapon ♪ ♪ Or to make a woman smile" ♪ [chorus vocalizing] ♪ And lover, lover, lover ♪ ♪ Lover, lover, lover, lover ♪ ♪ Come back to me ♪ ♪ Yes, and lover Lover, lover ♪ ♪ Lover, lover, lover, lover ♪ ♪ Come back to me ♪ ♪ "Then let me start again," I cried ♪ ♪ "Oh, please let me Start again ♪ ♪ I want a face That's fair this time ♪ ♪ I want a spirit That is calm" ♪ [chorus vocalizing] ♪ And lover, lover, lover ♪ ♪ Lover, lover, lover, lover ♪ ♪ Come back to me ♪ ♪ Yes, and lover Lover, lover ♪ ♪ Lover, lover, lover, lover ♪ ♪ Come back to me ♪ [♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] [music increases in tempo] [♪♪♪] ♪ "I never turned aside," he said ♪ ♪ "No, I never Ever walked away" ♪ [chorus vocalizing] ♪ "It was you who Built the temple ♪ ♪ It was you who Covered up my face" ♪ [chorus vocalizing] ♪ And lover, lover, lover ♪ ♪ Lover, lover, lover, lover ♪ ♪ Come back to me ♪ [chorus vocalizing] ♪ Yes, and lover Lover, lover ♪ ♪ Lover, lover, lover, lover ♪ ♪ Come back to me ♪ ♪ You may come To me in happiness ♪ ♪ Or you may come To me in grief ♪ [chorus vocalizing] ♪ You may come to me In your deepest faith ♪ ♪ Or you may Come in disbelief ♪ [chorus vocalizing] ♪ And lover, lover, lover ♪ ♪ Lover, lover, lover, lover ♪ ♪ Come back to me ♪ [chorus vocalizing] ♪ Yes, and lover Lover, lover ♪ ♪ Lover, lover, lover, lover ♪ ♪ Come back to me ♪ ♪ And may the spirit Of this song ♪ ♪ May it rise up Pure and free ♪ ♪ May it be a shield For all of you ♪ ♪ A shield against the enemy ♪ [chorus vocalizing] ♪ And lover, lover, lover ♪ ♪ Lover, lover, lover, lover ♪ ♪ Come back to me ♪ [backing vocal] ♪ Come back to me ♪ [Leonard] ♪ Yes, and lover Lover, lover ♪ ♪ Lover, lover, lover, lover ♪ ♪ Come back to me ♪ ♪ Yes, and lover Lover, lover ♪ ♪ Lover, lover, lover, lover ♪ ♪ Come back to me ♪ [chorus vocalizing] ♪ Yes, and lover Lover, lover ♪ ♪ Lover, lover, lover, lover ♪ ♪ Come back to me ♪ [applauding and cheering] [whistling and clapping] ["Bird on the Wire" playing] [♪♪♪] ♪ Like a bird on the wire ♪ ♪ Like a drunk In a midnight choir ♪ ♪ I have tried ♪ ♪ In my way to be free ♪ ♪ Like a worm on a hook ♪ ♪ Like a knight penned down In some old fashioned book ♪ ♪ It was the shape ♪ ♪ The shape of an old love That twisted me ♪ ♪ If I have been unkind ♪ ♪ If I have been unkind ♪ ♪ I hope you can find a way ♪ ♪ To let it all go Right on by ♪ ♪ If I have been untrue ♪ ♪ If I have been untrue ♪ ♪ It's just ♪ ♪ I thought a lover Had to be some Kind of liar too ♪ [♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] [saxophone playing] [♪♪♪] [chorus vocalizing] [♪♪♪] [applauding] [whistling and cheering] ♪ Like a little baby ♪ ♪ Stillborn ♪ ♪ Like a beast With his horn ♪ ♪ I have torn ♪ ♪ Everyone who Reached out for me ♪ ♪ But I swear By this song ♪ ♪ I swear by all that I have done wrong ♪ ♪ I will ♪ ♪ Make it all up to thee ♪ ♪ I say, don't cry ♪ ♪ Oh, don't cry Don't cry anymore ♪ ♪ It's over now, it's done ♪ ♪ It has been paid for ♪ ♪ I say, don't cry ♪ ♪ Don't cry You were always the one ♪ ♪ Yeah, it was you ♪ ♪ That this longing Was made for ♪ ♪ Like a bird on the wire ♪ ♪ Like a drunk in some Old midnight choir ♪ ♪ I have tried in my way ♪ ♪ To be free ♪ [chorus vocalizing] [applauding] [whistling and cheering] [Leonard] Thank you so much for this.
[organ music playing] ["Chelsea Hotel" playing] ♪ I remember you well In the Chelsea Hotel ♪ ♪ You were talking So brave and so sweet ♪ ♪ Giving me head On the unmade bed ♪ ♪ While the limousines Wait in the street ♪ ♪ And those were the reasons ♪ ♪ And that was New York ♪ ♪ We were running for The money and the flesh ♪ ♪ And that was called love For the workers in song ♪ ♪ Probably still is for Those of them left ♪ ♪ Ah, but you got away Didn't you, babe ♪ ♪ You just threw it All to the ground ♪ ♪ You got away I never once heard you say ♪ ♪ I need you I don't need you ♪ ♪ I need you I don't need you ♪ ♪ And all of that Jiving around ♪ ♪ I remember you well In the Chelsea Hotel ♪ ♪ You were famous Your heart was a legend ♪ ♪ You told me again You preferred handsome men ♪ ♪ But for me You'll make an exception ♪ ♪ And then Clenching your fist ♪ ♪ For the ones like us Who are oppressed ♪ ♪ By the figures of beauty ♪ ♪ You fixed yourself ♪ ♪ You said "Well never mind ♪ ♪ We are ugly But we have the music" ♪ ♪ And then you got away Didn't you, babe ♪ ♪ Oh, you just turned Your back on the crowd ♪ ♪ You got away I never once heard you say ♪ ♪ I need you I don't need you ♪ ♪ I need you I don't need you ♪ ♪ And all of that Jiving around ♪ ♪ I don't mean to suggest ♪ ♪ That I loved you the best ♪ ♪ I don't keep track Of each fallen robin ♪ ♪ I remember you well In the Chelsea Hotel ♪ ♪ That's all My little darling ♪ ♪ I don't even think Of you that often ♪ [applauding] [whistling and cheering] [♪♪♪] ["Heart with No Companion" playing] ♪ Yes, I greet you From the other side ♪ ♪ Of sorrow and despair ♪ ♪ With a love so vast And shattered ♪ ♪ It will reach you Everywhere ♪ ♪ And I sing this For the captain ♪ ♪ Whose ship Has not been built ♪ ♪ For the mother in confusion ♪ ♪ Her cradle still unfilled ♪ ♪ For the heart With no companion ♪ ♪ For the soul Without a king ♪ ♪ For the prima ballerina ♪ ♪ Who cannot dance To anything ♪ ♪ Through the days Of shame that are coming ♪ ♪ Through the nights Of wild distress ♪ ♪ Though your promise Count for nothing ♪ ♪ You must keep it Nonetheless ♪ ♪ You must keep it For the captain ♪ ♪ Whose ship Has not been built ♪ ♪ For the mother In confusion ♪ ♪ Her cradle still unfilled ♪ ♪ For the heart With no companion ♪ ♪ For the soul Without a king ♪ ♪ For the prima ballerina ♪ ♪ Who cannot dance To anything ♪ [♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] ♪ Through the days Of shame that are coming ♪ ♪ Through the nights Of wild distress ♪ ♪ Though your promise Count for nothing ♪ ♪ You must keep it Nonetheless ♪ ♪ You must keep it For the captain ♪ ♪ Whose ship Has not been built ♪ ♪ For the mother In confusion ♪ ♪ Her cradle still unfilled ♪ ♪ For the heart With no companion ♪ ♪ For the soul Without a king ♪ ♪ For the prima ballerina ♪ ♪ Who cannot dance To anything ♪ [chorus humming] [♪♪♪] [chorus humming] [applauding] [loud cheering] [applauding and cheering] [Leonard] Thank you so much, ladies and gentlemen.
[whooping and loud cheering] You're very kind.
Thank you.
[loud cheering] Thank you, fans.
Thank you for this extraordinary warm welcome you've given us this evening.
It's a great honor to play for you.
[applauding] [whistling and cheering] The times are hard and a lot of you are gonna be driven to drink.
[audience laughing] And, uh, here's a song that is going to enlighten that particular turning for you.
[audience laughing] [chorus vocalizing] ["That Don't Make It Junk" playing] ♪ I fought against the bottle ♪ ♪ But I had to do it drunk ♪ ♪ Took my diamond To the pawnshop ♪ ♪ But that don't Make it junk ♪ ♪ I know that I'm forgiven ♪ ♪ But I don't know How I know ♪ ♪ I don't trust My inner feelings ♪ ♪ Inner feelings Come and go ♪ ♪ How come you Called me here tonight?
♪ ♪ How come you bother With this old heart at all?
♪ ♪ You raise me up in grace ♪ ♪ Then you put me in a place ♪ ♪ Where I must fall ♪ ♪ It's too late to mix Another drink ♪ ♪ All the lights Are goin' out ♪ ♪ I'll just listen To the darkness sing ♪ ♪ I know What that's about ♪ ♪ I tried to love you My way ♪ ♪ But I couldn't Make it hold ♪ ♪ So I closed The book of longing ♪ ♪ And I do what I am told ♪ ♪ How come you Called me here tonight?
♪ ♪ How come you bother With my heart at all?
♪ ♪ You raise me up in grace ♪ ♪ Then you put me in a place ♪ ♪ Where I must fall ♪ ♪ I fought against the bottle ♪ ♪ But I had to do it drunk ♪ ♪ Took my diamond To the pawnshop ♪ ♪ But that don't make it junk ♪ ♪ I fought against the bottle ♪ ♪ But I had to do it drunk ♪ ♪ Took my diamond To the pawnshop ♪ ♪ But that don't make it junk ♪ ♪ That don't make it junk ♪ ♪ That don't make it junk ♪ [applauding] [cheering and clapping] [whistling] ["Waiting for the Miracle" playing] [mandolin playing] ♪ Baby, I've been waiting ♪ ♪ I've been waiting Night and day ♪ ♪ I didn't see the time ♪ ♪ I waited half my life away ♪ ♪ There were lots Of invitations ♪ ♪ And I know You sent me some ♪ ♪ But I was waiting ♪ ♪ For the miracle For the miracle to come ♪ ♪ I know you really loved me ♪ ♪ But, you see My hands were tied ♪ ♪ And I know It must have hurt you ♪ ♪ It must have Hurt your pride ♪ ♪ To have to stand Beneath my window ♪ ♪ With your bugle And your drum ♪ ♪ And me I'm up there waiting ♪ ♪ For the miracle For the miracle to come ♪ ♪ You wouldn't Like it here, baby ♪ ♪ No, you wouldn't Like it here ♪ ♪ There's not Much entertainment ♪ ♪ And the critics are severe ♪ ♪ The Maestro Says it's Mozart ♪ ♪ But it sounds Like bubble gum ♪ ♪ When you're waiting ♪ ♪ For the miracle For the miracle to come ♪ ♪ Waiting for the miracle ♪ ♪ There's nothing left to do ♪ ♪ I haven't been this happy ♪ ♪ Since the end Of World War II ♪ ♪ Nothing left to do ♪ ♪ When you know That you've been taken ♪ ♪ Nothing left to do ♪ ♪ When you're begging For a crumb ♪ ♪ Nothing left to do ♪ ♪ When you've got To go on waiting ♪ ♪ Waiting for The miracle to come ♪ ♪ I dreamed about you, baby ♪ ♪ It was just the other night ♪ ♪ Most of you was naked ♪ ♪ Ah, but some Of you was light ♪ ♪ The sands of time Were falling ♪ ♪ From your fingers And your thumb ♪ ♪ And you were waiting ♪ ♪ For the miracle ♪ ♪ For the miracle to come ♪ ♪ Ah, baby, let's get married ♪ ♪ We've been alone too long ♪ ♪ Been alone too long ♪ ♪ Let's be alone together ♪ ♪ Let's see if We're that strong ♪ [chorus vocalizing] ♪ Let's do something crazy ♪ ♪ Something absolutely wrong ♪ ♪ While we're waiting ♪ ♪ For the miracle For the miracle to come ♪ ♪ Nothing left to do ♪ ♪ When you know That you've been taken ♪ ♪ Nothing left to do ♪ ♪ When you're begging For a crumb ♪ ♪ Nothing left to do ♪ ♪ When you've got To go on waiting ♪ ♪ Waiting for The miracle to come ♪ ♪ When you've fallen On the highway ♪ ♪ And you're lying In the rain ♪ ♪ And they ask you How you're doing ♪ ♪ Of course you'll say You can't complain ♪ ♪ If you're squeezed For information ♪ ♪ That's when you've got To play it dumb ♪ ♪ You just say You're out there waiting ♪ ♪ For the miracle ♪ ♪ For the miracle to come ♪ [♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] [chorus vocalizing] ♪ Waiting for the miracle ♪ ♪ For the miracle to come ♪ [applauding] [whistling and cheering] [guitar playing] ["Avalanche" playing] ♪ I stepped into an avalanche ♪ ♪ It covered up my soul ♪ ♪ When I am not This hunchback you see ♪ ♪ I sleep beneath The golden hill ♪ ♪ You who wish To conquer pain ♪ ♪ You must learn What makes me well ♪ ♪ You strike my side By accident ♪ ♪ As you go down For your gold ♪ ♪ The cripple here That you clothe and feed ♪ ♪ Is neither starved nor cold ♪ ♪ He does not ask For your company ♪ ♪ Not at the center Of the world ♪ ♪ When I am On this pedestal ♪ ♪ You did not raise me there ♪ ♪ Your laws do not compel me ♪ ♪ To kneel grotesque and bare ♪ ♪ I myself am the pedestal For this ugly hump ♪ ♪ At which you Stare and stare ♪ ♪ You who wish To conquer pain ♪ ♪ You must learn What makes me kind ♪ ♪ The crumbs of love That you offer me ♪ ♪ They're the crumbs I've left behind ♪ ♪ Your pain is no Credential here ♪ ♪ It's just the shadow Of my wound ♪ ♪ I have begun To long for you ♪ ♪ I who have no need ♪ ♪ I have begun To wait for you ♪ ♪ I who have no greed ♪ ♪ You say you've Gone away from me ♪ ♪ But I can feel you When you breathe ♪ ♪ Do not dress In those rags for me ♪ ♪ I know you are not poor ♪ ♪ You don't love me Quite so fiercely now ♪ ♪ When you know That you are not sure ♪ ♪ This is your world, beloved ♪ ♪ It is your flesh That I wear ♪ ♪ This is your world, beloved ♪ ♪ It is your flesh That I wear ♪ [♪♪♪] [music stops abruptly] [applauding] [whistling and cheering] ["Suzanne" playing] [whooping and cheering] ♪ Suzanne takes you down ♪ ♪ To her place near the river ♪ ♪ You can hear The boats go by ♪ ♪ You can spend The night beside her ♪ ♪ And you know She's half crazy ♪ ♪ But that's why You want to be there ♪ ♪ And she feeds you Tea and oranges ♪ ♪ That come all the way From China ♪ ♪ And just when You mean to tell her ♪ ♪ That you have No love to give her ♪ ♪ She gets you On her wavelength ♪ ♪ She lets the river answer ♪ ♪ That you've always Been her lover ♪ ♪ And you want To travel with her ♪ ♪ You want to travel blind ♪ ♪ And you know You will trust her ♪ ♪ For she's touched your Perfect body with her mind ♪ ♪ Now Suzanne Takes your hand ♪ ♪ She leads you to the river ♪ ♪ She is wearing Rags and feathers ♪ ♪ From Salvation Army counters ♪ ♪ And the sun pours Down like honey ♪ ♪ On our lady Of the harbor ♪ ♪ And she shows you Where to look ♪ ♪ Amid the garbage And the flowers ♪ ♪ There are heroes In the seaweed ♪ ♪ Children in the morning ♪ ♪ They are leaning Out for love ♪ ♪ And they will lean That way forever ♪ ♪ While Suzanne Holds the mirror ♪ ♪ And you want To travel with her ♪ ♪ You want to travel blind ♪ ♪ And you know That you will find her ♪ ♪ For you've touched Her perfect body With your mind ♪ ♪ Yes, and Jesus was a sailor ♪ ♪ When he walked Upon the water ♪ ♪ And he spent A long time watching ♪ ♪ From his lonely Wooden tower ♪ ♪ And when he knew For certain ♪ ♪ Only drowning men Could see him ♪ ♪ He said "All men Will be sailors then ♪ ♪ Until the sea shall free them" ♪ ♪ But he himself was broken ♪ ♪ Long before the sky Would open ♪ ♪ Forsaken, almost human ♪ ♪ He sank beneath Your wisdom like a stone ♪ ♪ And you want To travel with him ♪ ♪ You want to travel blind ♪ ♪ And you know You'll trust him ♪ ♪ For he's touched Your perfect body With his mind ♪ [chorus vocalizing] [applauding] [whistling and cheering] ["The Partisan" playing] [clapping] [♪♪♪] ♪ When they poured Across the border ♪ ♪ I was cautioned To surrender ♪ ♪ This I could not do ♪ ♪ I took my gun And I vanished ♪ ♪ I have changed My name so often ♪ ♪ I've lost my wife And children ♪ [singing in French] [singing in French] ♪ There were three Of us this morning ♪ ♪ I'm the only one This evening ♪ ♪ But I will go on ♪ ♪ These frontiers Are my prison ♪ ♪ An old woman Gave us shelter ♪ ♪ Kept us hidden In the garret ♪ ♪ Then the soldiers came ♪ ♪ She died without a whisper ♪ [♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] [chorus vocalizing] [singing in French] [singing in French] [singing in French] [singing in French] [chorus vocalizing] [♪♪♪] [chorus vocalizing] [chorus vocalizing] ♪ Oh, the wind, The wind is blowing ♪ ♪ Through the graves The wind is blowing ♪ ♪ Freedom soon will come ♪ ♪ Then we'll come From the shadows ♪ ♪ Oh, the wind The wind is blowing ♪ ♪ Through the graves The wind is blowing ♪ ♪ Freedom soon will come ♪ ♪ Then we'll come from the shadows ♪ [chorus vocalizing] [applauding] [whistling and cheering] [♪♪♪] [whistling and loud cheering] ["Famous Blue Raincoat" playing] ♪ It's four in the morning ♪ ♪ The end of December ♪ ♪ I'm writing you now Just to see if you're better ♪ ♪ New York is cold But I like where I'm living ♪ ♪ There's music On Clinton Street ♪ ♪ All through the evening ♪ ♪ I hear that you're building ♪ ♪ Your little house Deep in the desert ♪ ♪ You're living For nothing now ♪ ♪ I hope you're keeping Some kind of record ♪ ♪ Yes, and Jane came by ♪ ♪ With a lock of your hair ♪ ♪ She said that You gave it to her ♪ ♪ That night that You planned to go clear ♪ ♪ Did you ever go clear?
♪ ♪ Ah, the last time We saw you ♪ ♪ You looked so much older ♪ ♪ Your famous blue raincoat Was torn at the shoulder ♪ ♪ You'd been to the station To meet every train ♪ ♪ But you came home alone ♪ ♪ Without Lili Marlene ♪ ♪ And you treated my woman ♪ ♪ To a little flake of your life ♪ ♪ And when she came home ♪ ♪ She was nobody's wife ♪ ♪ Well, I see you ♪ ♪ There with the rose In your teeth ♪ ♪ One more thin gypsy thief ♪ ♪ Well, I see Jane's awake ♪ ♪ She sends her regards ♪ [♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] [clapping and cheering] ♪ And what can I tell you My brother, my killer ♪ ♪ What can I possibly say?
♪ ♪ I guess that I miss you I guess I forgive you ♪ ♪ I'm glad you stood In my way ♪ ♪ If you ever come by here ♪ ♪ For Jane or for me ♪ ♪ Your enemy is sleeping ♪ ♪ And a woman is free ♪ ♪ Yes, and thanks ♪ ♪ For the trouble You took from her eyes ♪ ♪ I thought It was there for good ♪ ♪ So I never tried ♪ ♪ Yes, and Jane came by ♪ ♪ With a lock of your hair ♪ ♪ She said that You gave it to her ♪ ♪ That night that You planned to go clear ♪ ♪ Sincerely, L. Cohen ♪ [applauding] [whistling and cheering] [crowd chattering] [crowd chanting] Leonard!
Leonard!
Leonard!
Leonard!
[radio static] Yeah, I think they're coming in.
They're coming in.
[whooping and applauding] [crowd screaming] ["Hallelujah" playing] ♪ I've heard there Was a secret chord ♪ ♪ That David played And it pleased the Lord ♪ ♪ But you don't really Care for music, do you?
♪ ♪ It goes like this ♪ ♪ The fourth, the fifth ♪ ♪ The minor fall Now the major lift ♪ ♪ The baffled king Composing Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Your faith was strong But you needed proof ♪ ♪ You saw her bathing On the roof ♪ ♪ Her beauty and the moonlight Overthrew you ♪ ♪ She tied you To her kitchen chair ♪ ♪ She broke your throne, And she cut your hair ♪ ♪ And from your lips She drew the Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Well, maybe, There's a God above ♪ ♪ As for me, all I've ever Learned from love ♪ ♪ Is how to shoot At someone who outdrew you ♪ ♪ But it's not a cry That you hear tonight ♪ ♪ No, it's not some Pilgrim who claims To have seen the light ♪ ♪ I know it's a cold ♪ ♪ And it's a very Broken Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ [cheering and whooping] [♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] [chorus vocalizing] ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ [whooping and cheering] ♪ Oh, people, I've been here before ♪ ♪ I know this room ♪ ♪ And I've walked this floor ♪ ♪ You see I used to live alone ♪ ♪ Before I knew you ♪ ♪ And I've seen your flag On the marble arch ♪ ♪ But listen, love is not Some kind of victory march ♪ ♪ No, it's a cold ♪ ♪ And it's a very Lonely Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ There was a time You let me know ♪ ♪ What's really Going on below ♪ ♪ Ah, but now you never Show it to me, do you?
♪ ♪ I remember When I moved in you ♪ ♪ And the holy dove She was moving too ♪ ♪ And every single breath That we drew was Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ I did my best It wasn't much ♪ ♪ I couldn't feel So I learned to touch ♪ ♪ I've told the truth ♪ ♪ I didn't come here To Coachella Here to fool you ♪ [loud cheering] ♪ And even though It all went wrong ♪ ♪ I'll stand right here Before the Lord of Song ♪ ♪ With nothing, with nothing On my tongue but Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ [chorus vocalizing] ♪ Hallelujah ♪ [applauding] [whistling and cheering] [Leonard] Thank you so much for...
Thank you.
[whistling and cheering] [loud cheering] [clapping] [Leonard] Let's do it, friends!
["Closing Time" playing] [clapping] [♪♪♪] ♪ Ah, we're drinking And we're dancing ♪ ♪ And the band Is really happening ♪ ♪ And the Johnny Walker Wisdom running high ♪ ♪ And my very Sweet companion ♪ ♪ She's the Angel Of Compassion ♪ ♪ She's rubbing half The world against her thigh ♪ ♪ And every drinker Every dancer lifts A happy face to thank her ♪ ♪ The fiddler fiddles Something so sublime ♪ ♪ All the women Tear their blouses off ♪ ♪ And the men they dance On the polka-dots And it's partner found ♪ ♪ And it's partner lost Hell to pay When the fiddler stops ♪ ♪ It's closing time It's closing time ♪ ♪ It's closing time It's closing time ♪ ♪ Yeah, the women Tear their blouses off ♪ ♪ And the men, they dance On the polka-dots ♪ ♪It's partner found It's partner lost ♪ ♪ Hell to pay When the fiddler stops ♪ ♪ It's closing time ♪ ♪ It's closing time ♪ ♪ Ah, we're lonely, We're romantic ♪ ♪ The cider's laced with acid ♪ ♪ And the Holy Spirit's Crying, "Where's the beef?"
♪ ♪ And the moon Is swimming naked ♪ ♪ And the summer night Is fragrant with a mighty Expectation of relief ♪ ♪ So we struggle And we stagger down The snakes and up the ladder ♪ ♪ To the tower where The blessed hours chime ♪ ♪ And I swear it Happened just like this ♪ ♪ A sigh, a cry A hungry kiss ♪ ♪ The Gates of Love They budged an inch ♪ ♪ I can't say much Has happened since ♪ ♪ But it's closing time It's closing time ♪ ♪ It's closing time It's closing time ♪ ♪ Yeah, I swear It happened just like this ♪ ♪ A sigh, a cry A hungry kiss ♪ ♪ The Gates of Love They budged an inch ♪ ♪ I can't say much Has happened since ♪ ♪ Can't say much Has happened since ♪ ♪ Can't say much Has happened since ♪ ♪ But it's closing time ♪ ♪ Closing time ♪ ♪ I loved you for Your beauty but that Doesn't make a fool of me ♪ ♪ You were in it For your beauty too ♪ ♪ And I loved you For your body ♪ ♪ There's a voice That sounds like God To me declaring ♪ ♪ Declaring, declaring Declaring, declaring ♪ ♪ That your body's really you ♪ ♪ And I loved you when Our love was blessed ♪ ♪ And I love you now There's nothing left ♪ ♪ But sorrow And a sense of overtime ♪ ♪ And I missed you Since the place got wrecked ♪ ♪ And I just don't care What happens next ♪ ♪ Looks like freedom But it feels like death ♪ ♪ It's something In between, I guess ♪ ♪ It's closing time It's closing time ♪ ♪ It's closing time It's closing time ♪ ♪ Yeah, I missed you Since the place got wrecked ♪ ♪ By the winds of change And the weeds of sex ♪ ♪ Looks like freedom But it feels like death ♪ ♪ It's something In between, I guess ♪ ♪ It's closing time ♪ ♪ It's closing time ♪ ♪ Yeah we're drinking And we're dancing ♪ ♪ But there's nothing Really happening ♪ ♪ And the place is dead As Heaven on a Saturday night ♪ ♪ And my very close Companion gets me fumbling ♪ ♪ Gets me laughing She's a hundred but She's wearing something tight ♪ ♪ And I lift my glass To the Awful Truth ♪ ♪ Which you can't reveal To the Ears of Youth ♪ ♪ Except to say It isn't worth a dime ♪ ♪ And the whole damn Place goes crazy twice ♪ ♪ And it's once for the devil And once for Christ ♪ ♪ But the Boss don't Like these dizzy heights ♪ ♪ We're busted in the blinding lights ♪ ♪ It's closing time It's closing time ♪ ♪ It's closing time It's closing time ♪ ♪ The whole damn place Goes crazy twice ♪ ♪ And it's once for the devil And once for Christ ♪ ♪ But the Boss don't like These dizzy heights ♪ ♪ We're busted In the blinding lights ♪ ♪ Busted in the blinding lights Busted in the blinding lights ♪ ♪ Of closing time ♪ ♪ Of closing time ♪ Here we go.
♪ Oh, the women Tear their blouses off ♪ ♪ And the men they dance On the polka-dots ♪ ♪ It's closing time ♪ ♪ And it's partner found It's partner lost ♪ ♪ And it's hell to pay When the fiddler stops ♪ ♪ It's closing time ♪ ♪ I swear it happened Just like this ♪ ♪ A sigh, a cry A hungry kiss ♪ ♪ It's closing time It's closing time It's closing time ♪ ♪ The Gates of Love They budged an inch ♪ ♪ I can't say much Has happened since ♪ ♪ But closing time It's closing time It's closing time ♪ ♪ I loved you when Our love was blessed ♪ ♪ I love you now There's nothing left ♪ ♪ But closing time It's closing time It's closing time ♪ ♪ I miss you since The place got wrecked ♪ ♪ By the winds of change And the weeds of sex ♪ ♪ Closing time Closing time ♪ It's closing time!
[applauding] [whistling and cheering] [loud cheering and clapping] [whooping and applauding] [Leonard] Thank you.
[applauding and cheering] ["Waiting for the Miracle" playing] ♪ Baby, I've been waiting ♪ ♪ I've been waiting Night and day ♪ ♪ I didn't see the time ♪ ♪ I waited half my life away ♪