Thoughts by Leonard Cohen...

CAUSE
HE SAYS IT BETTER
THAN I CAN....

Its coming through a hole in the air
from those nights in tiananmen square
Its coming from the feel
That it aint exactly real
Or its real, but it aint exactly there
from the wars against disorder
from the sirens night and day
from the fires of the homeless
from the ashes of the gay
Democracy is coming to the u.s.a.

Its coming through a crack in the wall
On a visionary flood of alcohol
from the staggering account
Of the sermon on the mount
Which I dont pretend to understand at all
Its coming from the silence
On the dock of the bay
from the brave, the bold, the battered
Heart of chevrolet
Democracy is coming to the u.s.a.

Its coming from the sorrow on the street
The holy places where the races meet
from the homicidal bitchin
That goes down in every kitchen
To determine who will serve and who will eat
from the wells of disappointment
Where the women kneel to pray
For the grace of God in the desert here
And the desert far away
Democracy is coming to the u.s.a.

Sail on, sail on
O mighty ship of state!
To the shores of need
Past the reefs of greed
Through the squalls of hate
Sail on, sail on, sail on...

Its coming to america first
The cradle of the best and of the worst
Its here they got the range
And the machinery for change
And its here they got the spiritual thirst
Its here the familys broken
And its here the lonely say
That the heart has got to open
In a fundamental way
Democracy is coming to the u.s.a.

Its coming from the women and the men
O baby, well be making love again
Well be going down so deep
That the rivers going to weep
And the mountains going to shout amen!
Its coming like the tidal flood
Beneath the lunar sway
Imperial, mysterious
In amorous array
Democracy is coming to the u.s.a.


Im sentimental, if you know what I mean
I love the country but I cant stand the scene
And Im neither left or right
Im just staying home tonight
Getting lost in that hopeless little screen
But Im stubborn as those garbage bags
That time cannot decay
Im junk but Im still holding up
This little wild bouquet
Democracy is coming to the u.s.a.

Cowboy Take Me Away...

TODAY
OR
RATHER
TONIGHT
I FEEL THIN
FRAIL
ENERGETICALLY
I'M SO PROUD OF MYSELF
FOR HEALING MY COLD
FOR SAVING MY VOICE
AN IMPORTANT DAY FOR ME
CAAAAAASTINGS DAY
BUT
NOW
IT'S OVER
AND
I WANT SOMEONE TO HOLD ME
I WANT TO SHRINK
AND REWIND
TO 5
I WANT MY FATHER TO HOLD ME
IN HIS STRONG ARMS
I WANT MY MOM TO CUDDLE ME
AND STROKE MY HAIR
I WANT TO GO BACK THREE YEARS
AND
I WANT KERMY TO DRAW ME A BATH
POUR ME A GLASS OF WINE
AND
WATCH ME SOAK AND
SIT IN SILENCE
WITH ME
BE WITH ME
I WANT TO ROLL A HUGE JOINT
AND
WATCH MY WORRIES
SWIRL IN THE SMOKE
MAKE LOVE TO MYSELF IN A RAINBOW HAZE
AND
FEEL THE ENERGY OF UNIVERSE
IN MY ENTIRE SELF
BLAST SIGUR ROS
AND
SIMPLY BECOME THE MUSIC
I'M READY
I'M READY
I'M READY
FOR THE NEXT LEVEL
FOR THE EVOLUTION
I NO LONGER FIND SOCIETY
USEFUL
OUR SYSTEMS
ARE
GENERALLY
COUNTERPRODUCTIVE
ISOLATING
CUMBERSOME
INEFFECTIVE
DAMAGING
DO I HAVE A PLACE IN THIS WORLD?
I WONDER SOMETIMES
I AM
SEEMINGLY
QUITE PUZZLING AND SHOCKING
TO SOME
WHY?
I WONDER
.........
I WANT THE ALIENS TO COME
I STARE UP INTO THE SKY
DEMANDING
WILLING
BEGGING
FOR SOMETHING TO APPEAR
I BELIEVE IN YOU
I WOULD BELIEVE IN YOU
I WOULDN'T BE AFRAID
SHOW ME
REVEAL TO ME
TEACH ME
TAKE ME
ALIENS
ANGELS
SPIRITS
WHATEVER
SAME FUCKING THING
I'M CRAVING CONTACT
.......
ONCE WITH KERMY
ON VALENTINES
WE DID MUSHROOMS
AS MY BON VOYAGE TO CANADA
IT WAS VERY INTENSE
A HUGE ENERGETIC RELEASE
AND
I FELT AFRAID
THAT I'D LET GO TOO MUCH
THAT MY SOUL HAD SPLIT
BEYOND THIS WORLD
AND
IT WASN'T COMING BACK
MY EXISTING ENERGY
SO THIN BUT SO PURE
I WASN'T MADE FOR THIS WORLD
IN THIS STATE
I RELEASED EGO
BEYOND MY COMPREHENSION
I TERRIFIED POOR KERMY
AND
I SOBBED FOR 8 HOURS STRAIGHT
WHILE, ALSO, LAUGHING
ENJOYING THE
GASOLINE IN PUDDLES
RAINBOWS
AND
FEELING MY BONES TURN TO DUST
MY SKIN AND MUSCLES
PAPER THIN AND ALMOST USELESS
I REALIZED I WAS DYING
PART OF ME
PROBABLY IN ANOTHER LIFE/PLANE
I WAS DYING
........
THIS PAST SATURDAY
I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE
LITTLE SIGNS HERE AND THERE
LYRICS
CHOICES OF WORDS
A WILLING
I CAME TO TERMS WITH THESE FEELINGS
AND
WAS PREPARED TO POSSIBLY DIE
BUT
THEN MY MOMS FACE
HER LOVELY AND FORGIVING FACE
WHEN SHE WAS HERE
A FEW DAYS AGO
I HAD A FEW SHIT THINGS HAPPEN
THE DAY SHE ARRIVED
AND
SHE SAID
WELL, NO ONE DIED
THEN LATER IN HER TRIP SHE SAID
EVEN WHEN THINGS GET BAD
AND
SCARY FOR HER
(WORKING IN MICROECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
IN RURAL THIRD WORLD LOCATIONS)
SHE SAID
IT WOULD ONLY BE DEVASTATING FOR ME
IF I LOST ONE OF MY CHILDREN
I DON'T WANT TO WATCH MY PARENTS DIE
BUT
I WOULD NEVER WANT HER
TO GRIEVE IN THIS WAY
..........
GOSH
I NEED TO LIGHTEN UP
BUT
I'M SCORPIO
AND
THIS IS WHERE I LIVE
THIS IS ALL I KNOW

I get by with a little help...

IF IT'S NOT ONE THING
IT'S ANOTHER
............
MY MOM SAID SOMETHING TO ME
RECENTLY
COPIED FROM SKYPE:

Well, and you are unusually mature in many ways, and the world will keep
03/12/08 4:36 AM

(sorry - room service called)
03/12/08 4:37 AM

and the world will keep hurting you until you realize that you are out of step with many people
03/12/08 4:37 AM

That is not to make you proud or arrogant...
03/12/08 4:37 AM

we all evolve in different ways and at different times.

GOD
I FUCKING LOVE MY MOM
BUT
THAT STATEMENT
MAKES ME SAD AND RELIEVED
AND
I'M FEELING IT TODAY
BUT
WHY DO I LET MYSELF GET SO OFFENDED
SO HURT
JUST BECAUSE
SOME PEOPLE ARE IDIOTS
HAHAHA
SOME
PEOPLE
ARE
IDIOTS!
I'M AN IDIOT SOMETIMES
PROBABLY DAILY
BUT
I LIKE TO THINK I BALANCE IT
WITH
A LITTLE BIT OF GODDESS-NESS
EVERY DAY
THIS BODY ALONE IS A CONTRIBUTION TO THAT
AND
WHILE I'M ON THE SUBJECT
FUCK YOU PEREZ HILTON
YOU ARE A WOMAN HATING MORON
AND
I'M GOING TO WRITE YOU AN EMAIL
TO TELL YOU
JUST THAT
.....
ON A LIGHTER NOTE
I'M REALLY FEELING SPRING
IT'S IN MY HEART
IN MY STEP
AND
IN MY WARDROBE
I'M WALKING AROUND WEARING
TOTALLY INAPPROPRIATE OUTFITS
AND
I SIMPLY DON'T GIVE A FUCK
I'M WILLING IT IN
I'M ALLOWING SMALL BITS OF FLESH
THE CHANCE TO FEEL THE CHILL
AND
SLOWLY
MORE AND MORE WILL REVEAL
AS IT GETS WARMER AND WARMER
LET'S COLLECTIVELY
CONJURE UP
A DELICIOUS
WET, HOT AMERICAN SUMMER
OHHHH
THE SUMMER
YOU DREAMED ABOUT IN HIGH SCHOOL
BUT
WEREN'T
SOPHISTICATED ENOUGH
OR
OLD ENOUGH
OR
RICH ENOUGH
TO PULL OFF
PICNICS WITH CHAMPAGNE AND SPLIFFS
WEEKEND TRIPS TO DUSTY COUNTRY HOMES
MANLY MEN IN SHORTS PLAYING SWEATY SPORTS
OMG
I THINK I WOULD AUDIBLY GROAN
IF I SMELT THE SWEAT
OF A GORGEOUS TALL MAN
MMMMMMMMMMM
A RUGGED SCOTTISH LONG HAIRED TYPE
WITH PERFECT TEETH
AND
A CLEFT LIP
I LOOOOOOOOOOOOVE THOSE
WHO IS WEARING NOTHING BUT A SMILE AND A HARD ON
MY KNEES ARE SHAKING
JUST THINKING ABOUT IT
UUUUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHHHHHH GOD
WHERE WAS I?
OH YES
THE GLORY OF SUMMER
SWEET SUMMER DRESSES WITH NO PANTIES
COLOURFUL KITES FLOWN ON MUSHROOMS
SKINNY DIPPING IN MOONLIGHT
*SIGH*
BUT SPRING IS GREAT TOO
HAHA
PPPPPPPLLLLLLLLEEEEEEAAAAAASSSSSEEEEEEEE
...........
WELL
IT'S ALL HAPPENING FOR A REASON
MY DEARS
THE CHANGE IS IN THE AIR
IT'S WOVEN IN THE GRID
AND
IT'S SUPPORTED
BY THE ENERGY OF EMOTIONAL RELEASE
IT'S A FEW MILLION HEARTS
CALLING OUT
TO THE COLLECTIVE
ASKING FOR RELIEF
HONESTLY
IMAGINE AN EARTH WITHOUT MONEY
WHERE ALL YOU REQUIRED
TO SURVIVE
WAS PROVIDED FOR U
WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH YOUR LIFE?
I CAN
HONESTLY
SAY I WOULD DO
85% OF WHAT I DO NOW
LUCKY ME!
I'D SPEND WAY FUCKING LESS TIME
WASTING ENERGY STRESSING
ABOUT BILLS
ABOUT DEBT
ABOUT WHETHER I'LL EVER OWN A HOME
OR
BE ABLE TO RAISE CHILDREN AND STILL FOLLOW MY DREAMS
IT'S SCARY
TO THINK ABOUT BRINGING A CHILD INTO MY WORLD
I THINK I'D BE A GREAT MA
BUT
MY CAREER
GENERALLY
MOVES IN SPURTS
OF GOOD LITTLE CONTRACTS
OR GREAT ONE-OFFS
WOULD I TAKE MY BABY TO CASTINGS?
OR MY TODDLER ON SET?
OR WATCH MY KIDS SCHOOL PLAY ON YOUTUBE FROM LOCATION
IT'S TERRIFYING
.............
MANDATORY VASECTOMIES FOR TEENAGE BOYS
THAT'S WHAT I SAY
THEY CAN BE REVERSED, RIGHT?
WHY SHOULD THE WOMEN SUFFER?
ON HORMONES AND SHIT
WE SUFFER ENOUGH
WE HAVE PERIODS
WE GIVE FUCKING BIRTH
WE AREN'T GIVEN EQUAL PAY
WE AREN'T GIVEN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES IN THE WORKFORCE
WE HAVE TO LEAVE OUR CHILDREN AFTER A YEAR TOGETHER OR SURVIVE ON AS A SINGLE SALARY FAMILY - IF WE'RE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE THE OPTION!
AND
ALL THE FUCKING WHILE
WE'RE EXPECTED TO LOOK FABULOUS
AND
NOT JUST FUCKING FABULOUS
THIN AND FABULOUS
OR
WELL
WE'RE SIMPLY NOT GOOD ENOUGH
NO
MORE
NO
MORE
NO
MORE
I LOOK FABULOUS FOR ME
NOT FOR YOU
I WILL NOT SUBJECT MY BODY TO DAILY, CONFUSING HORMONES
I DEMAND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND WAGES
I MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE CHILDREN
AND
I MAY DAMN WELL DEMAND MY HUSBAND GET A VASECTOMY
BEFORE WE'RE READY TO HAVE KIDS
CAUSE I'M NEVER GOING ON THAT
MIND CONTROLLING
BODY IMBALANCING
PERMANENT PREGNANCY MEDICATION AGAIN
HAHAHA
TALK TO ME AGAIN
WHEN I GET A BF
AND
REMEMBER HOW MUCH
CONDOMS FUCKING SUCK SOMETIMES
LOL
: )

Look Down...It's All In Your Mind...

I FUCKING LOVE MERYL STREEP
PLEASE
PLEASE
PLEASE
HIGHER SELF
LET ME
ONE DAY
BE CLOSE TO AS AWESOME AS HER
SUCH AN AMAZING
FUCKING FEM FEM FEMINIST
AND SHE AIN'T PROTESTING SHIT
OR
NOT SHAVING HER PITS
OR
REFUSING TO HAVE A HUSBAND/CHILDREN
SHE'S JUST LIVING HER LIFE
TO THE GODDAMN FULLEST
SHE IS SIMPLY
DOING THE BEST SHE CAN
BRA-FUCKING-VO MERYL
.....
I WOULD LIKE TO BE DEBT FREE THIS YEAR
I WOULD LIKE TO BE CONSTANTLY MAKING OUT THIS YEAR
I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE INTO A FAB PLACE OF MY OWN THIS YEAR
I WOULD LIKE TO LEARN TOTALLY FLOW THIS YEAR
I WOULD LIKE TO SHOW MORE SKIN THIS YEAR
I WOULD LIKE TO DRESS FOR THE OCCASION THIS YEAR
I WOULD LIKE TO EMBRACE NATURAL BIRTH CONTROL THIS YEAR
I WOULD LIKE TO DEVIRGINIZE MY LONDON BED THIS YEAR
I WOULD LIKE TO GO ON MY FIRST DATE THIS YEAR
I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MY HAIR/MAKE UP DONE LOTS-O-LAH THIS YEAR
I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND ANNOYING STAR SIGNS THIS YEAR
......
I'M EMBRACING A COLD
AND
ALLOWING IT TO PASS THROUGH MY BODY
FLUSHING MY BODY WITH LOVE, FLUIDS AND VITAMIN C
CAN'T ARGUE WITH THE PLACEBO AFFECT/EFFECT (?)
READ AN ARTICLE TODAY
ABORTIONS IN PILL FORM
HMMMMMM
I'M SURE THAT'S PREFERABLE
TO A HOOVER IN YOUR UTERUS
I FEEL LIKE I HAVE A HOOVER IN MY UTERUS
THE LOVE OF MY LIFE - LOML
TOLD ME WOMEN ONLY SHED 1 TABLESPOON OF BLOOD/PERIOD
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK THAT
I LOVE YOU DARLING
BUT
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK THAT
I'M TRYING TO LOVE MY PERIODS MORE
I'M NOT A PERIOD HATER
BUT
I CAN'T HELP BUT GET QUEASY
JUST A LITTLE BIT
WHEN YOU'VE GOT BLOOD
COMING OUT OF YOU
ON YOUR HANDS
WRECKING CUTE PANTIES
LOOKING INTO A TOILET BOWL AND SEEING RED
I WANNA FAINT
BUT
I DON'T GET CRAMPS OR TOO MUCH PMS
SO
I MUST LOVE MYSELF ENOUGH
TO ALLOW THE PERIOD
TO COME ALONG WITH EASE
UNLESS OF COURSE
YOU NOTICE ME WEEPING AT A DROP OF A HAT
OR
PERHAPS BURNING YOU WITH MY STARE AT PARTIES
HAHAHA
NO ONE IS PERFECT RIGHT?!
......
JAMIE OLIVER PROMOTING PORK
TRAINING TO BECOME A PILOT
FUNNELING MONEY INTO BANKS
TO ME
WELL
WHY INVEST IN A DYING, ALMOST DEAD INDUSTRY
ART WILL NEVER DIE
FOR ART
WE LIVE

This Waltz, this waltz, this waltz...

WELL
I DIDN'T GET THE CRAZY DISCO
FULL BODY FLINGING
BIG HAIR TOSSING
DANCE PARTY I WANTED LAST NIGHT
BUT
I SURE GOT A HEALTHY DOSE OF 'WTF?!'
SERIOUSLY
ALCOHOL IS LEGAL
BUT
SWEET, EXPANSIVE WEED IS NOT?
LUDICROUS!
ALTHOUGH I WAS NOT DRUNK
I WAS SURELY TIPSYYY
AND
VERY VERY VERY EDGY
WHEN I CAN SMOKE CIGARETTES
WITHOUT A SHUDDER
BUT RATHER WITH RELISH
I'VE GOT SOME SORT OF BOOZE BLANKET ON
......
IT WAS ONE OF THOSE DAYS
COULD HARDLY LEAVE THE HOUSE
FELT TOO FAT
AND
INCREDIBLY BORING LOOKING
HATED ALL MY CLOTHES
ETC ETC ETC
GETTING MY PERIOD OBVI
STARTED CRYING AT THE 'BEFORE' GET TOGETHER
PRACTICALLY HYPERVENTILATED
TRYING TO AVOID TEARS
BECAUSE
WELL
IT WAS A BIT MUCH FOR A GIRL
WHO WAS LOOKING FOR A WAY OUT OF THE EVENING
BECAUSE I WAS EMBARRASSED
TO BE SEEN IN PUBLIC
FRAZZLED
FAT
AND
FEROCIOUS
.........
SERIOUSLY I'M FINE
SERIOUSLY
SERIOUSLY
I STARTED THE DAY OFF RIGHT
WOKE UP
AND
HAD A FABULOUS NAKED DANCE PARTY
TO THE KILLERS - SPACEMAN
THEN
I LISTENED TO IT NONSTOP ALL DAY
SO MUCH TO DO
..........
FEELING TOO BUSY
TO FEEL SEXUAL
FEELING TOO EDGY
TO RELATE TO THE AVERAGE JOE
FEELING TOO LOW
TO GET HIGH
FEELING TOO BROKE
TO VALUE ME
........
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCKKKKKKK GIRL
GET OVER IT
3
2
1
OVER IT
THIS GOES AGAINST EVERYTHING I BELIEVE
I LOVE AND ACCEPT MYSELF
I LOVE AND ACCEPT MYSELF
I LOVE AND ACCEPT MYSELF
TIME FOR SOME FLOWDREAMING
BIG ASTROLOGICAL DAY TOMORROW
MUST EMBRACE
CREATE THE RITUAL
OF OPENING MYSELF
BACK UP TO THE UNIVERSE
ALLOWING THE LOVE
TO FLOW BACK IN
ALLOWING THE JOY
TO FLOW THROUGH
ALLOWING THE UNIVERSE
TO FLOW ON MY BEHALF