You Want It Darker
This song is about Leonard Cohen's struggles and eventual reconciliation with faith as he faces death. In the song, he doesn't really doubt that God exists. Rather, he struggles with doubt that God is good. It’s solemn and chilling and the moment I heard it I knew I would do a cover one day.
The 'flame' referred to in this song is the effect that Jesus and Mary Magdelene had on igniting the ‘awakeness’ of the people and making them challenge:
the dogmatic beliefs of the heads of the Jewish faith
the tyranny of the Roman occupation
So in the song 'we kill the flame' refers to getting rid of these 'anarchists' who refuse to accept the control structures. Mary was vilified and Jesus crucified.
Mary was often referred to as 'the blue of the flame'.
Leonard knows he's in his 'twilight time' and is questioning God’s religion and the afterlife.
Born of Jewish parents in Canada, his songs tell us he flirted with Judeo-Christian religious imagery and references in both the old and New Testaments.
Leonard struggled with the 'God Paradox'.
One minute God is commanding "Thou shalt not kill" and next he's giving clear instructions to carry out Genocide.
Such was he troubled by the contradictions, he sought solace in Jesus Christ who advocated love and forgiveness. For me that’s why he says "I'm ready my Lord (Jesus)" when he was ready to transition.
I was confused by the God Paradox too, until some research revealed that there are two Gods - one of Love and one of Evil, and the Testaments, deliberately it seems, mixes and matches them so we are confused about God's intentions.
Watch our video to find out some truth about God, Jesus and Mary and the lies we are fed from the Vatican.
This song is about Leonard Cohen's struggles and eventual reconciliation with faith as he faces death. In the song, he doesn't really doubt that God exists. Rather, he struggles with doubt that God is good. It’s solemn and chilling and the moment I heard it I knew I would do a cover one day.
The 'flame' referred to in this song is the effect that Jesus and Mary Magdelene had on igniting the ‘awakeness’ of the people and making them challenge:
the dogmatic beliefs of the heads of the Jewish faith
the tyranny of the Roman occupation
So in the song 'we kill the flame' refers to getting rid of these 'anarchists' who refuse to accept the control structures. Mary was vilified and Jesus crucified.
Mary was often referred to as 'the blue of the flame'.
Leonard knows he's in his 'twilight time' and is questioning God’s religion and the afterlife.
Born of Jewish parents in Canada, his songs tell us he flirted with Judeo-Christian religious imagery and references in both the old and New Testaments.
Leonard struggled with the 'God Paradox'.
One minute God is commanding "Thou shalt not kill" and next he's giving clear instructions to carry out Genocide.
Such was he troubled by the contradictions, he sought solace in Jesus Christ who advocated love and forgiveness. For me that’s why he says "I'm ready my Lord (Jesus)" when he was ready to transition.
I was confused by the God Paradox too, until some research revealed that there are two Gods - one of Love and one of Evil, and the Testaments, deliberately it seems, mixes and matches them so we are confused about God's intentions.
Watch our video to find out some truth about God, Jesus and Mary and the lies we are fed from the Vatican.
This song is about Leonard Cohen's struggles and eventual reconciliation with faith as he faces death. In the song, he doesn't really doubt that God exists. Rather, he struggles with doubt that God is good. It’s solemn and chilling and the moment I heard it I knew I would do a cover one day.
The 'flame' referred to in this song is the effect that Jesus and Mary Magdelene had on igniting the ‘awakeness’ of the people and making them challenge:
the dogmatic beliefs of the heads of the Jewish faith
the tyranny of the Roman occupation
So in the song 'we kill the flame' refers to getting rid of these 'anarchists' who refuse to accept the control structures. Mary was vilified and Jesus crucified.
Mary was often referred to as 'the blue of the flame'.
Leonard knows he's in his 'twilight time' and is questioning God’s religion and the afterlife.
Born of Jewish parents in Canada, his songs tell us he flirted with Judeo-Christian religious imagery and references in both the old and New Testaments.
Leonard struggled with the 'God Paradox'.
One minute God is commanding "Thou shalt not kill" and next he's giving clear instructions to carry out Genocide.
Such was he troubled by the contradictions, he sought solace in Jesus Christ who advocated love and forgiveness. For me that’s why he says "I'm ready my Lord (Jesus)" when he was ready to transition.
I was confused by the God Paradox too, until some research revealed that there are two Gods - one of Love and one of Evil, and the Testaments, deliberately it seems, mixes and matches them so we are confused about God's intentions.
Watch our video to find out some truth about God, Jesus and Mary and the lies we are fed from the Vatican.