Leonard Cohen - Almost like a blues (2014.)

Zvanično izdavanje novog trinaestog albuma "Popular problems" planirano je za 22. septembar, dan poslije njegovog rođendana. Razlog je taj što je Cohenova želja da album izda kao osamdesetogodišnjak.

Prije šest dana pojavila se i naslovna numera sa albuma na njegovom YouTube kanalu. Meni gori! Za nadati se da će cijeli album zvučati ovako dobro.


ALMOST LIKE A BLUES

I saw some people starving
There was murder, there was rape
Their villages were burning
They were trying to escape
I couldn’t meet their glances
I was staring at my shoes
It was acid, it was tragic
It was almost like the blues

I have to die a little
Between each murderous thought
And when I’m finished thinking
I have to die a lot
There’s torture and there’s killing
And there’s all my bad reviews
The war, the children missing
Lord, it’s almost like the blues

So I let my heart get frozen
To keep away the rot
My father said I’m chosen
My mother said I’m not
I listened to their story
Of the Gypsies and the Jews
It was good, it wasn’t boring
It was almost like the blues

There is no G-d in Heaven
And there is no Hell below
So says the great professor
Of all there is to know
But I’ve had the invitation
That a sinner can’t refuse
And it’s almost like salvation
It’s almost like the blues