A video1 of Leonard Cohen singing “Lullaby,” his new, unreleased song is now online at YouTube.
Leonard Cohen – Lullaby (Grand Prairie, TX April 3, 2009)
Update: Lyrics
Lullaby
I can’t break the code
of our frozen love.
It’s too late to know
what the password was.
If your heart is torn,
I don’t wonder why.
If the night is long,
here’s my lullaby.
Here’s my lullaby.
Though they twist the news
and the world believes,
we will live our truth,
be it on our knees.
If your heart is torn,
I don’t wonder why.
If the night is long,
here’s my lullaby.
Here’s my lullaby.
Through a net of lies,
oh, I will come to you.
When our dead arrive,
I will salute them too.
If your heart is torn,
I don’t wonder why.
If the night is long,
here’s my lullaby.
Here’s my lullaby.
Though it’s much too late,
and we’ve taken our stand.
And they call up your name,
we’ll go hand in hand.
If your heart is torn,
I don’t wonder why.
If the night is long,
here’s my lullaby.
Here’s my lullaby.
Update (19 April 2009): At LeonardCohenForum, rgraff posted a transcription of the lyrics of “Lullaby” as sung at the April 13th, 2009 Paramount Theater concert (Oakland, CA), which contains some variations from the earlier version:
I can’t break the code
of our frozen love.
It’s too late to know
what the password was.
If your heart is torn,
I don’t wonder why.
If the night is long,
here’s my lullaby.
Here’s my lullaby.
Through the tears of lies,
oh, I will come to you.
When our dead arrive,
I will wait there too.
If your heart is torn,
I don’t wonder why.
If the night is long,
here’s my lullaby.
Here’s my lullaby.
Though we stand accused,
and the world believes,
I will live our truth,
be it on my knees.
If your heart is torn,
I don’t wonder why.
If the night is long,
here’s my lullaby.
Here’s my lullaby.
I reach for the past
But I come up short
And I lift my life [light?]
Like a last resort
If your heart is torn,
I don’t wonder why.
If the night is long,
here’s my lullaby.
Here’s my lullaby.
In a time of shame,
and we make a stand,
and they have your name,
we’ll go hand in hand.
If your heart is torn,
I don’t wonder why.
If the night is long,
here’s my lullaby.
Here’s my lullaby.
- Note: The scene on the video screen is fixed; it’s just background to the audio recording of the song [↩]
thank you!
very good recording..
Thank you very much for linking to that good quality recording.
Now I am REALLY looking forward to the next album. *humming*