You want it darker. Cohen, Leonard

Name: You want it darker
Rating: 9,2 (2000 reviews)

The fact it was finished during extreme pain and suffering just weeks before he died gives us a pattern of how to endure and try do what we love right until the last moment of our lives	He is weathered but defiant in acknowledging failures, regrets, brokenness, and even anger
Yet You Want it Darker is founded on a religious tradition that galvanized three thousand years of accusations against God	Specifically, it calls back to St

You Want It Darker ...

Here's to the man who danced near the end.

Leonard Cohen: It was released to critical acclaim
You Want It Darker: This line, then, is not about anything that Cohen has done
You Want It Darker ...: For Evangelicals, I imagine, the song sounds downright blasphemous

And, it's not the end for us either, since he told us, "You'll be hearin' from me, baby, long after I'm gone
	He came out to the footlights, peered into the scattered 30 or fewer and said, "Come on up a little closer

It is then followed by the single saddest song ever recorded: a cover of Hurt by Nine Inch Nails.

You want it darker: His gravelly voice and truth-telling make him a forever star in the pantheon
You want it darker: I will say Christian later because Cohen uses distinctively Christian imagery in the song
You want it darker: This juxtaposition is not a sneer at Jesus God in the human frame

It is used by Abraham to answer God in Genesis 22:1	A wonderful work from a great and very humble man
Leonard never failed to bring beautiful words and music to his fans	He was well educated but discovered poetry is the hardest art

How many can you name who stands alone, in shadow, a man and his guitar.

You Want It Darker ...: Jesus preached, feeding the soul, but also gave bread and fish to 5,000 families
Wrestling With God: Leonard Cohen’s You Want it Darker: I stand with those who call You Want it Darker a masterpiece
You Want It Darker: Cohen, of course, is aware of this precedent, and sees himself as an extension of ancient voices who long ago asked questions that could not be answered