you see them on the subway
you hear them on tv
the whispered promises of happiness
that never come to be
I wake to hear a voice
coming through the the airwaves
“First we take Manhattan,
then we take Berlin”
song lyrics from Leonard Cohen’s “First We Take Manhattan” album “I’m Your Man” (1988)
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Leonard Cohen has a special way of expressing human truths .
My generation grew up with him . A very special poet .