Another Poet Slips Away

One written a while back (around the time of Leonard Cohen's death) but a bit relevant now.

I put together a video for anyone interested (first one) - was playing around with a new video editor.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC2hLk4Q9XI

Lyrics & Vocals Leon

I played guitar and sang a little.

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Another Poet Slips Away

Another poet slips away
Another voice of reason gone
Another prophet fading into silence
The hope that we depended on
Fear that it will soon be gone
Didn’t bear the weight of our reliance

Stand your ground or run away
Easy now for you to say
Hard to win when everyone is cheating
In all the places life is cheap
love for it runs no less deep
Speak your mind and take another beating

How long have I been asleep
How bitter are the tears I weep
How long must I suffer here in silence
How long have I been asleep
How bitter are the tears I weep
How long must I suffer here in silence

Tell the tyrant ‘do your worst!’
And may your memory be cursed
Love is more important than survival
A lifeline for the powerless
Promise them they will be blessed
Praying for the day of his arrival

I can only do my best
All my sins have been confessed
How can I arrest this downward spiral
How long have I been asleep
How bitter are the tears I weep
Another evening drowning in the silence

How long have I been asleep
How bitter are the tears I weep
Another evening fading into silence