Large Fierce Mammal

If ever human flesh were formed to personify the Truth that only in darkness can one see the light, it’s Leonard Cohen.

Described as Cohen the Elder’s “first posthumous album“, announcement of the impending release of Thanks for the Dance, produced by Cohen the Younger, Adam, and scheduled for release on the 22nd day of November of this year,  came with a single. A singular single called The Goal.

I don’t have a lot to say about this that the Divine Cohen hasn’t already said in this wondrous ode to Doom. Lyrics follow the performance for those who like to sing along.

Until tomorrow Goode Reader.

I can’t leave my house
Or answer the phone
I’m going down again
But I’m not alone
Settling at last
Accounts of the soul
This for the trash
That paid in full
As for the fall – it began long ago
Can’t stop the rain
Can’t stop the snow
I sit in my chair
I look at the street
The neighbor returns my smile of defeat
I move with the leaves
I shine with the chrome
I’m almost alive
I’m almost at home
No one to follow
And nothing to teach
Except that the goal
Falls short of the reach