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Different Sides (Old Ideas, 2012)
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 We find ourselves on different sides Of a line that nobody drew Though it all may be one in the higher eye Down here where we live it is two
I to my side call the meek and the mild You to your side call the Word By virtue of suffering I claim to have won You claim to have never been heard
Both of us say there are laws to obey Yeah but frankly I don’t like your tone You want to change the way I make love I want to leave it alone
The pull of the moon the thrust of the sun Thus the ocean is crossed The waters are blessed while a shadowy guest Kindles a light for the lost
Both of us say there are laws to obey But frankly I don’t like your tone You want to change the way I make love I want to leave it alone
Down in the valley the famine goes on The famine up on the hill I say that you shouldn’t you couldn’t you can’t You say that you must and you will
You want to live where the suffering is I want to get out of town C’mon baby give me a kiss Stop writing everything down
Both of us say there are laws to obey Yeah but frankly I don’t like your tone You want to change the way I make love I want to leave it alone
Both of us say there are laws to obey Frankly I don’t like your tone You want to change the way I make love I want to leave it alone
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Words and music by Leonard Cohen Produced and engineered by Ed Sanders Basic tracks arranged, programmed and played by Leonard Cohen Hammond B3, piano, synth bass and percussion: Neil Larsen Women's parts arranged and sang by Dana Glover
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This song was reported as "finished and recorded" by Sharon Robinson in Reuters’ news from the Grammy Awards, February 2010.
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