Song of the Day (98): Bird on a Wire – Leonard Cohen  

Song of the Day (98) - Bird on a Wire by Leonard Cohen

Like a bird on the wire 
Like a drunk in a midnight choir 
I have tried in my way to be free 

Heard those lines first as a teenager and they’ve haunted me ever since. So flawed, trying to find a way that made sense, not quite fitting in, but not alone, an ugly, off-key voice, but it is the only one I have.  

Cohen’s performance insists that you listen, no background music here. He won’t turn away from the tragedy of our lives and that lets him see the humor and hope. His vision, his poetic gifts are the unescapable bane of his life and the blessing.  

Krist Kristofferson said he wanted those opening lines on his tombstone. Let’s see if it happens.  

#Songoftheday #spreadinghappiness #leonardcohen #birdonawire    

YouTube: https://youtu.be/BqGArXHDOKY?si=hmdpdg37C4nWN3CL  

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