And clenching your fist for the ones like us who are oppres… - Leonard Cohen

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And clenching your fist for the ones like us who are oppressed by the figures of beauty, you fixed yourself, you said, "Well never mind, we are ugly but we have the music."

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Leonard Norman Cohen, CC, GOQ (21 September 1934 - 7 November 2016) was a Canadian poet, songwriter, singer, and novelist noted for the bold exploration of religion, politics, sexuality, personal relationships and personal isolation in his works.

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We are ugly but we have the music.

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I remember what Ben Jonson said: ‘I’ve studied all the philosophies and all the theologies but cheerfulness keeps breaking through.

Then I start to struggle
With a feeble song
Which will overcome me
Many miles from home

Children show scars like medals. Lovers use them as a secrets to reveal. A scar is what happens when the word is made flesh.

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