If I Didn’t Have Your Love Lyrics

[Verse 1]
If the sun would lose its light
And we lived an endless night
And there was nothing left that you could feel
That's how it would be
What my life would seem to me
If I didn't have your love to make it real


[Verse 2]
If the stars were all unpinned
And a cold and bitter wind
Swallowed up the world without a trace
Ah, well that's where I would be
What my life would seem to me
If I couldn't lift the veil and see your face

[Verse 3]
And if no leaves were on the tree
And no water in the sea
And the break of day had nothing to reveal
That's how broken I would be
What my life would seem to me
If I didn't have your love to make it real

[Verse 4]
If the sun would lose its light
And we lived in an endless night
And there was nothing left that you could feel
If the sea were sand alone
And the flowers made of stone
And no one that you hurt could ever heal
Well that's how broken I would be
What my life would seem to me
If I didn't have your love to make it real

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A remarkably sweet love ballad in the late oeuvre of Leonard Cohen. In it, he describes the bitter cold state in which his world would be without his love.

Credits
Drum Programmer
Mixing Engineer
Keyboard Bass
Electric Guitar
Recorded At
Leonard Cohen's house in Wilshire, Los Angeles
Release Date
October 21, 2016
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