Leonard Cohen just released the title track to his forthcoming album, which was announced today on his 82nd birthday. The track, “You Want It Darker,” “delves into an unflinching exploration of the religious mind,” according to a press release.
It’s produced by his son Adam Cohen, who juxtaposes the minimal vocals with Montreal’s Cantor Gideon Zelermyer and the Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue Choir. On the song, they sing “Hineni, hineni. I’m ready, my lord.”
Here’s how Genius community member @utdeo explains the chorus:
You can read all the lyrics to “You Want It Darker” on Genius now.
