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Artist: Leonard Cohen
Track: Waiting for the Miracle

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Baby, I've been waiting
I've been waiting night and day
I didn't see the time
I waited half my life away
There were lots of invitations
And I know you sent me some
But I was waiting
For the miracle, for the miracle to come
I know you really loved me
But, you see, my hands were tied
And I know it must have hurt you
It must have hurt your pride
To have to stand beneath my window
With your bugle and your drum
And me I'm up there waiting
For the miracle, for the miracle to come

Ah I don't believe you'd like it
You wouldn't like it here
There ain't no entertainment
And the judgments are severe
The Maestro says it's Mozart
But it sounds like bubble gum
When you're waiting
For the miracle, for the miracle to come

Waiting for the miracle
There's nothing left to do
I haven't been this happy
Since the end of World War II

Nothing left to do
When you know that you've been taken
Nothing left to do
When you're begging for a crumb
Nothing left to do
When you've got to go on waiting
Waiting for the miracle to come

I dreamed about you, baby
It was just the other night
Most of you was naked
Ah but some of you was light
The sands of time were falling
From your fingers and your thumb
And you were waiting
For the miracle, for the miracle to come

Ah baby, let's get married
We've been alone too long
Let's be alone together
Let's see if we're that strong
Yeah let's do something crazy,
Something absolutely wrong
While we're waiting
For the miracle, for the miracle to come

Nothing left to do
When you know that you've been taken
Nothing left to do
When you're begging for a crumb
Nothing left to do
When you've got to go on waiting
Waiting for the miracle to come

When you've fallen on the highway
And you're lying in the rain,
And they ask you how you're doing
Of course you'll say you can't complain
If you're squeezed for information,
That's when you've got to play it dumb
You just say you're out there waiting
For the miracle, for the miracle to come
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Leonard Cohen - Waiting For The Miracle Lyrics
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control ...
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... Miracle) He says he is going but invites her to go along (to meet him on the ... waiting for something or nothing. It reminds me of a poem called 'The Men ...
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Leonard Cohen – Waiting for the Miracle
One of a string of seductive love songs, at that point of his life influenced by his then (1992) girlfriend (and for a short period – fiance) and co-producer of the album
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Baby, I've been waiting / I've been waiting night and day / I didn't see the time / I waited half my life away / There were lots of invitations / And I know you sent me some / But
Leonard Cohen – Waiting for the Miracle (Live in San Jose)
{Intro} / Baby, I've been waiting / I've been waiting night and day / I didn't see the time / Yeah I waited half my life away / There were lots of invitations / And I know you sent
Sophie Zelmani – Waiting For The Miracle To Come
Baby, I've been waiting / I've been waiting night and day / I didn't see the time / I waited half my life away / There were lots of invitations / And I know you sent me some / But
Leonard Cohen – Famous Blue Raincoat (Live in London)
It's four in the morning, the end of December / I write you now just to see if you're better / New York is cold but I like where I'm living / There's music on Clinton Street all
Leonard Cohen – The Partisan (Live in Helsinki)
When they poured across the border / I was cautioned to surrender / This I could not do; / I took my gun and vanished / I have changed my name so often / I've lost my wife and
Leonard Cohen – Bird on the Wire (Live in Glasgow)
Like a bird on the wire / Like a drunk in a midnight choir / I have tried in my way to be free / Like a worm on a hook / Like a knight penned down in some old fashioned book / It
Leonard Cohen – Democracy
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[Letra de "Leonard Cohen - Light As The Breeze (Traducción al Español)"] / Ella está frente a ti desnuda / Puedes verlo, puedes probarlo / Y viene hacia ti ligera como la brisa
Leonard Cohen – Chelsea Hotel No. 2 (Live in Dublin)
I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel / You were talkin' so brave and so sweet / Givin' me head on the unmade bed / While the limousines wait in the street / Those were the
Genius Traducciones al Español – Leonard Cohen - Anthem (Traducción al Español)
Los pájaros cantaron / Al amanecer / Empieza otra vez / Los oí decir / No habites en lo que / Ya se ha ido / O lo que aún no ha sido / Sí, las guerras / Serán libradas otra vez
Leonard Cohen – Avalanche (Live in Gothenburg)
Well I stepped into an avalanche / It covered up my soul; / When I am not this hunchback that you see / I sleep beneath the golden hill / You who wish to conquer pain / You must
Leonard Cohen – Dance Me to the End of Love (Live in Dublin)
Dance me to your beauty with a burning violin / Dance me through the panic 'til I'm gathered safely in / Lift me like an olive branch and be my homeward dove / Dance me to the end
Leonard Cohen – The Gypsy's Wife (Live in Dublin)
Where, where, where is my gypsy wife tonight? / I've heard all the wild reports, they can't be right / But whose head is this she's dancing with on the threshing floor? / Whose
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Genius Traducciones al Español – Leonard Cohen - Democracy (Traducción al Español)
Está llegando a través de un agujero en el aire / De aquellas noches en la Plaza de Tiananmén / Viene de la sensación / De que no es exactamente real / O de que es real, pero no
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O gather up the brokenness / And bring it to me now / The fragrance of those promises / You never dared to vow / The splinters that you carry / The cross you left behind / Come
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I caught the darkness / It was drinking from your cup / I caught the darkness / Drinking from your cup / I said, "Is this contagious?" / You said, "Just drink it up." / I've got no
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Are you back in my life to stay / Or is it just for today / Oh that you're gonna need me? / If it's a thrill you're looking for / Honey, I'm flexible / Oh, yeah / Just be for real
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I saw you this morning / You were moving so fast / Can’t seem to loosen my grip / On the past / And I miss you so much / There’s no one in sight / And we’re still making love / In
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I tried to leave you, I don't deny / I closed the book on us, at least a hundred times / I'd wake up every morning by your side / The years go by, you lose your pride / The baby's
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Now I've heard there was a secret chord / That David played, and it pleased the Lord / But you don't really care for music, do you? / It goes like this / The fourth, the fifth
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Genius Traducciones al Español – Leonard Cohen - The Future (Traducción al Español)
Devuélvanme mi noche rota / Mi habitación espejada, mi vida secreta / Se está muy solo aquí / No hay nadie a quien torturar / Denme el control absoluto / Sobre cada alma viviente
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Like a bird on a wire / Like a drunk in some old midnight choir / I have tried in my way to be free / Like a worm on the hook / Like a knight bent down in some old-fashioned book
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