You want it darker. Cohen, Leonard

But later in the psalm, this reality is amplified into an accusation	The title track was awarded a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance in January 2018
These startling songs have been beautifully realized in this his 14th studio album featuring 9 new tracks including the title track, all produced by his son, Adam Cohen	They are devout and pious, yet these prayers went unanswered

The eponymous tune is an apocalyptic, if upbeat, call to repentance full of Biblical allusions, both Old and New Testament.

You Want It Darker: She is the author of The Making of Jewish Universalism: From Exile to Alexandria 2016 , and Discovering Second Temple Literature: The Scriptures and Stories That Shaped Early Judaism 2018 , which received the 2019 AJL Judaica Reference Honor Award
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You want it darker: By causing human beings physical harm, and death, God gives human beings implicit permission to do the same

Leonard Cohen was a seeker of the truth and he expresses this searching so that we can enter into the search too	Cohen said he was never religious
Just to say that this record is indeed a masterpiece; writing of the highest poetic order full of profundity, beauty and Cohen's legendary droll humour	In a single album we have the traveling light we all come to

As Cohen accuses God of causing human suffering, we must remember that Cohen is getting in on an existential debate that he knows has been ongoing since the biblical period itself, when Abraham argued with God, accusing Him of ruthlessness towards the people of Sodom, and Moses railed against God when He threatens to destroy the Israelites, and David beseeched God to stop causing him personal pain.

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You want it darker: Endless love, see you down the road

Not because the suffering was greater on His account, but because there was hope it might end	The title track is introduced by a choir and a foreboding bassline, its lyrics as much an indictment of human concepts of religion as a confessional reflection, balanced by personal doubt and acceptance
Jesus said that if we are persecuted for our faith, to not resist	Christianity is a religion whose most universal symbol is a pre-medieval torture device

With the aid of medical Cannabis he was able to rise from his wheelchair one more time and danced "like a kid" in front of his speakers with Adam.

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Cohen, Leonard: For those listeners interested in more background I warmly recommend a beautiful piece by David Remnick in the New Yorker entitled 'Leonard Cohen makes it darker' in the October 17, 2016 Issue
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