SEARCH HERE: BROWSE 409412 LYRICS BY ARTIST/BAND NAME: #A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z SITE MENU Last Updates Request Lyrics Submit / Correct Popularity Charts VISITORS Login / Register Your Thoughts My Playlists [ More Leonard Cohen lyrics ] add to playlist     see a mistake?    comment Artist/Band: Leonard Cohen Lyrics for Song: The Window Lyrics for Album: Complete Studio Albums Collection [2011] Why do you stand by the window Abandoned to beauty and pride The thorn of the night in your bosom The spear of the age in your side Lost in the rages of fragrance Lost in the rags of remorse Lost in the waves of a sickness That loosens the high silver nerves Oh chosen love, oh frozen love Oh tangle of matter and ghost Oh darling of angels, demons and saints And the whole broken-hearted host Gentle this soul And come forth from the cloud of anoint And kiss the cheek of the moon The New Jerusalem glowing Why tarry all night in the ruin And leave no word of discomfort And leave no observer to mourn But climb on your tears and be silent Like a rose on its ladder of thorns Oh chosen love, oh frozen love... Then lay your rose on the fire The fire give up to the sun The sun give over to splendour In the arms of the high holy one For the holy one dreams of a letter Dreams of a letter's death Oh bless thee continuous stutter Of the word being made into flesh Oh chosen love, oh frozen love... Album Lyrics: Complete Studio Albums Collection [2011] Leonard Cohen "Complete Studio Albums Collection [2011]" 1. Dance Me To The End Of Love 2. Bird On The Wire 3. Everybody Knows 4. Joan Of Arc 5. There Is A War 6. Sisters Of Mercy 7. Hallelujah 8. I'm Your Man 9. One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong 10. If It Be Your Will 11. Heart With No Companion 12. Suzanne 13. Master Song 14. Winter Lady 15. The Stranger Song 16. So Long, Marianne 17. Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye 18. Stories Of The Street 19. Teachers 20. Coming Back To You 21. The Law 22. Night Comes On 23. The Captain 24. Hunter's Lullaby 25. First We Take Manhattan 26. Ain't No Cure For Love 27. Take This Waltz 28. Jazz Police 29. I Can't Forget 30. Tower Of Song 31. The Future 32. Waiting For The Miracle 33. Be For Real 34. Closing Time 35. Anthem 36. Democracy 37. Light As The Breeze 38. Always 39. Tacoma Trailer 40. In My Secret Life 41. A Thousand Kisses Deep 42. That Don't Make It Junk 43. Here It Is 44. Love Itself 45. By The Rivers Dark 46. Alexandra Leaving 47. You Have Loved Enough 48. Boogie Street 49. The Land Of Plenty 50. Story Of Isaac 51. A Bunch Of Lonesome Heroes 52. The Partisan 53. Seems So Long Ago, Nancy 54. The Old Revolution 55. The Butcher 56. You Know Who I Am 57. Lady Midnight 58. Tonight Will Be Fine 59. Avalanche 60. Last Year's Man 61. Dress Rehearsal Rag 62. Diamonds In The Mine 63. Love Calls You By Your Name 64. Famous Blue Raincoat 65. Sing Another Song, Boys 66. Is This What You Wanted 67. Lover Lover Lover 68. Field Commander Cohen 69. Why Don't You Try 70. A Singer Must Die 71. I Tried To Leave You 72. Who By Fire 73. Take This Longing 74. Leaving Green Sleeves 75. True Love Leaves No Traces 76. Iodine 77. Memories 78. I Left A Woman Waiting 79. Don't Go Home With Your Hard-On 80. Fingerprints 81. Death Of A Ladies' Man 82. The Guests 83. The Window 84. Came So Far For Beauty 85. The Traitor 86. Our Lady Of Solitude 87. The Gypsy's Wife 88. Ballad Of The Absent Mare 89. Go No More A-Roving 90. Because Of 91. The Letters 92. Undertow 93. Morning Glory 94. On That Day 95. Villanelle For Our Time 96. There For You 97. Dear Heather 98. Nightingale 99. To A Teacher 100. The Faith