Leonard & Marianne
Bastille
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Leonard & Marianne by Bastille
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Mark Crew & Dan SmithWrited by
Dan Smith & Dan WilsonAbout
The fifth track on Bastille’s “&” (Ampersand) is inspired by the love story of the Canadian singer-songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen with the Norwegian Marianne Ihlen. They both met at the Greek island of Hydra in 1960, where Ihlen was living with his husband Axel Jensen. After a long-deteriorat...
Leonard & Marianne Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I missed you tonight at the party, oh, oh-oh
New York ain't place to feel lonely, oh, oh-oh
So I left for the stranger who knew me, oh, oh-oh
She's sleeping beside me now peacefully, oh, oh-oh
[Chorus]
But in my head, I'm miles away
Back on the island again
Laying with you, Marianne
In my head, rolling 'round our bed
We are an island again
I'm Leonard and you're Marianne
[Post-Chorus]
Never take me back again
'Cause you know just what you'll get
You know just what you'll get
[Verse 2]
You show me the bird on the wire, oh, oh-oh
You gave me my songs and my future, oh, oh-oh
And I guess you could say that I've taken Manhattan
Well, you're back on Hydra and dressed in white cotton, oh, oh-oh
[Chorus]
But in my head, I'm miles away
Back on the island again
I'm laying with you, Marianne
In my head, rolling 'round our bed
We are an island again
I'm Leonard and you're Marianne
[Post-Chorus]
Never take me back again
'Cause you know just what you'll get
You know just what you'll get
I beg you never take me back again
'Cause you know just what you'll get
But I go there in my head
[Bridge]
At the Chelsea Hotel, wasted in the arms of a stranger
Every little detail written in the song that betrays ya
At the Chelsea Hotel, I'm wasted in the arms of a stranger
Every little detail written in the song to betray ya
[Chorus]
In my head, I'm miles away
Back on the island again
I'm laying with you, Marianne
In my head, rolling 'round our bed
We are an island again
I'm Leonard and you're Marianne
[Post-Chorus]
Never take me back again
'Cause you know just what you'll get
You know just what you'll get
I beg you never, never take me back again
'Cause you know just what you'll get
But I go there in my head
Leonard & Marianne Q&A
Who wrote Leonard & Marianne's ?
Leonard & Marianne was written by Dan Smith & Dan Wilson.
When did Bastille release Leonard & Marianne?
Bastille released Leonard & Marianne on Fri Sep 13 2024.
What did Bastille say about "Leonard & Marianne"?
Dan Smith:
I watched this amazing documentary on Leonard Cohen by Nick Broomfield and was inspired to write this song about his complex relationship with Marianne Ihlen. I’m imagining Leonard living in New York, being famous and thinking back to being with Marianne on the Greek island of Hydra wher...