Tower of Song by Leonard Cohen
Tower of Song by Leonard Cohen

Tower of Song

Leonard Cohen * Track #8 On I’m Your Man

Tower of Song Lyrics

Well my friends are gone and my hair is grey
I ache in the places where I used to play
And I'm crazy for love but I'm not coming on
I'm just paying my rent every day
In the Tower of Song

I said to Hank Williams, ''How lonely does it get?''
Hank Williams hasn't answered yet
But I hear him coughing all night long
Oh, a hundred floors above me
In the Tower of Song

I was born like this, I had no choice
I was born with the gift of a golden voice
And twenty-seven angels from the Great Beyond
They tied me to this table right here
In the Tower of Song

So you can stick your little pins in that voodoo doll
I'm very sorry, baby, doesn't look like me at all
I'm standing by the window where the light is strong
Ah they don't let a woman kill you
Not in the Tower of Song

Now you can say that I've grown bitter but of this you may be sure
The rich have got their channels in the bedrooms of the poor
And there's a mighty judgement coming, but I may be wrong
You see, you hear these funny voices
In the Tower of Song

[Bridge]
I see you standing on the other side
I don't know how the river got so wide
I loved you baby, way back when
And all the bridges are burning that we might have crossed
But I feel so close to everything that we lost
We'll never, we'll never have to lose it again

Now I bid you farewell, I don't know when I'll be back
They're moving us tomorrow to that tower down the track
But you'll be hearing from me baby, long after I'm gone
I'll be speaking to you sweetly from a window
In the Tower of Song

Yeah my friends are gone and my hair is grey
I ache in the places where I used to play
And I'm crazy for love but I'm not coming on
I'm just paying my rent every day
In the Tower of Song

Tower of Song Q&A

Who wrote Tower of Song's ?

Tower of Song was written by Leonard Cohen.

Who produced Tower of Song's ?

Tower of Song was produced by Roscoe Beck.

When did Leonard Cohen release Tower of Song?

Leonard Cohen released Tower of Song on Tue Feb 02 1988.

What did Leonard Cohen say about "Tower of Song"?

Cohen actually felt this was the “real song” in the album – although it is not clear what he means by “real song”:

“Tower of song”, that’s a good song. That’s probably the only real song on that album. I think that the standard of the whole record is quite high but “Tower Of Song” is one of the thr...

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