Cohen, Leonard - There For You Lyrics






When it all went down
And the pain came through
I get it now
I was there for you
Don't ask me how
I know it's true
I get it now
I was there for you
I make my plans
Like I always do
But when I look back
I was there for you
I walk the streets
Like I used to do
And I freeze with fear
But I'm there for you
I see my life
In full review
It was never me
It was always you
You sent me here
You sent me there
Breaking things
I can't repair
Making objects
Out of thoughts
Making more
By thinking not
Eating food
And drinking wine
A body that
I thought was mine
Dressed as Arab
Dressed as Jew
O mask of iron
I was there for you
Moods of glory
Moods so foul
The world comes through
A bloody towel
And death is old
But it's always new
I freeze with fear
And I'm there for you
I see it clear
I always knew
It was never me
I was there for you
I was there for you
My darling one
And by your law
It all was done





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  1. R.... I....

    💦♥️☀️🎼💫💞♥️🌈🙌🙏🌕🕊️♥️🎶🌟☀️

  2. T.... X....

    love it

  3. S.... K....

    Wow wow wow woe

  4. L.... H....

    He’s better than Bob Dylan would ever think of being. Dylan is not fit to wipe Leonard’s boots.

  5. L.... J....

    Det er onsdag, hurra! Tak for du altid var her for mig. Nu er jeg her for dig! Håber jeg kan udrette noget! Jeg er fuldt ut din! Mom Ami! Din😊🔝🙏

  6. G.... M....

    You sent me here,.....you sent me there. Breaking things.....I Cannot repair. Don't ask me how,...I know it's true. I Get It Now!........."I WAS THERE FOR YOU."

  7. L.... J....

    Jeg er lykkelig for vår kjærlighet er evig. My darling one Din Lila

  8. T.... V....

    He was there for me during my childhood and teen years and now into my 20s . He will always be around.

  9. J.... M....

    There For You très beau

  10. A.... R....

    I love this man
    I am never been disappointed listening him

  11. p.... a....

    Leonard cohen is shitting in his poems by singing it.

  12. p.... a....

    Leonard cohen is shitting in his poems by singing it. you dont need to talk for him his poems talk for itself for someone who understands.Boltanski says when someone describes a piece of art it means it is bullshit ( they guy who is describing it i say) if it is art and she or he understands she or he needs to say oh my god oh my god ohh he or she gets anoverwhelming feeling make her or him unable to speak. as Elton Jon said in my song, i hope you don't mind i hope you don't mind i put it down in words. you put it down in words as a pedantic fucking person and it is extremeley annoying. as Paul Mccartney said LET IT BE. do not categorise it . Leonard cohen is shitting in his poems by singing it.

  13. C.... K....

    Thank you for this song. I'll ever will miss you.

  14. G.... D....

    RIP HERMANO

  15. C.... M....

    Leonard does a perfect job explaining feelings,when it's
    Impossible for us to exoress
    Ourselves in the haze of pain.

  16. W.... J....

    HOI LEONARD IK STOP ER MEE VOOR VANDAAG HET WAS ME EEN WAAR GENOEGEN DANK JE WEL WOUTER JOANNES HEDRICK

  17. L.... L....

    "And death is old
    But it's always new"

  18. T.... :....

    Les chansons de Leonard, juste des caresses, he touches my heart whith his mind !

  19. E.... B....

    cette voix..douce..chaude..caressante....hmmmmmmm !( soupir)

  20. B.... J....

    He voice was like fine wine, aged to perfection.

    B.... J....

    Being there for someone, I want to be that person, nothing in return other than your words. To give back what was given to me.

  21. D.... K....

    I just attached this to my Facebook posting about the results of the British 2017 general election along with a photo of Jeremy Corbyn and the quote:
    "I see it clear, it was never me, it was always you."
    Thanks Leonard and Jeremy, two kind and generous men.

    D.... K....

    Comparing LC to C-n is like comparing Gandhi with Hitler.

  22. A.... B....

    Can somebody tell which to disc belongs this song?

  23. S.... L....

    Genuine ...forget Wint Herr's waffle

  24. M.... L....

    Oh he has been there for me so many times and he still is and he will always be as long as I live

  25. D.... A....

    Still listening!

  26. I.... J....

    ten jego głos....lovely , wonderfully

  27. b.... ....

    I MISS YOU SO MUCH LEONARD CHOEN 😢😭😧😖😔😔😔😔 I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE NOT HERE ANYMORE , 😢😢😢 BUT AS THEY SING ( THE KING IS GONE BUT HE'S NOT FORGOTTEN 😮😯❤💚💙💛💜❤💖💝💌 YOR WORK IS A MASTERPIECE. REST IN PEACE LEO 🌻🌷🌼💭 AND LISTENING TO YOUR VOICE EVERY DAY ..... but now it just hurts ... but i know that you are in a good place now . 😇🙇❤💙💙💙

  28. A.... C....

    Inesquecível !

  29. M.... B....

    Když vše jde dolů
    A bolest přichází
    Nyní chápu
    Byl jsem tam kvůli tobě
    Neptej se mě proč
    Vím, že je to pravda
    Nyní chápu
    Byl jsem tam kvůli tobě


    Dělám své plány
    Jako jsem vždy dělal
    Ale když se podívám zpět
    Bylo to kvůli tobě
    Chodím po ulicích, jak jsem vždy chodil
    A jsem zmražen strachem, ale byl jsem tam pro tebe.

    Vidím zpětně celý svůj život
    To jsem nebyl nikdy já, to jsi byl vždy ty.

    Poslal jsi mě sem, poslal jsi mě tam
    Rozbít věci, které nemůžu spravit
    Měl jsem námitky mimo myšlenky
    Dělajíce víc nemyslíce

    Jím jídlo a piju víno
    Tělo, o kterém jsem si myslel, že je moje
    Oblečen jako žid i jako Arab
    Železná maska. Byl jsem tam pro tebe
    Pocit slávy, pocit zhnusení
    Svět hází krvavý ručník
    A smrt je stará ale vždy nová
    Jsem zmražen strachem. A jsem tu kvůli tobě
    Vidím to jasně, vždy jsem to věděl
    Nikdy jsem to nebyl já, byl jsem tam kvůli tobě.

    Byl jsem tam kvůli tobě, můj drahý
    A podle tvého zákona to vše bylo uděláno.
    Neptej se mě jak, vím, že je to pravda
    Nyní to chápu. Byl jsem tam kvůli tobě.

  30. N.... P....

    beautiful images for a beautiful song

  31. �.... �....

    Я в восторге. !!!

  32. D.... A....

    I will never have enough time, to get tired of listening to Leonard Cohen, I cannot get enough of him, night or day I always want more!

  33. C.... n....

    Thank you!

  34. C.... A....

    Impressionnant.

  35. c.... n....

    Love this song! Never heard it before!

    c.... n....

    Same here. Don't really understand Exactly what it is he is saying...but almost!?...
    At any rate, I think the meaning is a little bit different for each of us. Like most of his lyrics, it's felt deeply though the meaning is slightly obscured...and just vaguely out of reach...........

  36. c.... c....

    Lo descubrí y me gusta mucho

  37. J.... D....

    thank for de nice mussic..R.I.P.Love Leonard Cohan

  38. L.... J....

    i know it is true too

  39. I.... C....

    You will live 4ever, Leonard. There are timeless and immortal people and you are ONE of them. Thank you.

  40. L.... J....

    tak for du altid harværet. her for mig ogat du stadig er det

  41. H.... B....

    Death has not been so beautiful when treasures are hidden in many pathways of which we did not know.

  42. l.... b....

    Gold bless YouTube Len

  43. D.... M....

    He has written the lyrics of my life. I had never heard him in concert, one day I said, "I will die happily if I can just hear Cohen sing live". My husband overheard me and bought tickets for Cohen's appearance in San Jose, my home town. I do have a couple other things to do before I shuffle off this mortal coil, other than those, Heneni, Lord I'm ready.

  44. M.... R....

    Sublime voix .....Sublime Poème ...merci Léonard Cohen . Merci à Paul Parenti de nous l'avoir traduit en Français . C'est merveilleux et j'en suis trés émue .👍😂😂😂💕💕❤️👏👍

  45. e.... f....

    Per Wint Herr's beautiful musings, I believe that what we often mistake for life is merely a painted curtain. If you look too closely at the painted curtain or get too close to the edges, it shifts and you see what's behind the curtain and it's often too beautiful, too dark, or too terrifying to deal with. Leonard Cohen is one of the fearless people who used his art and his vision to show us what and who is behind the curtain.

  46. M.... T....

    fair well old friend

  47. C.... S....

    Love That Track. What a voice

  48. M.... G....

    Dont ask how I know its true, tears fallin were are U..............................................

  49. D.... W....

    So many grew up with you, my friend. R.I.P.
    You will always be alive in your music.

  50. E.... L....

    Takk for alt !

  51. C.... S....

    R.I.P. L Cohen. Glad to of found your music in 2013. Better late than never!

    C.... S....

    Craig Sterp oii

  52. B.... B....

    God bless His Soul

  53. Z.... V....

    Incredible song !!!

  54. D.... E....

    I LOVE THIS DARLING HE's NOURISHED me for centuries and will continue to do so. x

  55. r.... a....

    Magnificat

  56. J.... ....

    I really like the part at 1:34, I wish he had put it once more at the end! :)

  57. N.... C....

    Beautiful !!

  58. C.... K....

    Happy rebirth Leonard, can't wait for your return. Hare Krsna!

  59. D.... D....

    descanse en paz caballero de la oscuridad que lo hizo con una belleza inexplorable

  60. K.... M....

    My life suddenly makes sense!

  61. L.... �....

    Thanks, you showed me that I ,as you, are Suzanne and Marianne

  62. i.... V....

    You will be in our hearts for ever

  63. C.... D....

    A special person. A very , very special one.. we ' ll miss him..

  64. S.... L....

    Already miss you, maestro x

  65. B.... N....

    R.I.P Leonard Cohen

  66. R.... J....

    Linda música

  67. j.... c....

    R.I.P Leonard Cohen

  68. T.... D....

    R.I.P. Leonard never die in my heart

  69. D.... B....

    Amazing poet. Another great leaves us, what a year! R.I.P Leonard Cohen

    D.... B....

    dry felting with needle

  70. A.... S....

    RIP. Thanks for all the music.

  71. N.... N....

    RIP brother

  72. K.... C....

    Love the video ssplit :)))

  73. M.... K....

    This is why I coach, if it be your will. Thank you for such wisdom😘

  74. W.... H....

    Amongst so many artists, singers and composers, what makes Leonard Cohen so unique? It's not his voice: there are countless singers more able than him in this regard. It's not his themes: almost everybody out there sings/writes about pain, loss, death, love, disappointment or God; it's not tradition or habit: he is far from being even remotely popular- most people in this world don't even know who the man is. I don't know how to properly say what makes Cohen unique- and maybe this is his "secret", this is what places him a level above ALL THE OTHERS artists/singers/composers out there, EVEN THOUGH he may not have their voice, their charm or their fame. This man does not need a powerful voice to sing, because he's saying words which come from his soul, and when we hear his words, we feel their sincerity. We could have said these words ourselves, only we don't have the talent and the ability to create art with our words. Who knows how to explain the fact that the greatest singer in the world is not, technically, a singer? Or the fact that the greatest poet is not, technically, a poet? When you catch youself pondering such things, just let a Cohen record play again: you'll soon forget your doubts and let his words penetrate your heart and soul (what's left of your heart, what's left of your soul in this Leonard Cohen world), you forget you're listening to a stranger man you'll never meet in real life, it's like you're listening to the words of an old friend, a father, a son, someone close to you, and in his most rapturous moments, such as in the case of this song, it's like another version/side of you yourself who's singing. Who is the "you" in this "There for You" song? God? Probably. But, inwardly, I have a slight tendency to believe that this "you" is me, is any one of all Leonard Cohen fans. He was "there" for me, he was "there" for us, he was "there" just to share his experience with me, with us, just to make us have an idea of what life is, of what love, hate, desire, indifference mean. He was "there" to make us feel what life would be like if it was something more than a theme in f a Leonard Cohen song. Somehow I do not believe any other singer/writer could write words such as these. Or at least they never could make them feel so heartfelt, so painfully real, so incredibly poignant. No, Leonard Cohen was not there for God, he was there for us.

    W.... H....

    you dont need to talk for him his poems talk for itself for someone who understands.Boltanski says when someone describes a piece of art it means it is bullshit ( they guy who is describing it i say) if it is art and she or he understands she or he needs to say oh my god oh my god ohh he or she gets anoverwhelming feeling make her or him unable to speak. as Elton Jon said in my song, i hope you don't mind i hope you don't mind i put it down in words. you put it down in words as a pedantic fucking person and it is extremeley annoying. as Paul Mccartney said LET IT BE. do not categorise it . Leonard cohen is shitting in his poems by singing it.

    W.... H....

    Wint Herr who writes like Cohen out there? He is the last poet-songwriter we saw in this generation. Maybe other people sing about the same topic but they don’t use words like Cohen does. It’s a fundamental difference.

    W.... H....

    Indescribably beautiful and poignant songs. I can easily get lost for hours just listening and absorbing Mr. Cohen's songs. I love his music, his lyrics, and the way he delivers them. Sometimes, it's almost like he is sharing a deep secret with you. Other times, it's the beauty of a thought or a remembered experience. And then sometimes, the sheer joy or sorrow of human relationships. The songs I love the most are the ones where he just pretty much talks ..or even 'whispers' the words!....(like this one here!!)

    W.... H....

    Well written.Only thoes of us who love him can appreciate your words. Unfortunately, I found about him a year after his death and I am hooked.

    W.... H....

    I think you think you know Cohen better than he knew himself. No offence intended but when he was young he had a fine singing voice and his Poetry is incomparable. And you should NEVER presume to know what TRULY goes on between a man (or woman) and his God. ❤⚘

  75. s.... a....

    thanks
    mr leonard c

  76. Z.... B....

    Great video background...Tnx....

  77. K.... E....

    Drinking wine ..I Was There For You ! ! I always knew ! ! !

  78. Q.... C....

    2:28 I looked up and the video was showing the same thing I was doing lol

  79. A.... C....

    Este cantor é único ! adoro !

  80. A.... K....

    Я вижу свою жизнь,
    Как на ладони
    Там никогда не было меня
    Там была всегда только ты.
    Я был создан для тебя.,
    Дорогая моя,
    И по твоему закону
    Все сотворено.

  81. �.... �....

    Красивая музыка!

  82. m.... ....

    Dressed as Arab
    Dressed as Jew
    O mask of iron?

  83. M.... G....

    happy end and better 2016 .

  84. H.... W....

    Ja słucham - lata mijają a czar Cohena nie przemija. Wciąż jest wspaniały!

  85. z.... e....

    Tak przeglądam komentarze i się zastanawiam, czy nikt w Polsce nie słucha tej boskiej muzyki ?

    z.... e....

    +zabderka eliza słucha, słucha ;)

    z.... e....

    Boska i Gleboka :)

    z.... e....

    Oj słucha się słucha Pani Elizo. Dla takiego młodego melomana i pasjonata poezji jak ja, utwory Leonarda Cohena to bogate źródło inspiracji. :)

    z.... e....

    Pirwszy raz uslyszalem go w 1994 I od tej slucham codziennie R.I.P. Leonard

  86. h.... I....

    the music like arabs song but nice song

    h.... I....

    Hahahahaha
    Nothing Arab about this song

    h.... I....

    A body that
    I thought was mine
    Dressed as Arab
    Dressed as Jew

    Arab in the lyrics yes, this song has a somewhat "Pop Levant" sound and a bit of a mid Eastern groove to it.

    h.... I....

    @cakewalker122 Nothing Arab about it!

    h.... I....

    cakewalker

  87. C.... S....

    Can we all Stop? Here and strong! the Person you do Love and after deserve the Noble Price more than anyone before. - For love, for peace creation, for unity all of As...

  88. M.... B....

    When poetry meets with a beautiful song.......

  89. D.... D....

    Особенно жёлтый карандаш

  90. D.... D....

    Красиво сделал

  91. P.... P....

    Merci, superbe!

    Quand tout s'est effondré
    Et que la douleur est venue
    Je comprends maintenant
    J'étais là pour toi

    Ne me demandes pas comment
    Je sais que c'est vrai
    Je comprends maintenant
    J'étais là pour toi

    Je fais mes plans
    Comme je le fais toujours
    Mais quand je regarde en arrière
    J'étais là pour toi

    Je marche dans les rues
    Comme je faisais avant
    Et la peur me glace
    Mais je suis là pour toi

    Je passe ma vie en revue
    Ce n'était jamais moi
    C'était toujours toi

    Tu m'as envoyé ici
    Tu m'as envoyé ici
    Cassant les choses
    Que je ne peux plus réparer

    Fabriquant des objets
    Avec des pensées
    Fabriquant plus encore
    Mais ne pensant plus

    Mangeant de la nourriture
    Et buvant du vin
    Un corps que je pensais
    Etait le mien

    Habillé comme un Arabe
    Habillé comme un Juif
    Ô masque de fer
    J'étais là pour toi

    Humeurs de gloire
    Humeurs nauséabondes
    Le monde passe à travers
    Une serviette ensanglantée

    Et la mort est ancienne
    Mais toujours nouvelle
    La peur me glace
    Et je suis là pour toi

    Je le vois clairement
    Je le savais depuis toujours
    Ce n'était jamais moi
    J'étais là pour toi

    J'étais là pour toi
    Ma bien-aimée
    Et par ta loi
    Tout est accompli...

  92. A.... ....

    Love this .. I Was There For You ..

  93. h.... H....

    Merci !!!!

  94. N.... Q....

    Δε θέλω ρε φίλε πρίν δω τον Θεό να μου πετάγεται η @##%#%#$ η Συνατσάκη!ΠΩΣ ΝΑ ΤΟ ΚΑΝΟΥΜΕ ΔΗΛΑΔΗ!!

  95. �.... �....

    CroatiaNostra, thank you!!!

  96. a.... ....

    I 'm forever thankful to my dear friend Karl who made me discover this unique and wonderful song.