it’s also because Leonard COHEN (!) was Jewish and this is a quintessentially Jewish line, and changing it to that level of Annoying Certainty is stripping it of its Jewish meaning and imbuing it with that particularly American smug evangelical Christian attitude that makes me tired, so very tired
THAT IS EXACTLY WHY
I don’t think I’ve heard any cover artist sing my favorite verses
You say I took the name in vain
I don’t even know the name
But if I did, well really, what’s it to you?
There’s a blaze of light
In every word
It doesn’t matter which you heard
The holy or the broken Hallelujah
I did my best, it wasn’t much
I couldn’t feel, so I tried to touch
I’ve told the truth, I didn’t come to fool you
And even though
It all went wrong
I’ll stand before the Lord of Song
With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah
(2/7) gothic americana tarot spreads, inspired by this post
Who are you waiting for?
1. lillith: your current situation, feelings, or head space 2. needle: what continuously holds you back; something you refuse to let go of 3. bedlam: the past 4. apple: how to move forward, what you refuse to accept 5. eleutheria: the future
Tomorrow is when we head back home to Alabama. I’m both happy and sad about this and it’s a weird feeling for me. I haven’t really been able to update lately as we’ve been going places and doing something everyday.
I’ll try to post some pictures after I get home. 💜💜💜😴
To be undeniably yourself is the greatest gift you can give to your soul.
Give me Gods of tobacco and thunder, of black smoke and leather. Gods that smell like rain but taste like whiskey. Gods of dark skies, cold nights and warm firelight. Gods of charred bones and wet soil and the sound of antlers colliding. Gods of hooves and thorns. Gods of pine forests and wild dogs. Sharp claws, all teeth, no apologies. Gods of anything that frightens you and everything that comforts you.
Give them blood and flesh and they will give you a smile and a favour. If they want to.
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