Leonard Cohen - There Is A War Lyrics

Coheed & Cambria brought me back here.

We live in a society at war because of authoritarianism.

Just heard this at the end of Backwoods the movie and understood it.. its 2019 and this has 220k views..smh..but like its written some of us want be saved

"a war between man and woman" the product of modernity. A son of Shem speaking about those of Japheth

Zionism = war.

America circa 2019 - how's everyone liking this collectively shared nightmare?

I've got my tshirt on. It says Life Is A Nightmare.

Your username is most apposite.

@kingravana Life is wonderful but brutal. Society is the nightmare but there is still far more god than bad, even if it is not appreciated or recognised.

These lyrics are even more relevant today than they were at the time of release. Brilliant song!

14 downvoted, WTF?

Dakota Roche <3

This is a great song I heard it for the first time today I like it alot

The truth. Is better than the lie.

thanks so much, i agree completly.

I use to like This Song when I was growing up.

Please go and listen to Joaquin Sabina's rendition to this song in "En Pie de Guerra". You won't regret!

It's like a "Sympathy for the Devil" but better

i like your words

I think the root of all wars lies in the fact that people want everyone to be just exactly like themselves.

yes, but not 100%. it's a kind of strange "maggie's farm"

Just saw Coheed and Cambria last night in Cologne and they covered this song in an acoustic set and it was absolutely amazinf

just saw Coheed and Cambria cover this song last night, it was good.

great man! I love so much this song! I want to see the cover! Nice weekend for you man!

Chaz Hollingshead I saw them last night in Cologne and they played this in their acoustic set and it was incredible!

This is a brilliant song about tribalism.

Sir Heller Its not about "tribalism".

Its about awareness.

its just beginning...

Don't be a tourist!!!...:)0(:

Same war since the beginning.

I cannot believe how relevant this is right now.

every israeli loves this song and me too

Don't be a tourist. Love you Leonard, forever. RIP (Rock In Paradise)

Christine Johnson best line

Thank you for the music and great lyrics. You will be missed !

"Let's all get even"

Got to be his best song. Let's keep it a secret between us...

1220b agreed

There is a war between the rich and poor, a war between the man and the woman....

How apposite for this week...:-(

this week? u moron, tv watching geek

R.I.P. Leonard Cohen

RIP. Genius.

I just heard this song for the first time on a movie starring Gary Oldman called The Backwoods. I loved it as soon as I heard it!

I couldn't remember the name of this film - so I googled this track which brought me to your comment! Thanks. Great song. The movie was intense too, I couldn't get it out of my mind, yet could not remember the title or any of the actors. You would think I would have remembered Daniel Day Lewis! sheesh! So after many years this is finally cleared up! Cheers jedeye1973!

Me too! They were listening to this song at the begining of the movie in a car. I instantly fell for it!

OMG! Me, too! Horror films have the BEST soundtracks!

There is a war between the rich and poor,
A war between the man and the woman.
There is a war between the ones who say there is a war
And the ones who say there isn't.
Why don't you come on back to the war, that's right, get in it,
Why don't you come on back to the war, it's just beginning.

Well I live here with a woman and a child,
The situation makes me kind of nervous.
Yes, I rise up from her arms, she says "I guess you call this love"
I call it service.

Why don't you come on back to the war, don't be a tourist,
Why don't you come on back to the war, before it hurts us,
Why don't you come on back to the war, let's all get nervous.

You cannot stand what I've become,
You much prefer the gentleman I was before.
I was so easy to defeat, I was so easy to control,
I didn't even know there was a war.

Why don't you come on back to the war, don't be embarrassed,
Why don't you come on back to the war, you can still get married.

There is a war between the rich and poor,
A war between the man and the woman.
There is a war between the left and right,
A war between the black and white,
A war between the odd and the even.

Why don't you come on back to the war, pick up your tiny burden,
Why don't you come on back to the war, let's all get even,
Why don't you come on back to the war, can't you hear me speaking?

There is currently a major war between the odd and the even in the USA. Black and white, not so much. That's over. Jussie Smollett proved that.

Pick up your Bible and read how we should treat our neighbors. This nation is getting more selfish and dark everyday, men and women love themselves and their materials more than the Lord and His commandments. A house that stands divided will not stand.

Endless war

lots of non humans out there

i love you

+Geoff Galvez i love you!!

endless wars

brilliant lyrics.................blessed cohen

thanks for your liking.............brilliant singer

Us evens gotta stick together or those fuckin' odds are gonna take over!

You don't get the song, do you?

There's a war?

No there isn't

There's one between the rich and poor i'll have you know

Theres been a war for a very long time. A lot of people have died.

Especially between man and woman, how could one fail to notice it

" let's all get nervous "

you can still get married...

...thing is he never got married

@frank scott didn't he? he had a couple kids though which is what matters

Great song..

Heeeey më

come on back to the war dont be a tourist

+Ella Gareeva you need a hobby

Wow I forgot how great this song is. Seriously underrated song. 

Leonard Cohen - There is a War

Why don't you come on back to war it's just beginning