"There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in."
"We are so lightly here. It is in love that we are made. In love we disappear."
Source: Song: Boogie Street, Album: Ten New Songs, 2001
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Leonard Cohen
Singer-Songwriter
Leonard Cohen was a Canadian singer-songwriter and poet known for his profound lyrics exploring love, loss, and spirituality.
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