Mood Music of the Day

26 Jun 2004 By

Another one for the “Make Sweet Love Down by the Fire” mix: In My Secret Life* by Leonard Cohen.

I saw you this morning.
You were moving so fast.
Can’t seem to loosen my grip
On the past.
And I miss you so much.
There’s no one in sight.
And we’re still making love
In My Secret Life.


I smile when I’m angry.
I cheat and I lie.
I do what I have to do
To get by.
But I know what is wrong,
And I know what is right.
And I’d die for the truth
In My Secret Life.

Hold on, hold on, my brother.
My sister, hold on tight.
I finally got my orders.
I’ll be marching through the morning,
Marching through the night,
Moving cross the borders
Of My Secret Life.

Looked through the paper.
Makes you want to cry.
Nobody cares if the people
Live or die.
And the dealer wants you thinking
That it’s either black or white.
Thank G-d it’s not that simple
In My Secret Life.

I bite my lip.
I buy what I’m told:
From the latest hit,
To the wisdom of old.
But I’m always alone.
And my heart is like ice.
And it’s crowded and cold
In My Secret Life.

*Link removed Friday, 9 July 04.

  • http://www.isnotchicago.com LT

    mmm. Leonard Cohen.

    my favorite is “Dance Me to the End of Love”

  • http://nora.heathens.co.nz/ Nora

    Yeah, he’s got some very, very sexy tunes. I like Dance Me to the End of Love, too, LT. Some verses here and there in other songs (Take This Waltz, Hallelujah) are pretty hot, too.

    Have you ever heard Moreno Veloso? Probably not. He has a song called Deusa do Amor (Goddess of Love) that makes me swoon just about every time I hear it. If anyone actually sung it to me, I would melt.

  • http://pages.sbcglobal.net/zimriel/blog/zimblog.html David Ross

    Ahh who can ever forget Cohen. “Everybody knows… the dice are loaded; everybody rolls… with their fingers crossed.”