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If you are the dealer, I’m out of the game.
If you are the healer, it means I’m broken and lame.
If thine is the glory, then mine must be the shame.

Reflections on Leonard Cohen’s You Want it Darker

Leonard Cohen’s You Want It Darker is not just a song—it’s an experience, a meditation, and a reckoning. With its haunting melody and evocative lyrics, it speaks to something primal within us, a part of the soul that yearns for understanding even as it wrestles with the mysteries of existence. For me, this song is a companion in those quiet, reflective moments when questions outweigh answers and surrender feels like the only path forward.

There Is a Crack in Everything: Letting the Light In

By Terry Spires

On 2024-12-10

In Leonard Cohen Series, Articles

There is a crack, a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in. – Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen’s Anthem of Awakening

“There is a crack, a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” For me, Leonard Cohen’s words from Anthem feel like an old friend whispering a gentle truth we’ve always known but sometimes forget. They remind us that imperfections, doubts, and challenges aren’t mistakes. They’re the way light—awareness, understanding, and awakening—finds its way into our lives.

Beliefs, whether they’re spiritual, societal, or personal, can sometimes feel like solid, unshakable walls. But over time, cracks start to form. Maybe it’s a moment of doubt or a question you can’t ignore. Instead of resisting these cracks, what if we welcomed them? What if we saw them as invitations to grow and evolve?

"There is a crack, a crack in everything. That's how the Light gets in." – Leonard Cohen

Tag: There is a crack in everything.

Embracing the Shadows: Reflections on Leonard Cohen’s “You Want It Darker”

Reflections on Leonard Cohen’s You Want it Darker

There Is a Crack in Everything: Letting the Light In