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Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker (www.youtube.com)
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[–] cabbage@piefed.social 4 points 1 week ago

Been thinking about this song lately.

It's basically addressing God directly - pointing to the horrors of the world accusing him of actually wanting it. It's written in the scripture. It's not some idle claim. He wants it darker.

I struggled with some demons, they were middle class and lame.