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Riff: Leonard Cohen – “Nevermind”

Sep 23, 2014

I could not kill/The way you kill/I could not hate/I tried I failed/You turned me in/At least you tried/You side with them/Whom you despise

from Nevermind lyrics by Leonard Cohen

The subtle world influences crosses some borders, but the universal nature of the lyrics transcends all. It explores truth, lies and deception in ways that demand accountability. No matter how hard you try you can’t run from who you really are, and in the end it’ll either be your salvation or demise.

 

Riff by Jeff Min

Jeff Min is a Chicago-based writer at SONGLYRICS. His work has appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times, Hi-Fructose, Wax Poetics, SLAM, and HOOP.

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