Leonard cohen spends five years writing hallelujah. He finally records it in 19 84 for an album called various positions. It barely makes a ripple on the independent label passport records. The song becomes even darker, ye o flag on the marbe te rac. But listen alone, love is not some kind of vingtori march.
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