Almost Like The Blues Lyrics
Leonard Cohen
Lyrics
I saw some people starving
There was murder, there was rape
Their villages were burning
They were trying to escape
I couldn't meet their glances
I was staring at my shoes
It was acid, it was tragic
It was almost like the blues
It was almost like the blues
I have to die a little
between each murderous plot
and when I'm finished thinking
I have to die a lot
There's torture, and there's killing
and there's all my bad reviews
The war, the children missing, lord
It's almost like the blues
It's almost like the blues
Though I let my heart get frozen
to keep away the rot
my father says I'm chosen
my mother says I'm not
I listened to their story
of the gypsies and the Jews
It was good, it wasn't boring
It was almost like the blues
It was almost like the blues
There is no God in heaven
There is no hell below
So says the great professor
of all there is to know
But I've had the invitation
that a sinner can't refuse
It's almost like salvation
It's almost like the blues
It's almost like the blues
Almost like the blues
Almost like the blues
Almost like the blues
Song & Lyrics Facts
Almost Like the Blues is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen, released as a single on October 7, 2014. It was written by Cohen and Patrick Leonard and produced by Ed Sanders.
The track appears on Cohen's twelfth studio album Popular Problems, released September 22, 2014. The song features backing vocals from Sharon Robinson and strings arranged by Roscoe Beck. The lyrics of Almost Like the Blues are dark and contemplative, featuring themes of war, death, and suffering. The song speaks to the struggles of life and how it can feel like an almost unending cycle of pain and despair. Despite this, there is also hope in the words as Cohen sings of faith, love and redemption.