Iodine
Love's Iodine: Embracing Failure and Redemption in Leonard Cohen's Melody
Lyrics
I needed you, I knew I was in danger
I felt a need for your presence, realizing I was in a perilous situation
Of losing what I used to think was mine
I feared losing something that I once considered mine
You let me love you till I was a failure,
You allowed me to love you, but it led to my failure
You let me love you till I was a failure
Repeated line emphasizing the consequences of the failed love
Your beauty on my bruise like iodine
Your beauty provided comfort to my emotional wounds, like iodine on a physical bruise
I asked you if a man could be forgiven
I inquired about the possibility of forgiveness for a man
And though I failed at love, was this a crime?
Despite my failure in love, I questioned if it was a punishable offense
You said, Don't worry, don't worry, darling
You reassured me, telling me not to worry, emphasizing affection
You said, Don't worry, don't you worry, darling
Repeated line reinforcing the comforting words
There are many ways a man can serve his time
Assuring that there are various ways for a man to redeem himself or serve his time
You covered up that place I could not master
You concealed a vulnerable aspect I couldn't control or overcome
It wasn't dark enough to shut my eyes
The situation wasn't dire enough to force me to close my eyes or avoid facing reality
So I was with you, O sweet compassion
I was in the company of sweet compassion
Yes I was with you, O sweet compassion
Repeated line emphasizing the presence of compassion
Compassion with the sting of iodine
Compassion that comes with a sharp, stinging effect, akin to iodine
Your saintly kisses reeked of iodine
Your affectionate kisses had a medicinal quality, like iodine
Your fragrance with a fume of iodine
Your scent carried a hint of a healing substance, iodine
And pity in the room like iodine
Pity in the room had a cleansing and antiseptic effect, reminiscent of iodine
Your sister fingers burned like iodine
Your sister's touch felt burning and had a cleansing effect, like iodine
And all my wanton lust was iodine
All my reckless desires were akin to the burning sensation of iodine
My masquerade of trust was iodine
My facade of trust was like a superficial, temporary healing agent, iodine
And everywhere the flare of iodine
Everywhere there was a sudden and vivid display, akin to the flare of iodine
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