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Anthem
SOLO RENDITION
Performances
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Notes
Performed live by Josh Klinghoffer
Originally written by Leonard Cohen
Lyrics
The birds they sang at the break of day
Start again I heard them say
Don't dwell on what has passed away
Or what is yet to be

Ah the wars they will be fought again
The holy dove she will be caught again
Bought and sold and bought again
The dove is never free

Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in

We asked for signs
The signs were sent
The birth betrayed
The marriage spent
Yeah the widowhood
Of every government
Signs for all to see

I can't run no more with that lawless crowd
While the killers in high places say their prayers out loud.
But they've summoned, they've summoned up a thundercloud
And they're going to hear from me

Ring the bells that still can ring

You can add up the parts but you won't have the sum
You can strike up the march, there is no drum
Every heart, every heart to love will come
But like a refugee

Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in.
NOV 09

2016
Ziggo Dome
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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