“I'm guided by a signal in the heavens
I'm guided by this birthmark on my skin
I'm guided by the beauty of our weapons
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin.”

— Leonard Cohen

"First We Take Manhattan"
I'm Your Man (1988)

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Canadian poet and singer-songwriter 1934–2016

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