“Show me slowly what I only
know the limits of
Dance me to the end of love”
Leonard Cohen (1934–2016) Canadian poet and singer-songwriter
Source: Leonard Cohen: Poems and Songs
“Dance me to your beauty with a burning violin
Dance me through the panic 'til I'm gathered safely in
Lift me like an olive branch and be my homeward dove
Dance me to the end of love”
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