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SIMILAR SONGS

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   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
   Yeah 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 (ring the bells) that still can ring
   Forget your perfect offering
   There is a crack in everything (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

   Forget your perfect offering
   There is a crack, a crack in everything (there is a crack in everything)
   That’s how the light gets in

   You can add up the parts
   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, a crack in everything (there is a crack in everything)
   That’s how the light gets in
   Ring the bells that still can ring (ring the bells that still can ring)
   Forget your perfect offering
   There is a crack, a crack in everything (there is a crack in everything)
   That’s how the light gets in
   That’s how the light gets in
   That’s how the light gets in

   Songwriters: Leonard Cohen

   Anthem lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC