Like living in the ether world, and blocking out the news

[mia]

Almost Like The Blues by Leonard Cohen

I saw some people starving
There was murder, there was rape
Their villages were burning
They were trying to escape
I couldn’t meet their glances
I was staring at my shoes
It was acid, it was tragic
It was almost like the blues

I have to die a little
Between each murderous thought
And when I’m finished thinking
I have to die a lot
There’s torture and there’s killing
And there’s all my bad reviews
The war, the children missing
Lord, it’s almost like the blues

So I let my heart get frozen
To keep away the rot
My father said I’m chosen
My mother says I’m not
I listened to their story
Of the Gypsies and the Jews
It was good, it wasn’t boring
It was almost like the blues

There is no God in Heaven
And there is no Hell below
So says the great professor
Of all there is to know
But I’ve had the invitation
That a sinner can’t refuse
And it’s almost like salvation
It’s almost like the blues

[DreamGypsy]

1. I was strapped down to the table...

...

As a hooded man turned the screws.
Could have been some ancient fable,
No, it was almost like the blues.

LC makes music that flows from the wounds.

[mia]

2. 'Was born a Catholic school girl

Hopeful nuns relayed their views,
Children starving, dying everywhere...
Still, almost like the blues.'


His music reminds me of humanity's never-ending story. Our species is not intelligent enough.
Might was judged to be right long ago.

[DreamGypsy]

3. Went to Stanford for a mathematics PhD...

...

'Cause I thought that would pay the dues.
Ended up farming blueberries,
'Cause they connect me with the blues.

Wow, I can clearly hear Sharon Robinson singing your verse:

...mine's a little more obtuse.