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The Monk From The Mountain Of Sorrow

from All The Time in Heaven by Norman Lamont

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This is loosely based around imagined incidents and anecdotes from the life of the fictional poet/songwriter Leonard Cohen.

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I am the monk from the mountain of sorrow
I’ve given up more than you could desire
I walk with God and my sunburned companions
You read too much, baby, you read too much
It’s a poet thing
Three pages and moving on …

One afternoon I came down to the harbor
The boys were drinking and they pulled up a chair
And as the moon rose, and as the songs failed
I left with you and we took it from there
It’s a poet thing
Three pages and moving on …

People do what people can
With whatever they receive
Arriving in a bloodbath
Grinning as they leave

It’s lonely when you’re one
It’s a struggle when you’re two
When it gets to three or four or five
You can only muddle through

I found some peace and lost it
I found love and let it go
Now I wait for peace to find me
And for love to let me know

I’ve been an old man for ten minutes
I’m a hero now and then
They come to me, they ask of me
I do my bit again

The snow upon this mountain top
Is long and wide and deep
I’m sitting here by candlelight
I never go to sleep

I am the monk from the mountain of sorrow
Me with my razors, you with your books
Most afternoons now I’m down at the harbor
It’s not as black or as deep as it looks

It’s a poet thing
Three pages and moving on …

credits

from All The Time in Heaven, released February 17, 2014
Norman Lamont: all instruments, programming
Backing voices: Sam Barber, Fiona J Thom
Daniel Davis: editor and producer

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Norman Lamont Edinburgh, UK

Norman Lamont has been delighting audiences on the Edinburgh songwriter scene since 1990. His trademarks are the diversity of his musical styles, emotionally honest lyrics and a droll sense of humour.

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