THE 
FLOOD 
  
The flood it is gathering
Soon it will move 
Across every shoreline 
Against every roof 
The body will drown 
And the soul will shake loose 
I write all this down 
But I don’t have the proof 
 
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Israel 1973
 
  
  
 
  
Copyright © 1973, 2001 Leonard Cohen.  
Reprinted with permission. All rights reserved. 
 
 
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