Forfatteren gjennomgår i dette essayet Cohens sangtekster og trekker frem karakteristiske trekk ved Cohens utvikling som sanglyriker. Men aller mest fremheves konsekvensen i Cohens sanglyrikk, den monomane anvendelsen av kjærlighetsoden, og mangetydigheten og kompleksiteten i den cohenske kjærlighetstematikken.
...open door --Then Love Itself Love Itself was gone. All busy in the sunlight The flecks did float and dance, And I was tumbled up with them In formless circumstance. I'll try to say a little more: Love went on and on Until it reached an open door --Then Love Itself Love Itself was gone. Love went on and on Until it reached an open door - Then Love Itself Love Itself was gone. All busy in the sunlight The flecks did float and dance, And I was tumbled up with them In formless circumstance. I'll try to say a little more: Love went on and on Until it reached an open door - Then Love Itself Love Itself was gone. Love Itself Lyrics: The light came through the window / Straight from the sun above / And so inside my little room / There plunged the rays of love / In streams of ... i'll try to say a little more... Lyrics to 'Love Itself' by Leonard Cohen. The light came through the window Straight from the sun above And so inside my little room There plunged the rays of love Provided to YouTube b...