The Guests Lyrics by Leonard Cohen

The Guests Lyrics

    One by one, the guests arrive
    The guests are coming through
    The open-hearted many
    The broken-hearted few

    And no one knows where the night is going
    And no one knows why the wine is flowing
    Oh love i need you
    I need you
    I need you
    I need you
    Oh . . . i need you now

    And those who dance, begin to dance
    Those who weep begin
    And "welcome, welcome" cries a voice
    "let all my guests come in."

    And no one knows where the night is going ...

    And all go stumbling through that house
    In lonely secrecy
    Saying "do reveal yourself"
    Or "why has thou forsaken me?"

    And no one knows where the night is going ...

    All at once the torches flare
    The inner door flies open
    One by one they enter there
    In every style of passion

    And no one knows where the night is going ...

    And here they take their sweet repast
    While house and grounds dissolve
    And one by one the guests are cast
    Beyond the garden wall

    And no one knows where the night is going ...

    Those who dance, begin to dance
    Those who weep begin
    Those who earnestly are lost
    Are lost and lost again

    And no one knows where the night is going ...

    One by the guests arrive
    The guests are coming through
    The broken-hearted many
    The open-hearted few

    And no one knows where the night is going ...

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