Highlighted by Natalia Panowicz
From Behind the Song: “You Want It Darker” by Leonard Cohen by Amplify Editors
Though “You Want It Darker” is a somber tune, it effectively tackles an enormous moral and philosophic dilemma without being presumptuous, a feat that only a master such as Leonard Cohen could manage. The song may not offer any concrete solutions to difficult questions of faith, but it is in this solemn declaration of “Hineni, hineni / I’m ready, Lord,” that Cohen perhaps displays the real strength of his faith, despite how broken and incomplete it may be. While Cohen doesn’t explicitly state what he’s ready for, one can only speculate until more answers might be provided upon the release of the full album in October.