There is a crack, a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in

Leonard Cohen

Anthem

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Topic

Healing Human frailty The human condition

Speaker

Leonard Cohen

Source

Anthem The Future (album)

Medium

Song

Genre

Folk music

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Occupation

Singer-songwriter Musician

From

Canada

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Cohen, Leonard. "Anthem." The Future. Columbia Records, 1992.

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Citation

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Citation

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