This song brings a new interpretation on what it means to be love-sick, as Cohen and his choir confirm that the ache of love can never be "cured.". The ache for an old love is beautifully written in this song, an ache so deep that he needs to see her naked in "body and thought;" love is not lust in this song by any means, but both a bodily and spiritual connection. Religious themes are included in this song, as the holy books even confirm that there "ain't no cure" for the aching of a lost love, or even love that has been found. The last 2 stanzas have an interesting take on the wisdom of certain parts of scripture, which seem to aver the timeless aching of love rather than the "doctors" who seem to be trying to find its cures. Cohen doesn't take the term "doctors" literally, but rather uses it to represent that optimistic scientific spirit that pretends it can find cures for all our aches, even the very one that by its nature is timeless for humans: the unquenchable longing for love.
This song brings a new interpretation on what it means to be love-sick, as Cohen and his choir confirm that the ache of love can never be "cured.". The ache for an old love is beautifully written in this song, an ache so deep that he needs to see her naked in "body and thought;" love is not lust in this song by any means, but both a bodily and spiritual connection. Religious themes are included in this song, as the holy books even confirm that there "ain't no cure" for the aching of a lost love, or even love that has been found. The last 2 stanzas have an interesting take on the wisdom of certain parts of scripture, which seem to aver the timeless aching of love rather than the "doctors" who seem to be trying to find its cures. Cohen doesn't take the term "doctors" literally, but rather uses it to represent that optimistic scientific spirit that pretends it can find cures for all our aches, even the very one that by its nature is timeless for humans: the unquenchable longing for love.