first time I ever heard this song I was reminded of Frost's "Stopping by woods" also. I certainly get the impression that death, the calm night, is appealing to Cohen but he is moved to stay in the world.
There is lots of imagery in here which I would shy away from trying to disect too much. I get the feeling from the verse about the children that he is speaking of being drawn to death but thoughts of his love and duty to his children keep him. But then his children grow and move out to the world where in a way they are lost to him, so still the calm night calls him.
first time I ever heard this song I was reminded of Frost's "Stopping by woods" also. I certainly get the impression that death, the calm night, is appealing to Cohen but he is moved to stay in the world.
There is lots of imagery in here which I would shy away from trying to disect too much. I get the feeling from the verse about the children that he is speaking of being drawn to death but thoughts of his love and duty to his children keep him. But then his children grow and move out to the world where in a way they are lost to him, so still the calm night calls him.