Lyric discussion by StickityWicket 

Cover art for Iodine lyrics by Leonard Cohen

Woa, seriously? Nothing? That's surprising. I mean, i can understand why people might be a bit put off by this album, but this song is amazing and I can't believe I'm taking the first stab at it. This is nice - clean slate.

To me (cause lets be honest, unless a songwriter has gone on record about what a certain song is about, it's all interpretation) the really simplified explanation seems to be, this guy f'ed it up, and badly, and everything about the situation and her just points out all his shortcomings and flaws - highlights them and draws them into sharp relief - like iodine on the skin. Leonard, no stranger to innuendo (and some of the finest i might add) even gets a little going here - maybe their problems were predominantly of a sexual nature....maybe....doesn't have to be....but there's definitely a possibility.

A great tune for a repentant man at a bar, wishing he hadn't a said what he said, or did what he done, or had what he up and lost and there's no one else to blame but himself.

@StickityWicket Always loved this album but then I love them all by LC music press didn’t like it but then again Spector was being a knob bringing guns in to the studios ,Spector got really bad press cause of it rubbed off on their view of the album