You Know Who I Am Lyrics

Lyric discussion by digitalceremonies 

Cover art for You Know Who I Am lyrics by Leonard Cohen

For some reason (and I am not religiously inclined in the slightest) I perceive this as possibly being from the perspective of a deity, attempting to make contact with mankind and inform them of the extents of its power. There's an atmosphere of omniscience throughout the song, especially in his requests:

"Sometimes I need you naked, sometimes I need you wild, I need you to carry my children in and I need you to kill a child."

However, it can be argued that Cohen intended the song to have this religious ambiguity, so deliberately sang in a way that endowed it with double entendre.

digitalceremonies: but of course.