[Nick McRae]

I've been a long time Cohen fan and have been listening to his final album, You Want it Darker, since it was released in 2016.

It took a long, long while but this year his final statement, Treaty, opened up for me. The song is subtle, and can almost be dismissed, but if you know Cohen and look at it more closely, there's a lot there.

I've read a few biographies of him, and I can't recall where I picked up on it, but I believe this specific poem had been in his mind for decades, and he intended it to be his final statement.

My belief is that it follows the line of thinking found in Hallelujah, but actually resolves the issue. Anyway, I wanted to invite others with an interest in Cohen to have another listen:

Treaty

String Reprise/ Treaty