Leonard Cohen?

why everybody sees his music as depressing.im not on drugs and i am not a freak, i am not an outsider or a loner, but his music really kind of cheers me up. i mean... listening to the lyrics and all that... the vibe i get is a really good one. definitely not depressing.. what do you think?

the only song i think i know is "everybody knows"

am i right?

everybody knows that the dice are loaded.......

I fought against the bottle,
But I had to do it drunk ?
Took my diamond to the pawnshop ?
But that don?t make it junk.

I know that I?m forgiven,
But I don?t know how I know
I don?t trust my inner feelings ?
Inner feelings come and go.

How come you called me here tonight?
How come you bother
With my heart at all?
You raise me up in grace,
Then you put me in a place,
Where I must fall.

Too late to fix another drink ?
The lights are going out ?
I?ll listen to the darkness sing ?
I know what that?s about.

I tried to love you my way,
But I couldn?t make it hold.
So I closed the Book of Longing
And I do what I am told.

How come you called me here tonight?
How come you bother with my heart at all?
You raise me up in grace,
Then you put me in a place,
Where I must fall.

I fought against the bottle,
But I had to do it drunk ?
Took my diamond to the pawnshop ?
But that don?t make it junk.

Leonard Cohen - That don't make it junk

I'm your man

If you want a lover
I?ll do anything you ask me to
And if you want another kind of love
I?ll wear a mask for you
If you want a partner
Take my hand
Or if you want to strike me down in anger
Here I stand
I?m your man

If you want a boxer
I will step into the ring for you
And if you want a doctor
I?ll examine every inch of you
If you want a driver
Climb inside
Or if you want to take me for a ride
You know you can
I?m your man

Ah, the moon?s too bright
The chain?s too tight
The beast won?t go to sleep
I?ve been running through these promises to you
That I made and I could not keep
Ah but a man never got a woman back
Not by begging on his knees
Or I?d crawl to you baby
And I?d fall at your feet
And I?d howl at your beauty
Like a dog in heat
And I?d claw at your heart
And I?d tear at your sheet
I?d say please, please
I?m your man

And if you?ve got to sleep
A moment on the road
I will steer for you
And if you want to work the street alone
I?ll disappear for you
If you want a father for your child
Or only want to walk with me a while
Across the sand
I?m your man

If you want a lover
I?ll do anything you ask me to
And if you want another kind of love
I?ll wear a mask for you

okay. so it it a bit mellow. but the guy can be romantic

I've heard of him, but I've never heard any of his music.

What genre would you describe his music as falling into?