Leonard Cohen

Always

Always - meaning Summary

Unfailing, Patient Devotion

The poem is a plainspoken vow of enduring commitment. The speaker promises steady, patient love and practical support through fair and unfair days, repeating assurances that their devotion is not limited to moments but endures across years and hardships. The repetitive, songlike lines emphasize reliability and comfort, framing love as an active readiness to help and understand rather than a fleeting emotion.

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(Oh friends, ... don't matter if you're a man or a woman If you're in love with somebody These are the words that you got to learn to say Now listen carefully. Here it comes...) I'll be loving you always With a love that's true, always When the thing you've planned Needs my helping hand I will understand, always, always Days may not be fair, always Yeah but that's when I'll be there, always Not for just an hour Not for just a day Not for just a year, but always I said that I'll be loving you, always With a love that's true, a love that's true, always When the thing you've planned Needs my helping hand I will, I will understand, always, always (Oh that's pretty ... that's pretty too ... Oh darling) The days may not be fair, always Yeah but that's when I'll be there, always Not for just a second, or a minute, or an hour Not for just a weekend and a shake down in the shower Not for just the summer and the winter going sour But always, always, always (Ok if you don't want to quit, let's try it one more time) I'll be loving you, always With a love that's true, always When the thing you've planned Needs my helping hand I will understand, I will, I will understand, always, always The days may not be fair, always (Don't worry, baby) That's when I'll be there, always Not for just an hour Not for just a day Not for just a year, but always

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