“Everybody knows that the dice are loaded
Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed
Everybody knows the war is over
Everybody knows the good guys lost
Everybody knows the fight was fixed
The poor stay poor, the rich get rich
That's how it goes”
More from Leonard Cohen
“I'll never come through this alone.”
“Love is a fire. It burns everyone. It disfigures everyone. It is the world’s excuse for…”
“There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.”
“How can I begin anything new with all of yesterday in me?”