The sea so deep and blind
The sun, the wild regret
The club, the wheel, the mind
O love, aren't you tired yet?
The blood, the soil, the faith
These words you can't forget
Your vow, your holy place
In the tradition of Jewish mysticism dating back to the  Song of Songs , Leonard Cohen often uses the metaphor and language of romantic love to describe his relationship with the divine. 
 Here, he is asking God whether he, too, is tired of all the suffering in the world, and is suggesting that it might be time to end it. 
 In Hindu tradition, a tired old world is destroyed by the god Shiva in a cosmic dance so that a new one can be created. 
 
 In both Hindu and Judeo-Christian tradition, this world is followed by another, perfect world (although in the former, the new world will also gradually corrupt).
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