What is the meaning of the Leonard Cohen song 'Avalanche'?

I love this song. But, I don't get all of it. What do you guys think of the song? One of Cohen's best I believe. Well I stepped into an avalanche, it covered up .... read more

One of the beauties of most poetry, and possibly of art in general, is that it's open to interpretation and it can speak to different people in different ways depending on their life experiences and state of mind. read more

And Cohen, with this song, captures the pain and the sadness, but not on the part of the love interest; rather, the heartwreching pain of the one who suffers in silence and sets herself up for failure in relationships. read more

One aspect of these debates about meaning that has seldom been touched on is the surface metaphor Cohen appears to be tapping into to convey his deeper meaning. It is not a coincidence that Leonard only chose to sing this song, for the most part, in Scandanavia and Germany on his last world tour. read more