Leonard Cohen – Paper Thin Hotel Lyrics

Paper Thin Hotel Lyrics by Leonard Cohen

[Verse]
The walls of this hotel are paper-thin
Last night I heard you making love to him
The struggle mouth to mouth and limb to limb
The grunt of unity when he came in
I stood there with my ear against the wall
I was not seized by jealousy at all

[Chorus]
In fact a burden lifted from my soul
I learned that love was out of my control
A heavy burden lifted from my soul
I learned that love was out of my control
[Verse]
I listened to your kisses at the door
I never heard the world so clear before
You ran your bath and you began to sing
I felt so good I couldn’t feel a thing
I stood there with my ear against the wall
I was not seized by jealousy at all

[Chorus]
In fact a burden lifted from my soul
I heard that love was out of my control
A heavy burden lifted from my soul
I learned that love was out of my control

[Verse]
And I can’t wait to tell you to your face
And I can’t wait for you to take my place
You are The Naked Angel In My Heart
You are The Woman With Her Legs Apart

[Chorus]
It’s written on the walls of this hotel
You go to heaven once you’ve been to hell
A heavy burden lifted from my soul
I heard that love was out of my control