There is more than one artist with this name:
1) Adam Cohen (born Septem… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name:
1) Adam Cohen (born September 18, 1972) is a Canadian musician and singer-songwriter.
2) Adam Cohen is an American jazz bassist.

1) Adam Cohen (born September 18, 1972, in Montreal; the son of Leonard Cohen) is a Canadian musician, singer-songwriter, and frontman of the band Low Millions. As a recording artist, he has released several major label albums, including one in French. Currently residing in Los Angeles, he was signed by Columbia Records in 1997 and achieved some success as a songwriter, co-writing "Lullaby in Blue" later recorded by Bette Midler.
His 1998 debut album was well-regarded critically but not commerically. After this he decided to focus on French-language material and was signed to Capitol Records Canada, which released Mélancolista.
In 2007, Cohen effectively quit the music business. In 2004 he returned in the Low Millions project.
In 2012 his album,"Like A Man", was released. His album "We Go Home" was released in September 2014.

2) Adam Cohen is an American jazz bassist. In 2006 he released the album "Ritual".

Stranger
Adam Cohen Lyrics

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Everybody's a stranger,
Everybody's just passing through.
Everybody's a stranger,
Everybody's just passing through.

We're all looking for somebody,
Who's looking for us too,
Tryin' to find our way off Crowded Avenues.

Look at all the lonely people,
Afraid of other lonely people,
It's unbelievable.

Everybody's a stranger,
Everybody's just passing through.
Everybody's a stranger,

Everybody's just passing through.
Everybody's a stranger

Overall Meaning

Adam Cohen's song "Stranger" reflects on the universal feeling of loneliness and searching for human connection. The repetition of "Everybody's a stranger, everybody's just passing through" reinforces how we are all strangers in this world, trying to find our place and connect with others. The line "We're all looking for somebody, who's looking for us too" emphasizes the desire for mutual love and companionship.

The song's title refers to the concept of being a "stranger" in a foreign place, but Cohen expands the definition to include our daily environments where we feel disconnected and isolated from one another. The lines "Tryin' to find our way off Lonesome Avenues" and "Tryin' to find our way off Crowded Avenues" suggest that regardless of where we are, we struggle to navigate through life and find genuine connections. The song's final line, "Look at all the lonely people, afraid of other lonely people, it's unbelievable," highlights how our own fears and insecurities can prevent us from making meaningful connections with others.

Line by Line Meaning

Everybody's a stranger,
We are all unknown to each other, unacquainted and unfamiliar.

Everybody's just passing through.
We are all transient, fleeting and temporary beings in this world, moving from one place to another.

We're all looking for somebody,
We all desire to find someone who we can connect with and build a relationship with.

Who's looking for us too,
Someone who shares the same desire as us, who wants to find a true companion.

Tryin' to find our way off Lonesome Avenues.
We are all struggling to get out of our loneliness and isolation, and find our path to happiness and fulfillment.

Tryin' to find our way off Crowded Avenues.
We are also trying to navigate through the noise and chaos of this world, and find our own identity and purpose.

Look at all the lonely people,
Take a closer look at all the people around us who are experiencing loneliness and disconnection.

Afraid of other lonely people,
Many of us are too scared to reach out to others because we fear they might reject us or hurt us even more.

It's unbelievable.
It's hard to fathom how so many of us are suffering silently, despite being constantly surrounded by other people.

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: ADAM COHEN, STEVEN M. KRIKORIAN

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