Peril? Profound? Perchance...?

Perhaps it's just that I'm halfway through working an all-nighter, and have have been listening to a long stretch of Emmylou Harris and Leonard Cohen (especially his "Joan of Arc" duet with Jennifer Warnes, which I should never, ever listen to after dark), but I found this exchange strangely affecting, almost profound.

And I have no idea why

Note to self: Find a 24 hour coffee shop. NOW.