A Thousand Kisses Deep
...Those words stand for that deeper intuative understanding of how things unfold, and acceptance. For instance, I say, "summoned now to deal / with your invincible defeat." That is: everybody has this experience at some point in their life where things are not going to turn out as they wished. Nevertheless, you have to make choices and you live your life, but with the understanding that your life is unfolding according to patterns and directions that you yourself did not necessarily determine. So when you can rest on that understanding, there's a certain amount of repose.
Leonard Cohen commenting on his song "A Thousand Kisses Deep".
While the song (and historically the apache dance) seems to tell a prostitution story, and this play is clearly not that, I do think the thematic links are strong. These characters are from that same world of abuse and brokenness - and the issues are the same. This is a play about moving beyond the painful events that have unfolded in each character's life according to patterns and directions rather than decisions.
Danny talks about taking control for the first time in his life. Leonard talks about finding the repose of recognizing what cannot be controlled. They are two sides of the same thing. In order to take control, Danny and Roberta have to release the pain of the past. They must alow themselves to love and be loved (the latter being much harder than the former). Finding that repose allows them to move forward, making decisions with some form of acceptance and understanding. A Thousand Kisses Deep.