| Johnny Cash – The Man Who Couldn't Cry Lyrics | 11 years ago |
| cash covers this song, loudon wainwright III wrote it | |
| Bob Dylan – Worried Blues Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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"I'm going where the climate suits my clothes" not crackles. how would that make any sense? |
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| The Doors – People Are Strange Lyrics | 11 years ago |
| care to explain your silly opinion? | |
| King Crimson – The Power to Believe I: A Cappella Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| how does believing give you the power to believe? | |
| Bob Dylan – Jet Pilot Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| i mean... yeah... yeah, i guess so... | |
| Bob Dylan – As I Went Out One Morning Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| i dont think dylan would had said TOM paine if he wanted it to be a metaphor for pain. he has to be referring to the american revolutionist | |
| Bob Dylan – As I Went Out One Morning Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| i dont think dylan would had said TOM paine if he wanted it to be a metaphor for pain. he has to be referring to the american revolutionist | |
| David Bowie – Conversation Piece Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| you seem to be drawing a lot from the song that is not there. | |
| Bob Dylan – When the Ship Comes In Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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Am I the only one that thinks this song is very sarcastic? The first time i heard this song i was listening to the album. The Times They Are A-Changin' is a pretty dark album, and this song seems very joyous and almost patriotic until the last couple verses. Heres what I thought when i first heard the song: At first, I thought the scene being described was of American Sailors returning home on their ship. which explained why it sounded joyous to me. until the last two stanzas come along... "Oh the foes will rise With the sleep still in their eyes And they'll jerk from their beds and think they're dreamin'. But they'll pinch themselves and squeal And know that it's for real, The hour when the ship comes in." So our foes are waking up and seeing this enemy ship come in, now i realise that this ship is landing on foreign shores, and are going to attack. "Then they'll raise their hands, Sayin' we'll meet all your demands, But we'll shout from the bow your days are numbered. And like Pharaoh's tribe, They'll be drownded in the tide, And like Goliath, they'll be conquered." Now this verse depicts a weak, possibly innocent enemy that is surrendering but we (U.S. Navy) shout from the bow that their days are numbered. Now to be honest i dont know the story about the pharaoh's tribe from the bible, but he goes on to say that like Goliath, They'll be conquered. This reminds me of another song from the same album "With God On Our Side" but anyway, i think that Dylan is calling the enemy Goliath sarcastically or ironically, because Goliath was the bad guy, so naturally since we (americans) are the righteous ones here with God on our side, ours foes are the bad guys even though they are small compared to the grandiose of our ship that is rolling in to kill these people in their beds. so basically its like we are Goliath even though we are claiming we are David, so Dylan writes, "Like Goliath, they'll be conquered" to make us think: wait, how are our foes like Goliath?" But that's just my opinion, i haven't seen many like it in my brief reading of other comments so i thought i'd add it. |
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| Tyler, the Creator – Yonkers Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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Sir, I created an account today after many years of using this website while i had never before been compelled to do so. I did this for the sole purpose of upvoting your comment here, and leaving this fond note. I find your description to be spot on and eloquently written, I enjoyed the sudden jumps from a somewhat serious tone to plain sillyness. I especially lost it after the bit about murderizing bitches. I hope you are having the most splendid of days, Sincerely yours, David Stone |
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