Very different from a lot of Dylan's stuff - usually his themes are of something unrequited, of a mistake and longing to be with the person again (e.g. Tangled Up in Blue, Simple Twist of Fate, Love Sick, Cold Irons Bound and many more). But this one is like an attempt to declare independence from the object of desire - although in the end it seems to be futile:
I'd just be curious to know if you can see yourself as clear
as someone who has had you on his mind.
I would say smallwonderrobot that the second suggestion is more likely to be right - someone who is with someone else. To me there isn't the sense of bitterness that would come from someone wanting nothing to do with him.
I am not pleading or saying I can't forget you.
Very different from a lot of Dylan's stuff - usually his themes are of something unrequited, of a mistake and longing to be with the person again (e.g. Tangled Up in Blue, Simple Twist of Fate, Love Sick, Cold Irons Bound and many more). But this one is like an attempt to declare independence from the object of desire - although in the end it seems to be futile:
I'd just be curious to know if you can see yourself as clear as someone who has had you on his mind.
I would say smallwonderrobot that the second suggestion is more likely to be right - someone who is with someone else. To me there isn't the sense of bitterness that would come from someone wanting nothing to do with him.