Yes, it's a song about war, and, judging by the tone of the last verse, it's an anti-war song.
What I don't quite understand is why Dylan couples a song about war with so much beautiful natural imagery.
My best guess is that Dylan is trying to drawn our attention to the beauty that we miss while we're busy "killing time" and running "into oblivion's open jaws."
Yes, it's a song about war, and, judging by the tone of the last verse, it's an anti-war song.
What I don't quite understand is why Dylan couples a song about war with so much beautiful natural imagery.
My best guess is that Dylan is trying to drawn our attention to the beauty that we miss while we're busy "killing time" and running "into oblivion's open jaws."