In his memoir CHRONICLES vol 1, Dylan explains that he was suffering a dry creative period as well as an injured hand. He was getting uninterested in making music and thinking he might quit music altogether and become a businessman (!). Then suddenly this song (Political World) came to him all at once. He wrote the song in one sitting, with many more lyrics left over, and it re-ignited his creative energy. Oh Mercy was the result, and the rest is ... history, I guess.
In his memoir CHRONICLES vol 1, Dylan explains that he was suffering a dry creative period as well as an injured hand. He was getting uninterested in making music and thinking he might quit music altogether and become a businessman (!). Then suddenly this song (Political World) came to him all at once. He wrote the song in one sitting, with many more lyrics left over, and it re-ignited his creative energy. Oh Mercy was the result, and the rest is ... history, I guess.