Dirge Lyrics

Lyric discussion by morningmorgantown 

Cover art for Dirge lyrics by Bob Dylan

I saw on youtube some comments that this is about drug addiction etc.? Of course, it doesn't necessarily have to be about one single thing, but I think this interpretation is the most coherent. There are many obvious examples (suicide road, hollow place within, weakness that it showed) but I think this is the most subtle and most interesting: 'I can't recall a useful thing you ever did for me 'Cept pat me on the back one time when I was on my knees'