It's pretty straightforward that this song is about the Nazi regime under Hitler - it sounds to me like Dylan is putting himself in the place of someone who can't stand the atrocities that he is committing simply by associating with his high-ups.
I'd almost like to say that it's written from the point of view of Hitler himself, had Hitler actually thought like this, but the third verse throws me off because it's in reference to Hess' solo flight to Scotland to negotiate peace talks - some people have a conspiracy theory that the person flying the plane wasn't actually Rudolph. It certainly wouldn't be Hitler, cuz the guy that flew the plane got arrested by the man whose property he parachuted onto after he bailed out of the plane.
It's pretty straightforward that this song is about the Nazi regime under Hitler - it sounds to me like Dylan is putting himself in the place of someone who can't stand the atrocities that he is committing simply by associating with his high-ups.
I'd almost like to say that it's written from the point of view of Hitler himself, had Hitler actually thought like this, but the third verse throws me off because it's in reference to Hess' solo flight to Scotland to negotiate peace talks - some people have a conspiracy theory that the person flying the plane wasn't actually Rudolph. It certainly wouldn't be Hitler, cuz the guy that flew the plane got arrested by the man whose property he parachuted onto after he bailed out of the plane.
In any case, good damn song.