Sugar Baby Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Mikesch 

Cover art for Sugar Baby lyrics by Bob Dylan

The song is a lament for Christianity, the bride of the Christ, going her own way not asking for any real directions or feedback from her groom. Her brain and her senses have become stunted and lost their functions by not being used adequately.

  • Her eyes are closed so she does not see where she and her groom are.
  • The male members offer illegal drugs (useless emotions) instead of healthy "bread of life".
  • The female members are beautiful traps instead of pleasant enrichments of life.
  • The situation is out of control and the chances for help close to zero.
  • The singer himself was one of the victims.

    The advice is to "seek your maker before Gabriel blows his horn", i.e. to replace unquestioned beliefs by work on clarification without prejudice.

My Interpretation