Considering when Dylan wrote this song- 1965- weed, fame, electric transition, and settling down to marriage with Sara- becomes a bit clearer.
"If I die on top of the heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel-"
Maybe, the narrator is so high he feels he might lose control of everything. Dylan, at the time, wasn't only regularly stoned, but also high in fame, expectations from fans and the media, criticism, etc. Have you seen those dumbasses asking him the questions in the San Francisco conference? It probably drove him crazy, yet I'm sure it still felt nice to have such a great buzz as a rock n roll star "on top of the hill."
But- no matter what happened- he's finally found stability with Sara.
"If I don' make it. YaknowmyBAbyWEEEl."
Not what I'd call his BEST lyrics- but the music is amazing, the lyrics are cool and it goes PERFECTLY on the album after Tombstone Blues.
"This is an autobiographical song"
Considering when Dylan wrote this song- 1965- weed, fame, electric transition, and settling down to marriage with Sara- becomes a bit clearer.
"If I die on top of the heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel-"
Maybe, the narrator is so high he feels he might lose control of everything. Dylan, at the time, wasn't only regularly stoned, but also high in fame, expectations from fans and the media, criticism, etc. Have you seen those dumbasses asking him the questions in the San Francisco conference? It probably drove him crazy, yet I'm sure it still felt nice to have such a great buzz as a rock n roll star "on top of the hill."
But- no matter what happened- he's finally found stability with Sara.
"If I don' make it. YaknowmyBAbyWEEEl."
Not what I'd call his BEST lyrics- but the music is amazing, the lyrics are cool and it goes PERFECTLY on the album after Tombstone Blues.