Lyric discussion by StevenPascali 

Cover art for Living Proof lyrics by Bruce Springsteen

After Bruce finished recording the songs that made up Human Touch, he still felt there was something missing, and sat out in search of that one last song that would complete that album. As is typical of Bruce finding his inspiration in the books and songs of others, he found his inspiration while listening to Dylan\'s Bootleg Series Vol. 1-3, in the final song on the album, Series of Dreams. That one song ignited a spark that would be the catalyst for the entire Lucky Town album. From Series of Dreams begat Living Proof. The proof is in the bass drum beat; they are exactly the same. \n\nFrom there, Bruce took the lilt from Dylan\'s fourth line in each stanza of Series of Dreams (ie - "and comes to a permanent stop") and transferred that lilt to his new composition "Book of Dreams" (hear lilt: "the room fades away and suddenly I\'m way up high".\n\nBruce now had two songs: one about the birth of his first child and one about his wedding day. From there, Bruce crafted an album about his personal transformation.

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