Lyric of the week

August 29, 2012

Well, my nerves are exploding and my body’s tense
I feel like the whole world got me pinned up against the fence
I’ve been hit too hard, I’ve seen too much
Nothing can heal me now, but your touch
I don’t know what I’m gonna do
I was all right ’til I fell in love with you

(Bob Dylan, “ ‘Til I Fell In Love With You”)

August 15, 2012

Well, the whole world is asleep
You can look at it and weep
Few things you find are worthwhile
And though I don’t ask for much
No material things to touch
Lord, protect my child

He’s young and on fire
Full of hope and desire
In a world that’s been raped — raped and defiled
If I fall along the way
And can’t see another day
Lord, protect my child

(Bob Dylan, “Lord Protect My Child,” as performed on Bootleg Series, Vol. 1-3)

August 1, 2012

And I’ll tell it and think it and speak it and breathe it
And reflect it from the mountain so all souls can see it
Then I’ll stand on the ocean until I start sinkin’
But I’ll know my song well before I start singin’

(Bob Dylan, “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall”)