Bob Dylan

expert judge; a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis of works of art

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Come writers and critics who prophesize with your pen

And keep your eyes wide, the chance won't come again

purposeless; producing no result or effect

But nothing really matters much, it's doom alone that counts

And the one-eyed undertaker, he blows a futile horn

"Come in," she said

mysterious; relating to or characteristic of mysticism

Sara, oh Sara

Radiant jewel, a mystical wife

Sleepin' in the woods by a fire in the night

brief; expressing much in few words

She's delicate and seems like the mirror

But she just makes it all to concise and too clear

That Johanna's not here

easily hurt; responsive to physical stimuli

I've just learned to turn it off

Either I'm too sensitive

Or else I'm gettin' soft

a striking or unlikely combination of events

The highway is for gamblers, better use your sense

Take what you have gathered from coincidence

The empty-handed painter from your streets

support; be behind; approve of

The sweet, pretty things are in bed now, of course

The city fathers, they're trying to endorse

The reincarnation of Paul Revere's horse

honest; free from ambiguity

Go tell it on the mountain, go tell the real story

Tell it in that straightforward, puritanical tone

In the mystic hours when a person's alone

see through; transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity

I can't play the record 'cause my needle got stuck

Transparent woman in a transparent dress

Suits you well, I must confess

walk pompously; to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others

Them charcoal gypsy maidens

Can strut their feathers well

But nobody can sing the blues

deep; showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth

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The truth was obscure, too profound and too pure

To live it you had to explode

chase; carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

Keep me set apart

From all the plans they do pursue

And I, I don't mind the pain

keep up; lengthen or extend in duration or space

Don't mind the driving rain

I know I will sustain

'Cause I believe in you

victim; a person who is the aim of an attack

And her silver-studded phantom cause the gray flannel dwarf to scream

As he weeps to wicked birds of prey, who pick upon his bread crumb sins

And there are no sins inside the Gates of Eden

move; cause to move, usually with force or pressure

Race or chase you, track or trace you

Or disgrace you or displace you or define you or confine you

All I really want to do is, baby, be friends with you

limitation; the act of controlling by restraining someone or something

"Arise, arise", he cried so loud

With a voice without restraint

"Come out, ye gifted kings and queens

strictness; the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending

You're stranded with nothing to share

Loyalty, unity, epitome, rigidity

You turn around for one real last glimpse of camille

modesty; a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride

To survive it you play deaf and dumb

Equality, liberty, humility, simplicity

You glance through the mirror and there's eyes staring clear

interrupt; get involved, so as to alter an action, or through force or threat of force

In silence there he waited for

Time and space to intervene

The passageway was narrow

hiding place; a shelter from danger or hardship

And strengthen the things that remain?

You got innocent men in jail, insane asylums are filled

You got unrighteous doctors

give up; leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

The foreign sun, it squints upon a bed that is never mine

As friends and other strangers from their fates try to resign

Leaving men wholly, totally free to do anything they wish to do, but die

complex; having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate

Wasn't making any great connections

Wasn't falling for any intricate schemes

Nothing that would pass inspection

honor; something given or done as an expression of esteem

Say he's out of step with reality as you try to test his nerve

Because he doesn't pay tribute to the king that you serve

He's the property of Jesus

agreement; permission to do something

Said, "miss mousey, will you marry me? " uh-huh.

"without my uncle rat's consent, uh-huh

"without my uncle rat's consent, uh-huh

popular leader, troublemaker; a political leader who appeals to passions and prejudices

I've gone where the Southern crosses The Yellow Dog

Get away from these demagogues

And these bad luck women stick like glue

hateful; having the nature of or resulting from malice

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Heart of mine, so malicious and so full of guile

Give you an inch and you'll take a mile

related to the universe; pertaining to or characteristic of the cosmos or universe

Stand up straight and tall

In harmony with the cosmic sea

True love needs no company

forward-thinking; a person who favors reform and the protection of civil liberties

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Now, I'm liberal, but to a degree, I want everybody to be free

But if you think I'll let Barry Goldwater

make fun; treat with contempt

That set everybody free

Fools they made a mock of sin

Our loyalty they tried to win

difference of opinion; a contentious speech act

Handy dandy, controversy surrounds him

He been around the world and back again

storm; a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale

With the storms ragin' round us

And the winds a-blowin' gale

I'd rather have drowned in misery

belief; a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

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What are you tryin' to overpower me with, the doctrine or the gun

My back's to the wall, where can I run

situation; a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity

God knows there's a chance

God knows you can rise above the darkest hour of any circumstance

God knows there's a Heaven

tuneful; having a musical sound; especially a pleasing tune

The seasons they are turning and my sad heart is yearning

To hear again the songbird's sweet melodious tone

Won't you meet me out in the moonlight alone

difficult; intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality

To weep not for me now I'm gone

The same hand that led me through seas most severe

Has kindly assisted me home

call forth; summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

There was someone on a platform talking to the folks

About the T.V. god and all the pain that it invokes

"It's too bright a light", he said, "For anybody's eyes

limit; place limits on (extent or access)

Oh, her true love e'er to be.

"oh daughter, oh daughter, your body I will confine.

If none but Jack the Sailor would ever suit your mind,

temporary; one who stays for only a short time

I followed that winding stream

I heard the deafening noise, I felt transient joys

I know they're not what they seem

complaint; express grief verbally

I heard the song of the spheres

Like a minor lament in my ears

I hadn't the heart left to pray

globe; a particular environment or walk of life

The night we called it a day

I heard the song of the spheres

Like a minor lament in my ears