Bob Dylan TOOK drugs, sure, but that doesn't necessarily mean the songs are ABOUT drugs.
"yes, to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free, silhouetted by the sea, circled by the circus sands with all memory and fate driven deep beneath the waves let me forget about today until tomorrow" are my favorite lines in the song. they create such a beautiful mental picture.
Those are my favorite lyrics in the song. Of course the song is about taking drugs, specifically in this case probably heroin, but certainly some substance sold by the Tamborine Man (the dealer) that makes you numb from the pain of life and makes you want to swirl and dance beaneath the diamond sky. "With one hand waiving free" suggests to me a reference to Zorba the Greek or Chasidic dancers or some other "old country" tribal folk dancers, so the song connects the contemporary to the ancient ruins of time and establishes a link between the past and the...
Those are my favorite lyrics in the song. Of course the song is about taking drugs, specifically in this case probably heroin, but certainly some substance sold by the Tamborine Man (the dealer) that makes you numb from the pain of life and makes you want to swirl and dance beaneath the diamond sky. "With one hand waiving free" suggests to me a reference to Zorba the Greek or Chasidic dancers or some other "old country" tribal folk dancers, so the song connects the contemporary to the ancient ruins of time and establishes a link between the past and the present, to express the universality of mankind's desire to be one with nature, or God, or the universe or whatever.
Yes, This is a great thread and some right on comments and I will add this to your mental picture: He's singing about the Statue of Liberty holding the torch (one hand waving FREE) with the sand around beach at night and I think there was an amusement park around there (CIRCUS sands). Coney Island ? or something like that. I still sing this song when I perform if the right audience is there.
Yes, This is a great thread and some right on comments and I will add this to your mental picture: He's singing about the Statue of Liberty holding the torch (one hand waving FREE) with the sand around beach at night and I think there was an amusement park around there (CIRCUS sands). Coney Island ? or something like that. I still sing this song when I perform if the right audience is there.
Bob Dylan TOOK drugs, sure, but that doesn't necessarily mean the songs are ABOUT drugs.
"yes, to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free, silhouetted by the sea, circled by the circus sands with all memory and fate driven deep beneath the waves let me forget about today until tomorrow" are my favorite lines in the song. they create such a beautiful mental picture.
Those are my favorite lyrics in the song. Of course the song is about taking drugs, specifically in this case probably heroin, but certainly some substance sold by the Tamborine Man (the dealer) that makes you numb from the pain of life and makes you want to swirl and dance beaneath the diamond sky. "With one hand waiving free" suggests to me a reference to Zorba the Greek or Chasidic dancers or some other "old country" tribal folk dancers, so the song connects the contemporary to the ancient ruins of time and establishes a link between the past and the...
Those are my favorite lyrics in the song. Of course the song is about taking drugs, specifically in this case probably heroin, but certainly some substance sold by the Tamborine Man (the dealer) that makes you numb from the pain of life and makes you want to swirl and dance beaneath the diamond sky. "With one hand waiving free" suggests to me a reference to Zorba the Greek or Chasidic dancers or some other "old country" tribal folk dancers, so the song connects the contemporary to the ancient ruins of time and establishes a link between the past and the present, to express the universality of mankind's desire to be one with nature, or God, or the universe or whatever.
Yes, This is a great thread and some right on comments and I will add this to your mental picture: He's singing about the Statue of Liberty holding the torch (one hand waving FREE) with the sand around beach at night and I think there was an amusement park around there (CIRCUS sands). Coney Island ? or something like that. I still sing this song when I perform if the right audience is there.
Yes, This is a great thread and some right on comments and I will add this to your mental picture: He's singing about the Statue of Liberty holding the torch (one hand waving FREE) with the sand around beach at night and I think there was an amusement park around there (CIRCUS sands). Coney Island ? or something like that. I still sing this song when I perform if the right audience is there.