I hate to beat a dead horse, but this is a metaphorical tune that is littered with biblical references...
This verse...
In a little hilltop village, they gambled for my clothes
I bargained for salvation an' they gave me a lethal dose.
I offered up my innocence and got repaid with scorn.
is a metaphor using Jesus' flogging and inevitable crucifixion for what Dylan suffered at the hands of his wife, friends, and the press. The entire "Blood On The Tracks" album was made during a time of major turmoil in Dylan's life. Some people wondered if he would fade away but he roared back with this album, the press dubbed it "The Second Coming of Dylan". Parallel to Jesus and Christianity, you tell me.
I hate to beat a dead horse, but this is a metaphorical tune that is littered with biblical references...
This verse... In a little hilltop village, they gambled for my clothes I bargained for salvation an' they gave me a lethal dose. I offered up my innocence and got repaid with scorn.
is a metaphor using Jesus' flogging and inevitable crucifixion for what Dylan suffered at the hands of his wife, friends, and the press. The entire "Blood On The Tracks" album was made during a time of major turmoil in Dylan's life. Some people wondered if he would fade away but he roared back with this album, the press dubbed it "The Second Coming of Dylan". Parallel to Jesus and Christianity, you tell me.