this song plays out as a story; he was lost at first - then he found her; then something happened and they fell apart. conventional break-up song.
but as a dylan song would go, it's so much more layered than the surface would give off. 'she' is a metaphor for love, 'storm' is a metaphor for the bitterness and solitude.
at the bottom of it all, it's really about the illusion of love. that even if love can 'give you shelter from the storm', it doesn't mean that the storm is gone no?
and that's how i imagine this song was made; when his shelter was gone.
this song plays out as a story; he was lost at first - then he found her; then something happened and they fell apart. conventional break-up song.
but as a dylan song would go, it's so much more layered than the surface would give off. 'she' is a metaphor for love, 'storm' is a metaphor for the bitterness and solitude.
at the bottom of it all, it's really about the illusion of love. that even if love can 'give you shelter from the storm', it doesn't mean that the storm is gone no?
and that's how i imagine this song was made; when his shelter was gone.