This song is a beautiful anthem for those working for social/political change!
Look:
Oh the fishes will laugh
As they swim out of the path
And the seagulls they'll be smiling.
And the rocks on the sands
Will proudly stand,
The hour that the ship comes in.
This implies that the coming of the ship (the change, the reform, the new generation, etc) is a GOOD thing for all those it will effect.
And the words that are used
For to get the ship confused
Will not be understood as they're spoken.
For the chains of the sea
Will have busted in the night
And will be buried at the bottom of the ocean.
The political attacks, lies, mudslinging, slander, etc. of the opponents of "the ship" will for once, not be effective.
A song will lift
As the mainsail shifts
And the boat drifts on to the shoreline.
And the sun will respect
Every face on the deck,
The hour that the ship comes in.
Then the sands will roll
Out a carpet of gold
For your weary toes to be a-touchin'
And the ship's wise men
Will remind you once again
That the whole wide world is watchin'.
Again, this suggests that the coming of "the ship" is a beautiful and triumphant thing! I really love the line "The ship's wise men will remind you once again that the whole wide world is watching." President Kennedy had proclaimed that "the eyes of the world are upon us," and Martin Luther King + other advocates of civil rights constantly strove to remind the country that THE WHOLE WORLD WAS WATCHING!
The last two stanzas are triumphant and glorious and always fill me with hope when I listen to them!
But we'll shout from the bow your days are numbered.
And like Pharaoh's tribe,
They'll be drownded in the tide,
And like Goliath, they'll be conquered.
Social/political change/reform and/or the "passing of the torch" to a new generation is going to happen! And those who oppress their fellow men (like Pharaoh's tribe) and those who have the establishment/the money/all odds on their side (like Goliath) will be defeated!
It a beautiful, happy, triumphant, hopeful, motivating song with GREAT imagery!
(Just one comment on the hotel room story... maybe the trouble getting a room set Dylan off or something, but we all know that Dylan was like a conductor that channeled all the electricity of the events and emotions of his times into his music; thus, whether consciously or subconsciously, I guarantee Dylan wrote this song about more than a hotel room.)
I agree with YOU 100%. I've been a Dylan fan for almost 40 years now & this song is absolutely saying, " someday, the people will get together & do something to let our "leaders" know that we are calling them out on all their BS, & we will take over & do the right thing finally. We'll lead ourselves with integrity & truth & they will be out." I don't have time to be eloquent right now, anyway, it IS happening!! One of my very good friends has a plan for a GLOBAL SUMMIT meeting so we can...
I agree with YOU 100%. I've been a Dylan fan for almost 40 years now & this song is absolutely saying, " someday, the people will get together & do something to let our "leaders" know that we are calling them out on all their BS, & we will take over & do the right thing finally. We'll lead ourselves with integrity & truth & they will be out." I don't have time to be eloquent right now, anyway, it IS happening!! One of my very good friends has a plan for a GLOBAL SUMMIT meeting so we can all stop killing each other & find ways to take care of the earth so we don't have to answer difficult questions from future generations like "So, you guys KNEW that oil wasn't renewable, yet you just kept using it without finding a different way- what about US? what did you think we were going to do? Thanks for the mess Grandma & Grandpa."
This guy's name is Bob & his website is GLOBALSUMMIT.ORG .
Anyway, he gave out $15,000 of his own money in prizes for videos sent in for a contest me made to have people imagine what it would be like to have an intelligent alternative to weaponry to solve our differences & using sustainable resources so we can pass on a beautiful world to future generations. He spent over $10,000 of his own money just to put on the contest. He is writing a book right now that will be out in July I think. Bob Mc Cormick. I am so glad that YOU GOT IT!! keep it up clever man, the masses WILL take control & do the right thing.
Yep!, it's triumphant. And righteous.
Taking the story about the inspiration it's about the triumph of youth and change over the old order. Dylan and co are on the ship, the hotel clerk is amongst those surrendering and washed away by the incoming tide.
Yep!, it's triumphant. And righteous.
Taking the story about the inspiration it's about the triumph of youth and change over the old order. Dylan and co are on the ship, the hotel clerk is amongst those surrendering and washed away by the incoming tide.
One of my very favourite early Dylan songs. Particularly love the last 4 lines.
One of my very favourite early Dylan songs. Particularly love the last 4 lines.
I AGREE 100% with tommy87.
This song is a beautiful anthem for those working for social/political change!
Look:
Oh the fishes will laugh As they swim out of the path And the seagulls they'll be smiling. And the rocks on the sands Will proudly stand, The hour that the ship comes in.
This implies that the coming of the ship (the change, the reform, the new generation, etc) is a GOOD thing for all those it will effect.
And the words that are used For to get the ship confused Will not be understood as they're spoken. For the chains of the sea Will have busted in the night And will be buried at the bottom of the ocean.
The political attacks, lies, mudslinging, slander, etc. of the opponents of "the ship" will for once, not be effective.
A song will lift As the mainsail shifts And the boat drifts on to the shoreline. And the sun will respect Every face on the deck, The hour that the ship comes in.
Then the sands will roll Out a carpet of gold For your weary toes to be a-touchin' And the ship's wise men Will remind you once again That the whole wide world is watchin'.
Again, this suggests that the coming of "the ship" is a beautiful and triumphant thing! I really love the line "The ship's wise men will remind you once again that the whole wide world is watching." President Kennedy had proclaimed that "the eyes of the world are upon us," and Martin Luther King + other advocates of civil rights constantly strove to remind the country that THE WHOLE WORLD WAS WATCHING!
The last two stanzas are triumphant and glorious and always fill me with hope when I listen to them!
But we'll shout from the bow your days are numbered. And like Pharaoh's tribe, They'll be drownded in the tide, And like Goliath, they'll be conquered.
Social/political change/reform and/or the "passing of the torch" to a new generation is going to happen! And those who oppress their fellow men (like Pharaoh's tribe) and those who have the establishment/the money/all odds on their side (like Goliath) will be defeated!
It a beautiful, happy, triumphant, hopeful, motivating song with GREAT imagery!
(Just one comment on the hotel room story... maybe the trouble getting a room set Dylan off or something, but we all know that Dylan was like a conductor that channeled all the electricity of the events and emotions of his times into his music; thus, whether consciously or subconsciously, I guarantee Dylan wrote this song about more than a hotel room.)
I agree with YOU 100%. I've been a Dylan fan for almost 40 years now & this song is absolutely saying, " someday, the people will get together & do something to let our "leaders" know that we are calling them out on all their BS, & we will take over & do the right thing finally. We'll lead ourselves with integrity & truth & they will be out." I don't have time to be eloquent right now, anyway, it IS happening!! One of my very good friends has a plan for a GLOBAL SUMMIT meeting so we can...
I agree with YOU 100%. I've been a Dylan fan for almost 40 years now & this song is absolutely saying, " someday, the people will get together & do something to let our "leaders" know that we are calling them out on all their BS, & we will take over & do the right thing finally. We'll lead ourselves with integrity & truth & they will be out." I don't have time to be eloquent right now, anyway, it IS happening!! One of my very good friends has a plan for a GLOBAL SUMMIT meeting so we can all stop killing each other & find ways to take care of the earth so we don't have to answer difficult questions from future generations like "So, you guys KNEW that oil wasn't renewable, yet you just kept using it without finding a different way- what about US? what did you think we were going to do? Thanks for the mess Grandma & Grandpa." This guy's name is Bob & his website is GLOBALSUMMIT.ORG . Anyway, he gave out $15,000 of his own money in prizes for videos sent in for a contest me made to have people imagine what it would be like to have an intelligent alternative to weaponry to solve our differences & using sustainable resources so we can pass on a beautiful world to future generations. He spent over $10,000 of his own money just to put on the contest. He is writing a book right now that will be out in July I think. Bob Mc Cormick. I am so glad that YOU GOT IT!! keep it up clever man, the masses WILL take control & do the right thing.
Yep!, it's triumphant. And righteous. Taking the story about the inspiration it's about the triumph of youth and change over the old order. Dylan and co are on the ship, the hotel clerk is amongst those surrendering and washed away by the incoming tide.
Yep!, it's triumphant. And righteous. Taking the story about the inspiration it's about the triumph of youth and change over the old order. Dylan and co are on the ship, the hotel clerk is amongst those surrendering and washed away by the incoming tide.
One of my very favourite early Dylan songs. Particularly love the last 4 lines.
One of my very favourite early Dylan songs. Particularly love the last 4 lines.