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Thread #75923   Message #1339749
Posted By: Little Hawk
26-Nov-04 - 11:18 AM
Thread Name: Favorite Versions of Dylan Songs
Subject: RE: Favorite Versions of Dylan Songs
Are you kidding? That last verse is the best of all.

"The line it is drawn, the curse it is cast
The slow one now will later be fast
As the present now will later be past
The order is rapidly fading
And the first one now will later be last
For the Times They Are A-Changing"

I guess you do not appreciate spiritual allegory and metaphor, Jeri? Read the Bible or any other variety of great spiritual books for interesting insights on what Bob was talking about in that last verse (and don't think literally!).

Give you an example: Nixon was among the "first" when elected. Where was he after Watergate wrapped up? Chickens have a way of coming home to roost, whether or not you see it in religious terms.