They say ev’ry man needs protection
They say ev’ry man must fall
Yet I swear I see my reflection
Some place so high above this wall
Bob Dylan, "I Shall Be Released"
As I have revealed in my blog postings, on more than one occasion, I have compiled a set of "Last Day Songs." I often listen to them as I walk around town. "I Shall Be Released," by Bob Dylan, is one of those songs, and the lyrics I have set out, just above, are my favorite part of the song.
If you click the link to the "I Shall Be Released" title, you will be able to listen to Dylan sing the song. The complete lyrics are below.
In addition, as a kind of "bonus," I am providing a link, right here, that will take you to a video with Dylan and The Band singing, "I Shall Be Released" during The Band's "Last Waltz" performance in San Francisco, on Thanksgiving in 1976. I didn't take the video, but I was there at the performance, and as I am recalling it, "I Shall Be Released" was the song that summed up and ended The Band's final concert.
What I like about those lyrics that I feature at the top of this blog posting is their rather unassuming, but confident, statement of faith. It speaks for me, too!
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They say ev’rything can be replaced
Yet ev’ry distance is not near
So I remember ev’ry face
Of ev’ry man who put me here
I see my light come shining
From the west unto the east
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released
They say ev’ry man needs protection
They say ev’ry man must fall
Yet I swear I see my reflection
Some place so high above this wall
I see my light come shining
From the west unto the east
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released
Standing next to me in this lonely crowd
Is a man who swears he’s not to blame
All day long I hear him shout so loud
Crying out that he was framed
I see my light come shining
From the west unto the east
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released
Copyright ©1967, 1970 by Dwarf Music; renewed 1995 by Dwarf Music
Yet ev’ry distance is not near
So I remember ev’ry face
Of ev’ry man who put me here
I see my light come shining
From the west unto the east
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released
They say ev’ry man needs protection
They say ev’ry man must fall
Yet I swear I see my reflection
Some place so high above this wall
I see my light come shining
From the west unto the east
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released
Standing next to me in this lonely crowd
Is a man who swears he’s not to blame
All day long I hear him shout so loud
Crying out that he was framed
I see my light come shining
From the west unto the east
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released
Copyright ©1967, 1970 by Dwarf Music; renewed 1995 by Dwarf Music
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