Bob Dylan - When the Ship Comes In (Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3: Rare & Unreleased, 1961-1991)
Oh the time will come up
When the winds will stop
And the breeze will cease to be breathin'.
Like the stillness in the wind
'Fore the hurricane begins,
The hour when the ship comes in.
Oh the seas will split
And the ship will hit
And the sands on the shoreline will be shaking.
Then the tide will sound
And the wind will pound
And the morning will be breaking.
Oh the fishes will laugh
As they swim out of the path
And the seagulls they'll be smiling.
And the rocks on the sand
Will proudly stand,
The hour that the ship comes in.
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.
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'.
Oh the foes will rise
With the sleep still in their eyes
And they'll jerk from their beds and think they're dreamin'.
But they'll pinch themselves and squeal
And know that it's for real,
The hour when the ship comes in.
Then they'll raise their hands,
Sayin' we'll meet all your demands,
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.
Bob Dylan When the ship comes in (03:13)
well the title says everything i guess
the mystery in Dylans words and also his eyes is whats kinda draws me towards his art
Author: Mr666smc666
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He's singing about himself, not anyone else.
Author: grainofsandfan
3
Oh my god The moments before you go on stage must be so nerve racking. I wonder how it must of felt to be in that room with them preparing themselves for the stage.
Author: HYPONEX73
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You sound like a real classy person.
Author: Laurayahoocom
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i love bob dylan!
Author: Miszpinktuxedox3
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She can take the dark out of the night time and paint the daytime black...
When in the last decade has a band made up lyrics that are even half as good as this...i was born in the wrong time, only good thing is youtube no f* superficial facebook, no networking bs, no need to be a flipping robot who makes a load is funny and has a sixpack... once ago ppl actually cared about what mattered in life and were not worrying about every little thing that was good or bad for you...christ sake
Author: esdenaze
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The other day, I realized how much influence Bob must have had on Britney Spears. If you listen closely to Bob...and then to Brit's music...you can almost hear Bob singing along with her. It comforts me to know that long after Bob is gone, new generations of talented musicians will continue his legacy.
