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Jokerman Lyrics Artist(Band):Bob Dylan
While the eyes of the idol with the iron head are glowing. Distant ships sailing into the mist, You were born with a snake in both of your fists while a hurricane was blowing. Freedom just around the corner for you But with the truth so far off, what good will it do? Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune, Bird fly high by the light of the moon, Oh, oh, oh, Jokerman. So swiftly the sun sets in the sky, You rise up and say goodbye to no one. Fools rush in where angels fear to tread, Both of their futures, so full of dread, you don't show one. Shedding off one more layer of skin, Keeping one step ahead of the persecutor within. Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune, Bird fly high by the light of the moon, Oh, oh, oh, Jokerman. You're a man of the mountains, you can walk on the clouds, Manipulator of crowds, you're a dream twister. You're going to Sodom and Gomorrah But what do you care? Ain't nobody there would want to marry your sister. Friend to the martyr, a friend to the woman of shame, You look into the fiery furnace, see the rich man without any name. Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune, Bird fly high by the light of the moon, Oh, oh, oh, Jokerman. Well, the Book of Leviticus and Deuteronomy, The law of the jungle and the sea are your only teachers. In the smoke of the twilight on a milk-white steed, Michelangelo indeed could've carved out your features. Resting in the fields, far from the turbulent space, Half asleep neath the stars with a small dog licking your face. Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune, Bird fly high by the light of the moon, Oh. oh. oh. Jokerman. Well, the rifleman's stalking the sick and the lame, Preacherman seeks the same, who'll get there first is uncertain. Nightsticks and water cannons, tear gas, padlocks, Molotov cocktails and rocks behind every curtain, False-hearted judges dying in the webs that they spin, Only a matter of time 'til night comes steppin' in. Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune, Bird fly high by the light of the moon, Oh, oh, oh, Jokerman. It's a shadowy world, skies are slippery gray, A woman just gave birth to a prince today and dressed him in scarlet. He'll put the priest in his pocket, put the blade to the heat, Take the motherless children off the street And place them at the feet of a harlot. Oh, Jokerman, you know what he wants, Oh, Jokerman, you don't show any response. Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune, Bird fly high by the light of the moon, Oh, oh, oh, Jokerman. If you find some error in Jokerman Lyrics, would you please submit your corrections to me? Thank You. Thanks to Eugene.Stroo@gmail.com for submitting the lyrics. Review about Jokerman Bob the Jokerman - this one's on us | Reviewer: Steve Borrow | 3/15/2008 Consequently, Jokerman cannot become comprehensible from a narrative reading. Each symbol, construed separately, might contribute something to an overall appreciation after all of the constituent ekements have been considered (if not necessarily understood). It’s like reading clouds or clustering stars into constellations. Every observer will see something different in the landscape. It has been suggested that the song (I hesitate to call it a song) is an introspective response by the narrator to his status as a cultural “idol” in the context of his Christian conversion. Perhaps, but who would know? It is possible to discern some auto-biographical elements. The short video recording of Bob performing the song with his eyes shut most of the time, which is accessible on You-Tube, reinforces this interpretation, particularly the first two verses. Then it gets very abstract. It presents an intriguing parade of universal symbols (too many to list here)that leave one still guessing. In one interview Bob conducted just fater the release of Infidels, Bob identified Afro-Caribbean paganism as an inspiration (Jumbis). Is the Jokerman an Obeah Man, perhaps? Other commentators have suggested that it is a complex treatise on Reaganism, with Ronald Reagan being Jokerman. He does appear at the end of the short video presentation. Bob Dylan, when in the process of reducing these complex ideas to paper, may not have been entirely sure of what it all meant himself. He may have been overwhelmed by the stream of consciousness flowing through him at the time. Genius operates that way sometimes. Whatever one takes from it, Jokerman is unquestionably an extraordinary piece of popular songwriting, a hypnotic tour de force that will reward repeated listening. Review the song Jokerman The area is only for review, if you want to submit the lyrics or the corrections of the lyrics, please click the link at the end of the lyrics. | | ||||||||||||
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