Not Dark Yet Lyrics - Bob Dylan
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Shadows are fallin' and I've been here all day
It's too hot to sleep and time is runnin' away
Feel like my soul has turned into steel
I've still got the scars that the Son didn't heal
There's not even room enough to be anywhere
It's not dark yet but it's gettin' there.
Well, my sense of humanity has gone down the drain
Behind every beautiful thing there's been some kind of pain
She wrote me a letter and she wrote it so kind
She put down in writin' what was in her mind
I just don't see why I should even care
It's not dark yet but it's gettin' there.
Well, I've been to London and I been to gay Paris
I've followed the river and I got to the sea
I've been down on the bottom of the world full of lies
I ain't lookin' for nothin' in anyone's eyes
Sometimes my burden is more than I can bear
It's not dark yet but it's gettin' there.
I was born here and I'll die here against my will
I know it looks like I'm movin' but I'm standin' still
Every nerve in my body is so naked and numb
I can't even remember what it was I came here to get away from
Don't even hear the murmur of a prayer
It's not dark yet but it's gettin' there.
It's too hot to sleep and time is runnin' away
Feel like my soul has turned into steel
I've still got the scars that the Son didn't heal
There's not even room enough to be anywhere
It's not dark yet but it's gettin' there.
Well, my sense of humanity has gone down the drain
Behind every beautiful thing there's been some kind of pain
She wrote me a letter and she wrote it so kind
She put down in writin' what was in her mind
I just don't see why I should even care
It's not dark yet but it's gettin' there.
Well, I've been to London and I been to gay Paris
I've followed the river and I got to the sea
I've been down on the bottom of the world full of lies
I ain't lookin' for nothin' in anyone's eyes
Sometimes my burden is more than I can bear
It's not dark yet but it's gettin' there.
I was born here and I'll die here against my will
I know it looks like I'm movin' but I'm standin' still
Every nerve in my body is so naked and numb
I can't even remember what it was I came here to get away from
Don't even hear the murmur of a prayer
It's not dark yet but it's gettin' there.
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My All-Time Favorite Dylan Song | Reviewer: ejmcd | 4/13/12
For me, Not Dark Yet is Bob Dylan's greatest song; sheer perfection, I can hardly breathe while it spins. I'll never forget standing 15 feet from him when he performed it in Atlanta's Chastain Park amphitheater; incredible.
he is brilliant and a survivor | Reviewer: mary | 11/21/11
mr.Dylan...i followed you and you followed me. its no mystery you have a gift and it ages like wine.Still there is no place, not right for me, your words to divine. You are a survivor and been judged more than most, Its not dark yet is another gift to we who need. thanks for taking me on another journey. Jersey girl.
Question... | Reviewer: Anonymous | 8/16/11
The line "I've been down on the bottom of a world full of lies" when Dylan sings this song it sounds to me like he is singing "I've been down on the bottom of a whirlpool of lies"
I could be wrong but that's what it sounds like to me and that's the kind of drowning dark beauty theme of this song. So, I'm singing it 'whirlpool'. Right or wrong; I think Dylan would approve that I made it mine.
No one can write lyrics like this man. I have listened to him in awe since I was 14 --- I'm now 57 and it's not dark yet but............
The end comes to everyone- Dixon Review | Reviewer: Anonymous | 2/26/11
Excellent song of reflection; nothing will change the human condition...we are born, we live, if we grow old, it comes with a price. Idealism is replaced with reality, and the pain of loss, emptiness and often despair. This world must lead to another existence, because , for far too many, it wasn't worth the effort. Great song, Mr. Robert Zimmerman.
he wrote this song | Reviewer: sunil dhanuka | 2/4/11
bob suffered frm cancer and he was growin old. the doc said tht he can't sing again n was hospitalised.! he cudn't stand himself frm singin n writin.! this is the first song he wrote after the doc said him tht thts why he says tht he's grown old in poetry "its not dark yet , but its gettin there"
invasive lyrics
thnx "Uncle.Bob"
so simple, so true. | Reviewer: steve millin | 6/3/10
I've spent the last half hour with NOT DARK YET on repeat. I can't think of any other song that gets to me quite like this one, it's words are simple, it's depth is the Grand Canyon with fries on the side. Thank you Bob.
Bob's Dark Gem | Reviewer: colin merrin | 7/31/07
I heard 'Not Dark Yet'for the first time in a long while as I was driving today. I had to pull in. Nothing I've heard in years has had such a profound effect on me. My wife and I are separating and my mother died a couple of weeks ago and Bob just hit the spot; he said it all the man! Love him! I sat and wept then played it another three times.
'Sometimes my burden is more than I can bare,
It's not dark yet but it's getting there.'
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