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Down in the Groove · 1988

Death Is Not the End

It was an outtake from the 1983 Infidels sessions.

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The words

In the face of grief and fear, the song offers the plain comfort that death is not final.

The singer speaks to someone overwhelmed by sorrow, fear and confusion, whose hopes have collapsed and who no longer knows whom to trust. Verse by verse he names more of the world's troubles, from crime to loneliness, then answers each with the same steady reassurance that death does not have the final word. The tone is grave and consoling rather than triumphant. It was an outtake from the 1983 Infidels sessions, sung slowly and solemnly.

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The words

In the face of grief and fear, the song offers the plain comfort that death is not final.

The singer speaks to someone overwhelmed by sorrow, fear and confusion, whose hopes have collapsed and who no longer knows whom to trust. Verse by verse he names more of the world's troubles, from crime to loneliness, then answers each with the same steady reassurance that death does not have the final word. The tone is grave and consoling rather than triumphant. It was an outtake from the 1983 Infidels sessions, sung slowly and solemnly.

Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗

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Covered byDeath Is Not the EndNick Cave and the Bad Seeds · 1996Nick Cave turned the Down in the Groove song into the closing ensemble piece of Murder Ballads.Same theme asLone Pilgrim1993Both are hymn-like songs of consolation that tell mourners death is not the last word.Same theme asWhen He Returns1979Both offer religious consolation, one in the gospel years and one soon after.
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