The fourth track on Tempest, a mid-tempo song delivered in a rough, half-spoken voice over a circling guitar figure.
The words
A man talks to a former partner about the years they let slip away and the distance now between them.
Addressed to someone the narrator once loved, the song looks back over a broken relationship and the time both of them squandered. Its tone is regretful but also defensive and bitter, moving between apology, accusation and resignation without settling. The verses are short and conversational, almost like a man thinking aloud. A repeating guitar pattern carries it forward steadily, and Dylan's growled delivery makes the regret sound lived-in rather than sentimental.
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The words
A man talks to a former partner about the years they let slip away and the distance now between them.
Addressed to someone the narrator once loved, the song looks back over a broken relationship and the time both of them squandered. Its tone is regretful but also defensive and bitter, moving between apology, accusation and resignation without settling. The verses are short and conversational, almost like a man thinking aloud. A repeating guitar pattern carries it forward steadily, and Dylan's growled delivery makes the regret sound lived-in rather than sentimental.
Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗In threads
The same year · 2012
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