When He Returns

The words

A quiet hymn of surrender, waiting for a promised return that will set things right.

Close to a prayer, the song has the singer reasoning with himself and with anyone listening about pride, struggle and the futility of resisting a greater power. He asks how long a person can keep fighting what they already know, then lets the argument rest in trust that a coming return will settle every question. It moves slowly and builds in intensity without ever raising the tempo. As the album's closer, it is only Dylan's voice and Barry Beckett's piano.