Genius Meanings
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Bob Dylan – False Prophet
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[Verse 1] / Another day that don't end / Another ship goin' out / Another day of anger, bitterness, and doubt / I know how it happened / I saw it begin / I opened my heart to the
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Bob Dylan – Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands
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The last track off Blonde on Blonde – it took up the entire fourth side on the double LP – and Dylan’s most open tribute song to a woman up to this point (on 1976’s Desire the last
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Bob Dylan – Murder Most Foul
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At midnight on March 27, 2020, Bob Dylan released “Murder Most Foul”—his first studio release since March 2017’s Triplicate and first original song release since September 2012’s
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Bob Dylan – Black Rider
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In an album that has already made reference to a number of poets and writers, “Black Rider” is likely a reference to Stephen Crane’s “Black Riders & Other Lines” (The same Stephen
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Bob Dylan & The Band – Belshazzar
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Well, the bible tells us about a man / Who ruled Babylon and all its land / Around the city... / Well, the bible tells us about a man / Who ruled Babylon and all its land / Around
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Bob Dylan – Mother of Muses
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In many epic poems, such as the Iliad, the poet begins by calling upon a muse (traditionally a goddess) to give the poet divine inspiration to tell the story.
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Bob Dylan – Crossing the Rubicon
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[Verse 1] / I crossed the Rubicon on the 14th day / Of the most dangerous month of the year / At the worst time, at the worst place / That's all I seem to hear / I got up early
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Genius – May 2020 Singles Release Calendar
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WELCOME TO GENIUS' MAY 2020 SINGLES RELEASE CALENDAR!!!
For May 2020 album releases, visit this page
This page highlights the notable singles released in all genres
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Bob Dylan – Goodbye Jimmy Reed
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[Verse 1] / I live on a street named after a Saint / Women in the churches wear powder and paint / Where the Jews, and Catholics, and the Muslims all pray / I can tell they're
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Bob Dylan – My Own Version of You
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Throughout the song, Dylan references creating a person out of disparate parts, perhaps in reference to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
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Bob Dylan – Key West (Philosopher Pirate)
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[Verse 1] / McKinley hollered, McKinley squalled / Doctor said, "McKinley, death is on the wall / Say it to me, if you got something to confess" / I heard all about it, he was
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Bob Dylan – I Contain Multitudes
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On April 16, 2020, Bob Dylan teased a new work on his Twitter account with the hashtag #IContainMultitudes
https://twitter.com/bobdylan/status/1250913270933917709?s=20
Similarly
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Emma Swift – Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands
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[Verse 1] / With your mercury mouth in the missionary times / And your eyes like smoke and your prayers like rhymes / And your silver cross, and your voice like chimes / Oh, who do
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Johnny Cash – Belshazzar
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[Verse 1] / Well the Bible tells about a man / Who ruled Babylon and all its land / Around the city he built a wall / And declared that Babylon would never fall / He had concubines
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Joan Baez – Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands
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With your mercury mouth in the missionary times / Your eyes like smoke and your prayers like rhymes / And your silver cross, and your voice like chimes / Who do they think could
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Bob Dylan – I’ve Made Up My Mind to Give Myself to You
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I'm sittin' on my terrace, lost in the stars / Listening to the sounds of the sad guitars / Been thinking it all over and I've thought it all through / I've made up my mind to give
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Song Lyrics & Knowledge - Genius
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Jezebel is a biblical character who convinced her husband, King Ahab, to stop worshiping Yahweh (God). Her name has become associated with false prophets, and ...
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