Shelter From the Storm

Shelter From the Storm - Bob Dylan

I was in another lifetime one of toil and blood
When blackness was a virtue and the road was full of mud
I came in from the wilderness a creature void of form
"Come in" she said
"I'll give you shelter from the storm".

And if I pass this way again you can rest assured
I'll always do my best for her on that I give my word
In a world of steel-eyed death and men who are fighting to be warm
"Come in" she said
"I'll give you shelter from the storm".

Not a word was spoke between us there was little risk involved
Everything up to that point had been left unresolved
Try imagining a place where it's always safe and warm
"Come in" she said
"I'll give you shelter from the storm".

I was burned out from exhaustion buried in the hail
Poisoned in the bushes and blown out on the trail
Hunted like a crocodile ravaged in the corn
"Come in" she said
"I'll give you shelter from the storm".

Suddenly I turned around and she was standing there
With silver bracelets on her wrists and flowers in her hair
She walked up to me so gracefully and took my crown of thorns
"Come in" she said
"I'll give you shelter from the storm".

Now there's a wall between us something there's been lost
I took too much for granted got my signals crossed
Just to think that it all began on a long-forgotten morn
"Come in" she said
"I'll give you shelter from the storm".

Well the deputy walks on hard nails and the preacher rides a mount
But nothing really matters much it's doom alone that counts
And the one-eyed undertaker he blows a futile horn
"Come in" she said
"I'll give you shelter from the storm".
I've heard newborn babies wailing like a mourning dove
And old men with broken teeth stranded without love
Do I understand your question man is it hopeless and forlorn
"Come in" she said
"I'll give you shelter from the storm".

In a little hilltop village they gambled for my clothes
I bargained for salvation and they gave me a lethal dose
I offered up my innocence and got repaid with scorn
"Come in" she said
"I'll give you shelter from the storm".

Well I'm living in a foreign country but I'm bound to cross the line
Beauty walks a razor's edge someday I'll make it mine
If I could only turn back the clock to when God and her were born
"Come in" she said
"I'll give you shelter from the storm".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8TayMIEUaM

This song expresses the sadness of not knowing what you have until it's gone: "Now there's a wall between us, something there's been lost/I took too much for granted, got my signals crossed. Also, I interpret the song as about a lost true love due to being unable to focus on the important things (signals crossed), like the loss of innocence. In retrospective (years after the relation) the song seems to be perfectly describing this situation: the bittersweet feeling of a fantastic memory. I appreciate this song because it is a song that someone could always relate too and i feel as though because of this it is a song that will always live on and be listened to

Teens in the twenties and the present

A flamboyant youth subculture with its own ways of speaking, dressing, and acting flourished in the 1920s. Everything began to change for the youth as they began to stop conforming with the past ways teens would grew up. I don't believe there are any major differences between the teens in the 20's and the teens today besides the the period of time. The amount of similarities though any many. Teens in today's day and age have just as many "bad" behaviors that the teens in the twenties did. This can be translated into the music, the way we dress, drugs and alcohol, and sexual intamacies. I dont beleive we are a worse generation, I beleive that we are just like what people thought of teens in the 20's. Society and culture change all the time  and its usually the youth that is most affected by it or has the most affect on it.

Blues Research

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN6n-lJyv-A

Paulo Nutini -Last request

Slow down, Lie down,
Remember it's just you and me.
Don't sell out, bow out,
Remember how this used to be.

I just want you closer,
Is that alright?
Baby let's get closer tonight

[chorus:]
Grant my last request,
And just let me hold you.
Don't shrug your shoulders,
Lay down beside me.
Sure I can accept that we're going nowhere,
But one last time let's go there,
Lay down beside me

Oh, I've found, that I'm bound
To wander down that one way road.
And I realise all about your lies
But I'm no wiser than the fool I was before.

I just want you closer,
Is that alright?
Baby let's get closer tonight

[chorus]

Oh, baby, baby, baby,
Tell me how can, how can this be wrong?

[chorus x2]

Yeah, lay down beside me.

One last time let's go there,
Lay down beside me

What the artist is trying to say is that he's realized that he is bound to be alone for the rest of his life but he is asking to be with the person he loves for one last time to hold her. I particularly enjoyed this song because i feel like it gave me an idea on what modern day blues really are. The message of the song doesn't have much to do with any of the legendary blues songs but the sound of it and the tempo pair a resemblance to them.

Yellow Journalism

Prepare For War!

Everyone out there we must prepare for war! Innocent American soilders have been murdered by the Cubans aboard the U.S.S Maine on the evening of February 15 when she suddenly exploded, and swiftly sank and  250 American soldiers were killed. Altogether, there were only 89 survivors. Were must react promptly and get our people down there to get control and retain order! We cant have this kinda of disarray going on around here! Especially with our own American troops on the line! There are savages out there murdering and torturing innocent people down in Cuba and it is our duty to make sure these people receive the freedom they deserve!

Quote

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.
Robert Frost.
I chose  this quote because it basically says that you need to move on in life and past all the bad things that occur in it.