WebProud 'neath heated brow. Ah, but I was so much older then I'm younger than that now. Half-wracked prejudice leaped forth "Rip down all hate," I screamed Lies that life is black and white Spoke from my skull. I dreamed Romantic flanks of musketeers Foundationed deep, somehow. Ah, but I was so much older then I'm younger than that now. WebI'm younger than that now. In a soldier's stance, I aimed my hand. At the mongrel dogs who teach. Fearing not I'd become my enemy. In the instant that I preach. Sisters fled by confusion boats. Mutiny from stern to bow. Ah but I was so …
My Back Pages by Bob Dylan - Songfacts
WebDo you want my autograph? I'm a loser, what a joker I'm playing my jokes upon you While there's nothing better to do, hey Don't you look at my girlfriend (Girlfriend) She's the only one I got Not much of a girlfriend (Girlfriend) I never seem to get a lot (What she's got? Not a lot) Take a jumbo across the water Like to see America See the ... WebIn a soldier's stance I aimed my hand At the mongrel dogs who teach Fearing not I'd become my enemy In the instant that I preach Sisters fled by confusion boats Mutiny from stern to bow Ah, but I was so much older then I'm younger than that now Ah, but I was so much older then I'm younger than that now My guard stood hard When abstract threats cindy\u0027s throws
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WebIn "My Back Pages," Dylan intensely criticizes his younger self for his moral arrogance and intellectual naivety. More than anything, he's mocking his own hypocrisy. His outlook on these subjects, on himself and on the progressive movement he lambasted from the awards ceremony pulpit months before recording this song, are summed up in the lines ... WebE C#m G#m A B7 E In a soldier's stance, I aimed my hand at the mongrel dogs who teach C#m G#m A B7 Fearing not that I'd become my enemy in the instant that I preach C#m G#m A B7 Sisters fled by confusion boats mutiny from stern to bow. E A E A B7 E E4 E E4 Ah, but I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now. WebIn a soldier's stance, I aimed my hand At the mongrel dogs who teach Fearing not that I'd become my enemy In the instant that I preach My pathway led by confusion boats Mutiny from stern to bow. Ah, but I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now. Yes, my guard stood hard when abstract threats Too noble to neglect Deceived me into thinking cindy\u0027s torment