2012년 6월 8일 금요일

Every Grain of Sand – Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris




In the time of my confession, in the hour of my deepest need  When the pool of tears beneath my feet flood every newborn seed   There's a dyin' voice within me reaching out somewhere,
Toiling in the danger and in the morals of despair. Don't have the inclination to look back on any mistake, Like Cain, I now behold this chain of events that I must break. In the fury of the moment I can see the Master's hand In every leaf that trembles and, in every grain of sand.
Oh, the flowers of indulgence and the weeds of yesteryear Like criminals, they have choked the breath of conscience and good cheer The sun beat down upon the steps of time to light the way
To ease the pain of idleness and the memory of decay. I gaze into the doorway of temptation's angry flame And every time I pass that way I always hear my name Then onward in my journey I come to understand That every hair is numbered like every grain of sand.
I have gone from rags to riches in the sorrow of the night In the violence of a summer's dream, in the chill of a wintry light In the bitter dance of loneliness fading into space,
In the broken mirror of innocence on each forgotten face. I hear the ancient footsteps like the motion of the sea Sometimes I turn, there's someone there, other times it's only me I am hanging in the balance of a perfect finished plan Like every sparrow falling, 
like every grain of sand



Dylan had recently become a devout Christian and "Every Grain of Sand" does contain powerful allusions to Jesus, faith, and spirituality. But it was also appreciated by non-believers, and Rolling Stone described it as a "mature update" of Dylan's 1964 song "Chimes of Freedom".               (wikipedia) 







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