For all the young'uns the lyrics to Dylan's Masters of War

[Melodybe]

Come you masters of war
You that build the big guns
You that build the death planes
You that build all the bombs
You that hide behind walls
You that hide behind desks
I just want you to know
I can see through your masks

You that never done nothin'
But build to destroy
You play with my world
Like it's your little toy
You put a gun in my hand
And you hide from my eyes
And you turn and run farther
When the fast bullets fly

Like Judas of old
You lie and deceive
A world war can be won
You want me to believe
But I see through your eyes
And I see through your brain
Like I see through the water
That runs down my drain

You fasten the triggers
For the others to fire
Then you set back and watch
When the death count gets higher
You hide in your mansion
As young people's blood
Flows out of their bodies
And is buried in the mud

You've thrown the worst fear
That can ever be hurled
Fear to bring children
Into the world
For threatening my baby
Unborn and unnamed
You ain't worth the blood
That runs in your veins

How much do I know
To talk out of turn
You might say that I'm young
You might say I'm unlearned
But there's one thing I know
Though I'm younger than you
Even Jesus would never
Forgive what you do

Let me ask you one question
Is your money that good
Will it buy you forgiveness
Do you think that it could
I think you will find
When your death takes its toll
All the money you made
Will never buy back your soul

And I hope that you die
And your death'll come soon
I will follow your casket
In the pale afternoon
And I'll watch while you're lowered
Down to your deathbed
And I'll stand o'er your grave
'Til I'm sure that you're dead


This is one of the most important songs written in the last 100 years, you should know it by heart.

[knowbody0]

1. thanks for the chill running down my spine

[tk2kewl]

2. the song that was censored in a CO HS during the election

[Melodybe]

3. Only because it is honest, only because the truth is dangerous.

Well dangerous to this administration at least.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

4. One of his greatest. eom

[seg4527]

5. i'm a younging

but i've loved that song for years.

[RandomKoolzip]

6. I once heard a republican songwriter in Nashville explain

why that song was bad...."Dylan wishes death on the killers. Isn't that just as bad as the Masters of War?"

Uh, no, Jethro....it's not.

[Melodybe]

7. He doesn't want to kill them, he just hopes they die

that's the difference.

There is no action on his part.

[Melodybe]

8. kick for one of my anthems

[Hatalles]

11. Even if he did want to kill them...

... aren't these Republicans ardent supporters of the death penalty? :crazy:

[Wilms]

9. kick n/t

[paineinthearse]

10. Thank you!

Thank you for keeping the chain going to the young ones.

I was in Club Passim last weekend. They have a wall of photos. The one that struck me the most was Joan Baez sitting at Bob's feet, looking up watching him play. They could not have been more than 20-21 each.