Chimes of Freedom - Dylan

[ashling]

Far between sundown's finish an' midnight's broken toll
We ducked inside the doorway as thunder went crashing
As majestic bells of bolts struck shadows in the sounds
Seeming to be the chimes of freedom flashing
Flashing for the warriors whose strength is not to fight
Flashing for the refugees on the unarmed road of flight
An' for each an' ev'ry underdog soldier in the night
An' we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing.

In the city's melted furnace, unexpectedly we watched
With faces hidden as the walls were tightening
As the echo of the wedding bells before the blowin' rain
Dissolved into the bells of the lightning
Tolling for the rebel, tolling for the rake
Tolling for the luckless, the abandoned an' forsaked
Tolling for the outcast, burnin' constantly at stake
An' we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing.

Through the mad mystic hammering of the wild ripping hail
The sky cracked its poems in naked wonder
That the clinging of the church bells blew far into the breeze
Leaving only bells of lightning and its thunder
Striking for the gentle, striking for the kind
Striking for the guardians and protectors of the mind
An' the poet an’ the painter far behind his rightful time
An' we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing.

In the wild cathedral evening the rain unraveled tales
For the disrobed faceless forms of no position
Tolling for the tongues with no place to bring their thoughts
All down in taken-for granted situations
Tolling for the deaf an' blind, tolling for the mute
For the mistreated, mateless mother, the mistitled prostitute
For the misdemeanor outlaw, chased an' cheated by pursuit
An' we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing.

Even though a cloud’s white curtain in a far-off corner flared
An' the hypnotic splattered mist was slowly lifting
Electric light still struck like arrows, fired but for the ones
Condemned to drift or else be kept from drifting
Tolling for the searching ones on their speechless, seeking trail
For the lonesome-hearted lovers with too personal a tale
An' for each unharmful, gentle soul misplaced inside a jail
An' we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing.

Starry-eyed an' laughing as I recall when we were caught
Trapped by no track of hours for they hang suspended
As we listened one last time an' we watched with one last look
Spellbound an' swallowed 'til the tolling ended
Tolling for the aching whose wounds cannot be nursed
For the countless confused, accused, misused, strung-out ones an' worse
An' for every hung-up person in the whole wide universe
An' we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing.

[abq e streeter]

1. Condemned to drift or else be kept from drifting

:thumbsup:

[A-Schwarzenegger]

2. He's performing at the Grammy's tonight.

Spose to be Maggie's Farm.

[Highway61]

3. Awesome... awesome song

I love Dylan...can ya tell?
Check out this version....OMG...another great artist...AND pleasing to the eyes... :applause:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3onnJuBS18

[struggle4progress]

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

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_hQit-3Vh0

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http://www.aleklipy.pl/view/8240/peter-gabriel-friends-chimes-of-freedom.html

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCk0t-8kwuw

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12. This one is strange

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7TfXqLjzdA

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13. Listen to this one!

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http://www.vbox7.com/play:91469271

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http://www.123video.nl/playvideos.asp?MovieID=806935

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http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x477z_bob-dylan-chimes-of-freedom

[JitterbugPerfume]

14. Bob Dylan changed my whole way of life

Many years ago my sister gave me The Free Wheelin' Bob Dylan for my birthday . It was the early 60s and I had never in my life heard anything like it. I played the grooves off of that LP! I have loved and adored his music for all of these years . I was in my 20s then , and I am now 70, and his music still astounds me for its beauty and poetry

[cbdo2007]

16. Thanks for your story!

I'm only 33 and probably just "discovered" Dylan maybe 5 years ago.

He's changed my life too in many, many ways.

I love a lot of music but I always comes back to Dylan.

[hibbing]

15. Love it

Hi,
One of his most beautiful songs to me. I love this line,
"An' for each unharmful, gentle soul misplaced inside a jail" of which there are still so many.

Peace