Black Crow Blues

Exploring Love, Longing, and Identity in Bob Dylan's "Black Crow Blues
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Lyrics

Woke in the mornin', wanderin'

Waking up in the morning, feeling aimless and lost.

Weary and worn out

Experiencing fatigue and exhaustion.

I woke in the mornin', wanderin'

Repetition of the feeling of aimlessness and fatigue upon waking.

Weary and worn out

Reiteration of weariness and being worn out.

Wishin' my long-lost lover

Desiring the return of a long-lost lover.

Would walk to me, talk to me

Hoping for communication and understanding from the lover.

Tell me what it's all about

Seeking an explanation for the current state of emotions.


I was standin' at the side road

Standing by the roadside, listening to the sounds of advertisements.

Listenin' to the billboard knock

Continuation of standing by the roadside, attentive to external influences.

Standin' at the side road

Repetition of the roadside scene, emphasizing the impact of media.

Listenin' to the billboard knock

Reiteration of the impact of external messages from billboards.

Well, my wrist was empty

Empty wrist symbolizing a lack of material possessions, contrasted with internal restlessness.

But my nerves were kickin'

Nervous energy resembling a ticking clock, emphasizing internal tension.

Tickin' like a clock

Metaphorically describing the rhythm of nerves as a clock's ticking.


If I got anything you need, babe

Offering assistance or support to the lover.

Let me tell you in front

Reiteration of willingness to help and provide what is needed.

If I got anything you need, babe

Emphasizing openness and sincerity in offering help.

Let me tell you in front

Reiteration of the speaker's readiness to assist.

You can come to me sometime

Inviting the lover to come at any time for support.

Night time, day time

Indicating availability during both day and night.

Any time you want

Flexible and constant support offered.


Sometimes I'm thinkin'

Contemplating the possibility of being too elevated to experience a downfall.

I'm too high to fall

Expressing uncertainty about vulnerability due to heightened state.

Sometimes I'm thinkin'

Reiteration of the uncertainty regarding susceptibility to a fall.

I'm much too high to fall

Feeling elevated to the extent of being resistant to a decline.

Other times I'm thinkin'

Alternating thoughts between being too high and too low.

I'm so low I don't know

Expressing a state of profound uncertainty and instability.

If I can come up at all

Questioning the ability to rise from a low point.


Black crows in the meadow

Introducing a metaphor of black crows in a meadow.

Sleeping across a broad highway

Depicting the black crows as sleeping across a wide road.

Black crows in the meadow

Repetition of the image of black crows on a broad highway.

Across a broad highway

Continuation of the metaphor, emphasizing the spread of the crows.

Though it's funny, honey

Reflecting on the irony of feeling out of touch and emotionally distant.

I'm out of touch, don't feel much

Expressing a lack of emotional connection and sensation, likened to a scarecrow.

Like a Scarecrow today

Concluding with the portrayal of emotional detachment resembling a scarecrow.

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