I'm Not There
Bob Dylan, Sonic Youth
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Things are crashing down, she's all too tight In my neighborhood she cry both day and night It's a milestone but she's down on her luck Days make her so lonely and it's so hard to buck Now and then I believe that she'd stop him if she'd find time to care I believe that she may look upon deciding whose to care And I go by the Lord, anywhere she's on my way But I don't belong there No, I don't belong to her, I don't belong to [Incomprehensible] She's my Christ forsaken angel but she don't hear me cry She's a long hearted mystic and she can't carry on When I'm there she's alright then she's not when I'm gone Heaven knows that the answer she don't con no one She's the way forsaken beauty, she's mine for the one And I lost her hesitating about temptation as it runs She don't harm me, I'm not there I'm gone Now I've cried tonight like I cried the night before And I'll feast on the highway but I'll dream about the door It's alone she's forsaken by her fate with to tell It don't have approximation she is smiling fairly well Her smile is contagious, I was born to love her But she knows that the kingdom waits so high above her And I run by the race but it's not too fast stayed But I got the fever I'm not there, I'm gone Well, it's all about diffusion as I cry for her veil I don't need anybody now beside me to tell And it's all affirmation, I'm asleep but it's not She's a lone-hearted beauty but she don't like spot And she calls Yeah, she's gone like a rainbow that was shining yesterday But she's home now beside me and I'd like her to stay She's a lone forsaken beauty and she don't trust no one And I wish I was beside her but I'm not there, I'm gone It's too hard to stay here and I don't want to leave It's so hard for so few you see but she's hard to, hard to me It's a [Incomprehensible] it's a crime, the way she mauls me around But she don't phone to hate me but it's down to make her crown Yes, I believe that it's rightful, I believe it in my mind I've been told like I said for carrying on crying Yes, the soul gypsy told her like I said carry on Wish I was there to help me but I'm not there, I'm gone
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Written by: BOB DYLAN
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12 facts about this song
Creation Period"I'm Not There" was recorded in 1967 by Bob Dylan alongside the group The Band during what is known as the Basement Tapes sessions.
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Release DetailsThe song didn't see an official release until nearly 40 years later, in 2007, when it was included on the soundtrack for the film "I'm Not There," which was loosely based on Dylan's life.
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Title TriviaInterestingly, the song itself never has the title "I'm Not There" in its lyrics. This makes picking out the title a bit tricky and unique.
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Lyrics MysteryThe song remains one of Dylan's most mysterious as the lyrics seem to be a series of unrelated verses and phrases.
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Singer's FavoriteDylan reportedly listed "I'm Not There" as one of his favorite songs from the Basement Tapes period.
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Bootleg VersionsPrior to its official release, the song had been bootlegged and circulated among Dylan fans for years, attesting to the enduring interest in Dylan's unreleased work.
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Song InterpretationSome critics and fans interpret the song as being about Dylan's own tenuous relationship with fame and his public persona.
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Cover VersionsVarious artists, including Sonic Youth and Curtiss A, have covered "I'm Not There," revealing the song's influence across different musical genres.
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Film ConnectionIn the 2007 film "I'm Not There," six different actors played variations of Dylan, echoing the fractured and elusive nature of the song.
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Original RecordingThe original recording of the song is incomplete and breaks off abruptly. This adds another layer of mystery to the song.
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Record AuctionIn 2014, the only known acetate of "I’m Not There" was sold at auction for nearly $30,000.
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Folk InfluenceThe song's powerful, atmospheric sound is considered to have been influenced by traditional folk music, and a reflection of Bob Dylan's evolution as an artist.
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