I'm Not There
Bob Dylan
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Thing's all right and she's all too tight In my neighborhood she cries both day and night I know it because I was there It's a milestone but she's down on her luck And she's daily salooning about to make her hard earned buck I was there I believe where she'd stop him if she wants time to care I believe that she'd look upon beside him to care And I'd go by the Lord and when she's on my way But I don't belong there No, I don't belong to her, I don't belong to anybody She's my Christ forsaken angel but she don't hear me cry She's a lone hearted mystic and she can't carry on When I'm there she's alright but then she's not when I'm gone Heaven knows that the answer, she's don't calling no one She's the way, her sailing beauty for she's mine for the one And I lost her hesitating by temptation lest it runs But she don't holler me but I'm not there, I'm gone Now I'll cry tonight like I cried the night before And I'm released on the heights in but I'll dream about the door It's alone, she's forsaken by her fate, worse to tell "It don't have approximation", she smiled, "Fare thee well" Now when I?ll teach that lady I was born to love her But she knows that the kingdom waits so high above her And I run but I race but it's not too fast or slow But I don't perceive her, I'm not there, I'm gone Well, it's all about confusion and I cry for her Well, I don't need anybody now beside me to tell And it?s all affirmation I receive but it?s not She's adorned by the beauty but she don't like the spot and she won't Yes, she's gone like the rainbow that shined yesterday But now she's home beside me and I'd like her here to stay She's a lone forsaken beauty and it's don't trust anyone I wish I was beside her but I'm not there, I'm gone Well, it's too hard to stay here and I don't want to leave It?s so bad but amusing when she's hard, too hard to leave It?s a load, it?s a crime the way she haunt me around But she told, ?won't you hate me?? but [Incomprehensible] Yes, I believe that it?s rightful, oh, I believe it in my mind I been told like I said when I before carry on the grind And she's on yet she told her like I said, ?Carry on? I wish I was there to help her but I'm not there, I'm gone
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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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