Times They are achangin By Bob Dylan Times

Times They are a-changin By Bob Dylan

Times They are a-changin Lyrics § Come gather 'round people Wherever you roam And admit that the waters Around you have grown And accept it that soon You'll be drenched to the bone Picture

Times They are a-changin Lyrics § If your time to you Is worth savin' Then you better start swimmin' Or you'll sink like a stone For the times they are achangin'. Picture

Times They are a-changin Lyrics § Come writers and critics Who prophesize with your pen And keep your eyes wide The chance won't come again And don't speak too soon For the wheel's still in spin Picture

Times They are a-changin Lyrics § And there's no tellin' who That it's namin' For the loser now Will be later to win For the times they are achangin'. Picture

Times They are a-changin Lyrics § Come senators, congressmen Please heed the call Don't stand in the doorway Don't block up the hall For he that gets hurt Will be he who has stalled Picture

Times They are a-changin Lyrics § There's a battle outside And it is ragin' It'll soon shake your windows And rattle your walls For the times they are achangin'. Picture

Times They are a-changin Lyrics § Come mothers and fathers Throughout the land And don't criticize What you can't understand Your sons and your daughters Are beyond your command Picture

Times They are a-changin Lyrics § Your old road is Rapidly agin' Please get out of the new one If you can't lend your hand For the times they are achangin'. Picture

Times They are a-changin Lyrics § The line it is drawn The curse it is cast The slow one now Will later be fast As the present now Will later be past Picture

Times They are a-changin Lyrics § The order is Rapidly fadin' And the first one now Will later be last For the times they are achangin'. Picture

Times They are a-changin Lyrics § Come gather 'round people Wherever you roam And admit that the waters Around you have grown And accept it that soon You'll be drenched to the bone Explanation § Come gather 'round people Wherever you roam- Dylan is calling the people to come listen to his warning. § accept it that soon You'll be drenched to the bone- These lines explain that the people will be concerned by what they here.

Times They are a-changin' Lyrics § If your time to you Is worth savin' Then you better start swimmin' Or you'll sink like a stone For the times they are achangin'. Explanation § Or you'll sink like a stone- This is a simile comparing the people to a sinking stone. This simile is designed to say that if the people don’t change what they do, they will fall behind. § For the times they are a-changin'. – These lines are repeated throughout the song and meant to symbolize that the people are becoming outdated.

Times They are a-changin Lyrics § Come writers and critics Who prophesize with your pen And keep your eyes wide The chance won't come again And don't speak too soon For the wheel's still in spin Explanation § This part of the songs asks the predictors of the world to come predict for this will only happen once. However, he asks them not to speak too soon or they may be wrong.

Times They are a-changin Lyrics § And there's no tellin' who That it's namin' For the loser now Will be later to win For the times they are achangin'. Explanation § For the loser now Will be later to win- These lines show that progress is occurring and that everything is changing. § For the times they are achangin'. – Again Dylan repeats the refrain and shows that progress is going on.

Times They are a-changin Lyrics § Come senators, congressmen Please heed the call Don't stand in the doorway Don't block up the hall For he that gets hurt Will be he who has stalled Explanation § Come senators, congressmen- These lines again call people to come join the progress. § For he that gets hurt Will be he who has stalled. These lines are a metaphor comparing people who get hurt to people who stall or hinder progress.

Times They are a-changin Lyrics § There's a battle outside And it is ragin' It'll soon shake your windows And rattle your walls For the times they are achangin'. Explanation § There's a battle outside And it is ragin' – These lines allude to a war that is going on. § It'll soon shake your windows And rattle your walls- This is imagery that gives the feeling that something is going to happen.

Times They are a-changin Lyrics § Come mothers and fathers Throughout the land And don't criticize What you can't understand Your sons and your daughters Are beyond your command Explanation § Come mothers and fathers Throughout the land- Again, Dylan invites people to come join in progress.

Times They are a-changin Lyrics § Your old road is Rapidly agin' Please get out of the new one If you can't lend your hand For the times they are achangin'. Explanation § Your old road is Rapidly agin' – These lines indicate that the people gathered are growing out of date and need to join the cause. § For the times they are achangin'. – Once again these lines are repeated to emphasize the progress.

Times They are a-changin Lyrics § The line it is drawn The curse it is cast The slow one now Will later be fast As the present now Will later be past Explanation § These lines indicate that things are changing and that what once was will all be different soon.

Times They are a-changin Lyrics § The order is Rapidly fadin' And the first one now Will later be last For the times they are achangin'. Explanation § These lines further emphasize that progress is going to occur and leave anyone behind who is not on board. § For the times they are achangin- Dylan ends the song just like he ends every phrase. This further indicates what is happening.