Barefoot servants too

[B]

All along the watchtower
Princes kept the view
While all the women came and went
Barefoot servants too



genius.com/Bob-dylan-all-along-the-watchtower-lyrics

"A classic song from Dylan’s John Wesley Harding. (Release Date December 27, 1967)
The meaning is cryptic; there have been theories of it being about everything from the Vietnam War to Armageddon.

Some critics have noted parallels with Isaiah 21:5-9:

5: Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield.
6: For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.
7: And he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, and a chariot of camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed:
8: And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights:
9: And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said,
Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground.

Only Mr. Dylan will ever really know."

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Outside, in the distance
A wildcat did growl
Two riders were approaching
The wind began to howl

[B]

big shoes to fill

[joseph]

Who painted Forge's guitar in that clip? I might tell you the story one day of how I met an artist who knew the man you call John Lennon and I call Fohn Fennon. You've probably heard of him.

[B]

Today's as good as any!

[B]

♫ We take a walk, the sun is shining down
Burns my feet as they touch the ground ♫


except on Abbey Road, I guess.


I started this thread for a reason, which I hope I can get around to explaining fairly soon. One of these days. May bee.

ties in with this:

www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/Exodus%203%3A5

"And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground." (to Moses)

and

"And the captain of the LORD'S host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so."

[kvo]

May 13, 2022 21:32:31 GMT -5 B said:

♫ We take a walk, the sun is shining down
Burns my feet as they touch the ground ♫


except on Abbey Road, I guess.


I started this thread for a reason, which I hope I can get around to explaining fairly soon. One of these days. May bee.

ties in with this:

www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/Exodus%203%3A5

"And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground." (to Moses)

and

"And the captain of the LORD'S host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so."

Well when you put up the thread, I actually did think of the lyric "We take a walk, the sun is shining down, burns my feet as they touch the ground".  Then, I thought of Morrison saying "Sun, sun, sun, burn, burn, burn".  The sun depicted as a destructive force, something that burns mankind, rather than as a life sustaining force. Icarus flying too close to the sun.  And I started to rack my brains to come up with any others artists depicting the sun as a burning force.  But I did not think of the biblical verses you quote here.  I'm always interested to see where you go with your analyses. On edit:  Time has come today, "Might be burned up by the sun, but I'll have my fun".