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Shelter From the Storm

Bob Dylan
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SHELTER FROM THE STORM

‎'Twas in another lifetime, one of toil and blood
When blackness was a virtue and the road was full of mud
I came in from the wilderness, a creature void of form.
‎"Come in," she said, ‎"I'll give you shelter from the storm." ‎

And if I pass this way again, you can rest assured
I'll always do my best for her, on that I give my word
In a world of steel-eyed death, and men who are fighting to be warm.
‎"Come in," she said, ‎"I'll give you shelter from the storm." ‎

Not a word was spoke between us, there was little risk involved
Everything up to that point had been left unresolved.
Try imagining a place where it's always safe and warm.
‎"Come in," she said, ‎"I'll give you shelter from the storm." ‎

I was burned out from exhaustion, buried in the hail,
Poisoned in the bushes an' blown out on the trail,
Hunted like a crocodile, ravaged in the corn.
‎"Come in," she said, ‎"I'll give you shelter from the storm." ‎

Suddenly I turned around and she was standin' there
With silver bracelets on her wrists and flowers in her hair.
She walked up to me so gracefully and took my crown of thorns.
‎"Come in," she said, ‎"I'll give you shelter from the storm." ‎

Now there's a wall between us, somethin' there's been lost
I took too much for granted, got my signals crossed.
Just to think that it all began on a long-forgotten morn.
‎"Come in," she said, ‎"I'll give you shelter from the storm." ‎

Well, the deputy walks on hard nails and the preacher rides a mount
But nothing really matters much, it's doom alone that counts
And the one-eyed undertaker, he blows a futile horn.
‎"Come in," she said, "I'll give you shelter from the storm." ‎

I've heard newborn babies wailin' like a mournin' dove
And old men with broken teeth stranded without love.
Do I understand your question, man, is it hopeless and forlorn?
‎"Come in," she said, "I'll give you shelter from the storm." ‎

In a little hilltop village, they gambled for my clothes
I bargained for salvation an' they gave me a lethal dose.
I offered up my innocence and got repaid with scorn.
‎"Come in," she said, ‎"I'll give you shelter from the storm." ‎

Well, I'm livin' in a foreign country but I'm bound to cross the line
Beauty walks a razor's edge, someday I'll make it mine.
If I could only turn back the clock to when God and her were born.
‎"Come in," she said, ‎"I'll give you shelter from the storm." ‎
LA PROTEZIONE

Era tutta un’altra vita di fatica dura e sangue
Il buio era virtù e la strada era di fango
Quando vidi una creatura quasi ancora in embrione
Vieni qui mi disse accanto a me ti do la protezione

E se ancora un’altra volta passerò da questa strada
Farò sempre del mio meglio io per lei comunque vada
In un mondo dove ognuno vuole la sua confezione
Vieni qui mi disse accanto a me ti do la protezione

Non fu detta una parola era forse sottinteso
Fino all’ora tutto quanto era sempre lì in sospeso
Prova a immaginare un posto come una incubazione
Vieni qui mi disse accanto a me ti do la protezione

Consumato di stanchezza dalla grandine sommerso
Pieno d’erba avvelenata nel cammino mi ero perso
Come un coccodrillo in fuga senza forza di reazione
Vieni qui mi disse accanto a me ti do la protezione

Ad un tratto mi voltai era lì ferma nel vento
Con i fiori nei capelli e tanti ciondoli d’argento
Si accostò con la sua grazia era una liberazione
Vieni qui mi disse accanto a me ti do la protezione

C’è chi sale sugli specchi chi cavalca la montagna
Ma il destino segna i nomi sulla sua grande lavagna
E il becchino Polifemo col suo inutile copione
Vieni qui mi disse accanto a me ti do la protezione

Vedo bimbi appena nati lamentarsi con dolore
So di vecchi semi infermi per mancanza dell’amore
Ho capito cosa dici non c’è più che dannazione
Vieni qui mi disse accanto a me ti do la protezione

In un piccolo villaggio ho scommesso il mio terreno
Ho scambiato la salvezza per un pugno di veleno
Tutta questa mia innocenza per la loro imprecazione
Vieni qui mi disse accanto a me ti do la protezione

Vivo come uno straniero e dovrò fuggire via
La bellezza è in equilibrio ma un bel giorno sarà mia
Se potessi rivedere la sua prima apparizione
Vieni qui mi disse accanto a me ti do la protezione
Cover metrica. Una delle tante interminabili canzoni di Dylan. Ogni tanto mi riascolto vecchie canzoni di quando ero giovane. Alcune duravano meno di due minuti!


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