![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “Another day that don’t end / Another ship goin’ out,” Dylan starts the song with a gruff confidence, showing how time has only served to add more character to his voice. But given the lyrics' mystical and enigmatic qualities, we thought we'd give it a shot. Unpacking what False Prophet is about is an exercise in guess work, as with many of the famous crooner's most elaborate ballads. Maybe Dylan will one day expand on his lyrics himself, although that's highly doubtful given the songwriter's staunch position on letting his audience interpret his songs the way they'd like. The song is the third that Dylan has released over the last few weeks, coming after Murder Most Foul, a 17-minute ballad about the assassination of John F Kennedy, and I Contain Multitudes, which takes its title from a line in Walt Whitman's poem, Song of Myself. Spoken more than sung, the song came as an announcement of an upcoming Dylan album – the first to feature original songwriting in eight years – called Rough and Rowdy Days. Bob Dylan's new track False Prophet has all the depth, soul and poetry we've come to expect from the singer-songwriter. ![]()
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