NOT DARK YET

1997.10.30, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA

1998.01.14, NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT

1998.01.16, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK

1998.01.17, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK

1998.06.03, BERLIN, GERMANY

1999.04.11, SAN SEBASTIÁN

1999.04.22, BARCELONA, SPAIN

1999.04.23, MARSEILLES, FRANCE

1999.04.25, ZURICH, SWITZERLAND

1999.04.27, LINZ, AUSTRIA

1999.04.28, LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA

1999.04.29, GRAZ, AUSTRIA

1999.04.30, VIENNA, AUSTRIA

1999.05.02, MÜNCHEN, GERMANY

1999.06.05, DENVER, COLORADO

1999.06.06, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO

1999.06.09, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH

1999.06.11, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA

1999.06.12, PORTLAND, OREGON

1999.06.13, GEORGE, WASHINGTON

1999.06.14, EUGENE, OREGON

1999.06.16, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA

1999.06.18, CONCORD, CALIFORNIA

1999.06.19, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA

1999.06.20, ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA

1999.06.22, HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA

1999.06.26, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

1999.06.27, PHOENIX, ARIZONA

1999.06.30, NEW YORK, NEW YORK

1999.07.02, SHAKOPEE, MINNESOTA

1999.07.06, DETROIT, MICHIGAN

1999.07.09, TINLEY PARK, ILLINOIS

1999.07.11, CINCINNATI, OHIO

1999.07.14, RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA

1999.07.16, BRISTOW, VIRGINIA

1999.07.17, CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY

1999.07.18, BURGETTSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA

1999.07.20, ALBANY, NEW YORK

1999.07.22, MANSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS

1999.07.23, MANSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS

1999.07.24, HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT

1999.07.26, NEW YORK, NEW YORK

1999.07.28, HOLMDEL, NEW JERSEY

1999.07.30, WANTAGH, NEW YORK

1999.07.31, WANTAGH, NEW YORK

1999.09.04, ATLANTA, GEORGIA

1999.09.05, CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA

1999.09.08, ANTIOCH, TENNESSEE

1999.09.09, NOBLESVILLE, INDIANA

1999.09.11, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE

1999.09.12, LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA

1999.09.15, AUSTIN, TEXAS

1999.09.17, THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS

1999.09.18, DALLAS, TEXAS

1999.10.26, CHICAGO PARK WEST, EARLY SHOW

1999.10.27, CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS

1999.10.29, OXFORD, OHIO

1999.10.30, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN

1999.10.31, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

1999.11.13, EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY

1999.11.14, WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS

1999.11.20, NEWARK, DELAWARE

2000.03.10, ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, EARLY SHOW

2000.03.10, ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, LATE SHOW

2000.03.11, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA

2000.03.12, BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA

2000.03.14, VISALIA, CALIFORNIA

2000.03.15, SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA

2000.03.19, POCATELLO, IDAHO

2000.03.20, NAMPA, IDAHO

2000.03.21, PULLMAN, WASHINGTON

2000.03.22, MISSOULA, MONTANA

2000.03.24, BOZEMAN, MONTANA

2000.03.27, RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA

2000.03.30, FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA

2000.04.04, OMAHA, NEBRASKA

2000.04.05, SALINA, KANSAS

2000.05.06, ZÜRICH, SWITZERLAND

2000.05.08, STUTTGART, GERMANY

2000.05.09, OBERHAUSEN, GERMANY

2000.05.18, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

2000.05.23, BERLIN, GERMANY

2000.05.28, MILANO, ITLAY

2000.05.31, ANCONA, ITALY

When "Time Out Of Mind" was released, I told my wife that I do believe "NOT DARK YET" is the best song Bob Dylan has recorded since 1981.

I could not listen enough to this studio performance and it still is my favorite song on this great album, followed by "TRYING TO GET TO HEAVEN", "HIGHLANDS" and the recently premièred "STANDING IN THE DOORWAY".

Bob did perform "NOT DARK YET" on stage only five times before he changed his concert layout in April 1999.

Numerous live performances since (two of which I witnessed last year in Zurich and Munich) and quite a few reviews and recordings of some of these performances confirmed my view, that this song is something very special, both for Bob and his audiences.

Presently this song is taking a rest again, as it was last performed in May in Italy. It has yet to be performed in the English speaking part of Europe.

I do believe that Dylan conveys an important part of his belief in the last line of each verse: "It's not dark yet, but it's getting there."

There will be definitely an end to this "world full of lies" and until then there is little time left, for already the "shadows are falling".

The simple words "NOT .... YET" however tell us that "saving grace" is still available, and some of his cover songs leave no doubt where the singer believes this grace to be found.

Bob Dylan recommends his audience to "look at these nail scars" of his "wonderful Savior" and to "kneel in deep contrition" "at the throne of mercy" before "it's getting there" and "they close the door".


SHADOWS ARE FALLING AND I'VE BEEN HERE ALL DAY IT'S TOO HOT TO SLEEP TIME IS RUNNING AWAY FEEL LIKE MY SOUL HAS TURNED INTO STEEL I'VE STILL GOT THE SCARS THAT THE SUN DIDN'T HEAL THERE'S NOT EVEN ROOM ENOUGH TO BE ANYWHERE IT'S NOT DARK YET BUT IT'S GETTING THERE WELL MY SENSE OF HUMANITY HAS GONE DOWN THE DRAIN BEHIND EVERY BEAUTIFUL THING THERE'S BEEN SOME KIND OF PAIN SHE WROTE ME A LETTER AND SHE WROTE IT SO KIND SHE PUT DOWN IN WRITING WHAT WAS IN HER MIND I JUST DON'T SEE WHY I SHOULD EVEN CARE IT'S NOT DARK YET BUT IT'S GETTING THERE WELL I'VE BEEN TO LONDON AND I'VE BEEN TO GAY PAREE I'VE FOLLOWED THE RIVER AND I GOT TO THE SEA I'VE BEEN DOWN ON THE BOTTOM OF A WORLD FULL OF LIES I AIN'T LOOKING FOR NOTHING IN ANYONE'S EYES SOMETIMES MY BURDEN SEEMS MORE THAN I CAN BEAR IT'S NOT DARK YET BUT IT'S GETTING THERE I WAS BORN HERE AND I'LL DIE HERE AGAINST MY WILL I KNOW IT LOOKS LIKE I'M MOVING BUT I'M STANDING STILL EVERY NERVE IN MY BODY IS SO VACANT AND NUMB I CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS I CAME HERE TO GET AWAY FROM DON'T EVEN HEAR A MURMUR OF A PRAYER IT'S NOT DARK YET BUT IT'S GETTING THERE

	NOT DARK YET Shadows are falling and I've been here all day It's too hot to sleep time is running away Feel like my soul has turned into steel I've still got the scars that the sun didn't heal There's not even room enough to be anywhere It's not dark yet, but it's getting there Well my sense of humanity has gone down the drain Behind every beautiful thing there's been some kind of pain She wrote me a letter and she wrote it so kind She put down in writing what was in her mind I just don't see why I should even care It's not dark yet, but it's getting there Well, I've been to London and I've been to gay Paree I've followed the river and I got to the sea I've been down on the bottom of a world full of lies I ain't looking for nothing in anyone's eyes Sometimes my burden seems more than I can bear It's not dark yet, but it's getting there I was born here and I'll die here against my will I know it looks like I'm moving, but I'm standing still Every nerve in my body is so vacant and numb I can't even remember what it was I came here to get away from Don't even hear a murmur of a prayer It's not dark yet, but it's getting there.
	PERFORMANCES 1997.10.30, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA 1998.01.14, NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT 1998.01.16, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 1998.01.17, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 1998.06.03, BERLIN, GERMANY 1999.04.11, SAN SEBASTIÁN 1999.04.22, BARCELONA, SPAIN 1999.04.23, MARSEILLES, FRANCE 1999.04.25, ZURICH, SWITZERLAND 1999.04.27, LINZ, AUSTRIA 1999.04.28, LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA 1999.04.29, GRAZ, AUSTRIA 1999.04.30, VIENNA, AUSTRIA 1999.05.02, MÜNCHEN, GERMANY 1999.06.05, DENVER, COLORADO 1999.06.06, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO 1999.06.09, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 1999.06.11, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA 1999.06.12, PORTLAND, OREGON 1999.06.13, GEORGE, WASHINGTON 1999.06.14, EUGENE, OREGON 1999.06.16, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 1999.06.18, CONCORD, CALIFORNIA 1999.06.19, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA 1999.06.20, ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA 1999.06.22, HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA 1999.06.26, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 1999.06.27, PHOENIX, ARIZONA 1999.06.30, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 1999.07.02, SHAKOPEE, MINNESOTA 1999.07.06, DETROIT, MICHIGAN 1999.07.09, TINLEY PARK, ILLINOIS 1999.07.11, CINCINNATI, OHIO 1999.07.14, RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 1999.07.16, BRISTOW, VIRGINIA 1999.07.17, CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY 1999.07.18, BURGETTSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 1999.07.20, ALBANY, NEW YORK 1999.07.22, MANSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 1999.07.23, MANSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 1999.07.24, HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT 1999.07.26, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 1999.07.28, HOLMDEL, NEW JERSEY 1999.07.30, WANTAGH, NEW YORK 1999.07.31, WANTAGH, NEW YORK 1999.09.04, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 1999.09.05, CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA 1999.09.08, ANTIOCH, TENNESSEE 1999.09.09, NOBLESVILLE, INDIANA 1999.09.11, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE 1999.09.12, LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA 1999.09.15, AUSTIN, TEXAS 1999.09.17, THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS 1999.09.18, DALLAS, TEXAS 1999.10.26, CHICAGO PARK WEST, EARLY SHOW 1999.10.27, CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS 1999.10.29, OXFORD, OHIO 1999.10.30, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 1999.10.31, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 1999.11.13, EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY 1999.11.14, WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS 1999.11.20, NEWARK, DELAWARE 2000.03.10, ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, EARLY SHOW 2000.03.10, ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, LATE SHOW 2000.03.11, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA 2000.03.12, BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA 2000.03.14, VISALIA, CALIFORNIA 2000.03.15, SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA 2000.03.19, POCATELLO, IDAHO 2000.03.20, NAMPA, IDAHO 2000.03.21, PULLMAN, WASHINGTON 2000.03.22, MISSOULA, MONTANA 2000.03.24, BOZEMAN, MONTANA 2000.03.27, RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA 2000.03.30, FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA 2000.04.04, OMAHA, NEBRASKA 2000.04.05, SALINA, KANSAS 2000.05.06, ZÜRICH, SWITZERLAND 2000.05.08, STUTTGART, GERMANY 2000.05.09, OBERHAUSEN, GERMANY 2000.05.18, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN 2000.05.23, BERLIN, GERMANY 2000.05.28, MILANO, ITLAY 2000.05.31, ANCONA, ITALY When "Time Out Of Mind" was released, I told my wife that I do believe "NOT DARK YET" is the best song Bob Dylan has recorded since 1981. I could not listen enough to this studio performance and it still is my favorite song on this great album, followed by "TRYING TO GET TO HEAVEN", "HIGHLANDS" and the recently premièred "STANDING IN THE DOORWAY". Bob did perform "NOT DARK YET" on stage only five times before he changed his concert layout in April 1999. Numerous live performances since (two of which I witnessed last year in Zurich and Munich) and quite a few reviews and recordings of some of these performances confirmed my view, that this song is something very special, both for Bob and his audiences. Presently this song is taking a rest again, as it was last performed in May in Italy. It has yet to be performed in the English speaking part of Europe. I do believe that Dylan conveys an important part of his belief in the last line of each verse: "It's not dark yet, but it's getting there." There will be definitely an end to this "world full of lies" and until then there is little time left, for already the "shadows are falling". The simple words "NOT .... YET" however tell us that "saving grace" is still available, and some of his cover songs leave no doubt where the singer believes this grace to be found. Bob Dylan recommends his audience to "look at these nail scars" of his "wonderful Savior" and to "kneel in deep contrition" "at the throne of mercy" before "it's getting there" and "they close the door".