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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. |
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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 |
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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 to it enough and it still is my favorite song of this great album, followed by "TRYING TO GET TO HEAVEN" and "HIGHLANDS". Bob performed "NOT DARK YET" on stage only five times until he changed his concert layout in April 1999. Numerous performances since (two of which I witnessed last year) and quite a few reviews and recordings confirmed my view, that this song is something very special, both for Bob and his audiences. Without reading too much between the lines I believe that Dylan is trying to convey an important part of his belief simply in the main line of the song. There will be definitely an end to this world and until then there is little time left. The simple words "not ... yet" tell us that "saving grace" is still available, and certain cover songs performed by Bob leave no doubt where the singer believes this grace to be found and how important it is to call out to Jesus before "it's getting there" and "they close the door". |
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