At Ease… Most of the Time

Posted by Gordon on Oct 10th, 2008
2008
Oct 10

I just bought Dylan’s Bootleg Series Vol. 8 and I must say it was one of those perfect purchases. The music just comes shining through in all its subtle glory. There are many delightful alternate versions of several recent Dylan classics including “Mississippi” and “Most of the Time“. The net effect of this album for me is that it puts me at ease. With the world on fire as it seems to be this not an emotion that is easy to come by. But Dylan delivers and it has been good for my psychological state of mind and my adjustment to the unravelling we are witnessing all around us. At the moment I have a guarded optimism about the future, but also a heavy feeling that it is going to take a lot work to put it all back together.

The end result is that I feel at ease “most of the time”.

Most of the Time
My head is on straight
Most of the Time
I am strong enough not to hate
I got enough faith I got enough strength
I keep it all away way beyond arms length
I can smile in the face of mankind…
Most of the time.