Steemitcentral Lyrics Challenge Day 58/60 - "Blowin in the Wind" by Bob Dylan
Lyrics
How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
How many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, and how many times must the cannonballs fly
Before they're forever banned?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind
Yes, and how many years can a mountain exist
Before it's washed to the sea?
Yes, and how many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free?
Yes, and how many times can a man turn his head
And pretend that he just doesn't see?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind
Yes, and how many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, and how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, and how many deaths will it take 'til he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind
Lyrics sourced from azlyrics.com
Reflection
In 1994 this song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. And quite unsurprisingly, it was in 2004 ranked number 14 on the list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" by Rolling Stone magazine. Today, the lyrics of this song remain one of the best of all time.
This quite philosophical song asks several enigmatic questions and claims that the answers are in the wind, perhaps because the answers are really, really in the wind and no one can find it.
About the Steemitcentral Lyrics Challenge
Simply put, lyrics are the words of a song. Today, there are thousands of songs with great lyrics, lyrics that are powerful enough to touch and refresh the soul. This is why @steemitcentral will be running a lyrics challenge that will last for the next 60 days.
@Steemitcentral wants to bring some of the world's most powerful lyrics to the steem blockchain. So, if you're a lover of good music, we want to hear from you. Feel free to share the lyrics of your favourites songs with us.
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- Post the lyrics from your best song (in words or pictures) for the day and reflect on it using a few words (100 max).
- Use the "steemitcentral tag" in your blog posts.
- Make sure the source of the lyrics is cited properly to avoid plagiarism.
- Do well to number your entries. E.g Day 1/60, day 23/60, etc.
- Link your entry to this post.
- Use the hash tag #sclyrics in all your entries. This will make us find you easily.
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