from Nashville, Tennessee2 Dec 1978"Come you masters of war You that build all the guns You that build the death planes You that build the big bombs You that hide behind walls You that hide behind desks I just want you to know I can see through your masks
You that never done nothin' But build to destroy You play with my world Likeit's your little toy You put a gun in my hand And you hide from my eyes And you turn and run farther When the fast bullets fly
Like Judas of old You lie and deceive A world war can be won You want me to believe But I see through your eyes And I see through your brain Like I see through the water That runs down my drain
You fasten the triggers For the others to fire Then you set back and watch When the death count gets higher You hide in your mansion As young people's blood Flows out of their bodies And is buried in the mud
You've thrown the worst fear That can ever be hurled Fear to bringchildren Into the world For threatening my baby Unborn and unnamed You ain't worth the blood That runs in your veins
How much do I know To talk out of turn You might say that I'm young You might say I'm unlearned But there's one thing I know Though I'm younger than you Even Jesus would never Forgive what you do
Let me ask you one question Is your money that good Will it buy you forgiveness Do you think that it could I think you will find When your death takes its toll All the money you made Will never buy back your soul
And I hope that you die And your death'll come soon I will follow yourcasket In the pale afternoon And I'll watch while you're lowered Down to your deathbed And I'll stand o'er your grave 'Til I'm sure that you're dead"
Wonderful! The text might loose a bit of it's meaning, but he's a genius :D
chainthatdoor(October 7, 2008 at 3:07 am)
Good god! What the hell was he thinking? This is up there with the live at Budakon album as being the worst of Dylan. Just awful.
npspec34(September 12, 2008 at 11:33 pm)
Sounds great!!! unless you have your feet in cement, or maybe your head. "And I'll watch while you're lowered Down to your deathbed And I'll stand o'er your grave 'Til I'm sure that you're dead" Great.
rosepearljanis(September 10, 2008 at 4:36 pm)
a mistake!?this sounds great!
dylanman89(August 25, 2008 at 1:23 am)
If this arrangement was released today as a cover it wud be hard not to criticise it.Jus shows you even Dylan can make mistakes... maybe hes human after all!
Texasredfish5114(August 8, 2008 at 11:48 pm)
good performer.
rokyfireloadat32(August 8, 2008 at 1:37 am)
That's not Masters Of War, that's just a mockery of it, I'd be really dissapointed if I was in that crowd!
TME4You(July 31, 2008 at 3:06 pm)
Powerful Performance, I love this great Song, This Version make a skin from a Duck on my arms
benimalover(July 6, 2008 at 4:28 pm)
it doesnt matter his words havent changed he so cool
marlinsunfish(July 2, 2008 at 12:30 pm)
im dancing naked what a sight mmmmmm
soqmi(July 2, 2008 at 3:01 am)
good christ i hope masters of war never opened your eyes to anything.
