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Artist: Bob Dylan
Canonical path: /bob-dylan/dead-man-dead-man
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Dead Man, Dead Man
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Dead Man, Dead Man
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Uttering idle words from a reprobate mind
Clinging to strange promises, dying on the vine
Never bein' able to separate the good from the bad
Ooh, I can't stand it, I can't stand it
It's makin' me feel so sad
Dead man, dead man
When will you arise?
Cobwebs in your mind
Dust upon your eyes
Satan got you by the heel, there's a bird's nest in your hair
Do you have any faith at all? Do you have any love to share?
The way that you hold your head, cursin' God with every move
Ooh, I can't stand it, I can't stand it
What are you tryin' to prove?
Dead man, dead man
When will you arise?
Cobwebs in your mind
Dust upon your eyes
The glamour and the bright lights and the politics of sin
The ghetto that you build for me is the one you end up in
The race of the engine that overrules your heart
Ooh, I can't stand it, I can't stand it
Pretending that you're so smart
Dead man, dead man
When will you arise?
Cobwebs in your mind
Dust upon your eyes
What are you tryin' to overpower me with, the doctrine or the gun?
My back is already to the wall, where can I run?
The tuxedo that you're wearin', the flower in your lapel
Ooh, I can't stand it, I can't stand it
You wanna take me down to hell
Dead man, dead man
When will you arise?
Cobwebs in your mind
Dust upon your eyes
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