Bob Dylan - dirge

사랑의 고통과 그로 인해 느끼는 약함에 대해 고백하는 노래에서 화자는 과거의 관계를 되돌아보며 후회를 표현한다
외로움과 고독 속에서도 자신을 지키기 위한 탐색이 이어지고, 결국 상대방에게서 받았던 상처와 상실을 인정하고 있다
이 모든 감정은 그가 느끼는 삶의 복잡함을 반영한다

I hate myself for loving’ you and the weakness that it showed
You were just a painted face on a trip down Suicide Road
The stage was set, the lights went out all around the old hotel
I hate myself for loving’ you and I’m glad the curtain fell
I hate that foolish game we played and the need that was expressed
And the mercy that you showed to me, who ever would have guessed?
I went out on Lower Broadway and I felt that place within
That hollow place where martyrs weep and angels play with sin
Heard your songs of freedom and man forever stripped
Acting out his folly while his back is being whipped
Like a slave in orbit, he’s beaten ’till he’s tame
All for a moment’s glory and it’s a dirty, rotten shame
There are those who worship loneliness, I’m not one of them
In this age of fiberglass I’m searching for a gem
The crystal ball up on the wall hasn’t shown me nothing yet
I’ve paid the price of solitude, but at least I’m out of debt
Can’t recall a useful thing you ever did for me
’Cept pat me on the back one time when I was on my knees
We stared into each other’s eyes ’till one of us would break
No use to apologize, what difference would it make?