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“Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling.” I hate analysing dylan lyrics with drugs or religion reference but this has a good case.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Dylan’s line was reportedly inspired by the 1949 Hank Williams song “Lost Highway”:

I’m a rolling stone, all alone and lost

The 1950 Muddy Waters blues song “Rollin' Stone” was also a likely inspiration.