An Illusion To Me Now

So Bob Dylan turns 65 today, huh? Well, all I can say is “it takes a lot to laugh, it takes a social security payment and the onset of mandatory PSA screening for your age group to cry.”

To say Happy Birthday to Mr. Zimmerman, I present this homage which he could have written himself if all of this were taking place, oh, say 30 years ago.

It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Spying)

General Hayden is a “pill”
Testifies on Capitol Hill
Eavesdrops going on still
Telecoms all act as shills
Gonna turn over records till
A court will tell them not to

26 million vets betray
Hacked their SSNs from the VA
Gonzales has only this to say
That it’s been going on for 19 days
For courage and resolve, just pray
And fight them ‘cos we got to

This whole game is Dubya’s shame
Data mining in his name
It’s alright ma...one day we’ll break him

Energy rigging games did play
On residents of Ca-li-for-ni-a
Prices jump through the roof in one day
Pocket some swag for Enron and Ken Lay
And wonder what the politicians say
‘Cos their coffers, too, are growing

Sunnis, Shiites, Kurds abhor
U.S. presence anymore
Only misery in store
From the disaster called the Iraq War
Make that huge, new embassy ensure
“Black gold” is ever flowing

Service people used as pawns
Trained to think Saddam’s the one
Our enemy since time did dawn
With 9/11 and WMD the con
Then, spread democracy’s the new mission
Tryin’ to do what’s never been done
Our butchered are now so slowly withdrawn
From fighting a war that can never be won
And way back when, Bush said “begone”
To what we now are knowing

Of morals, our rulers are bereft
And can only blame “the angry left”
Ignore them all, Ma...WE CAN MAKE IT!

And someone is surprised to find out that he has a sense of humor? This is the guy that wrote "Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat," remember?

Update 5/25: This is about as mystical to me as anything Dylan could have written himself.