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I am hanging in the balance of the reality of man
Like every sparrow falling, like every grain of sand
• Variant: "I am hanging in the balance of a perfect, finished plan" (The Bootleg Series, Vols. 1–3)
— Bob Dylan
What It Means
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Like every sparrow falling, like every grain of sand
• Variant: "I am hanging in the balance of a perfect, finished plan" (The Bootleg Series, Vols. 1–3)" in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941) is an American folk and rock singer-songwriter, born in Duluth, Minnesota. In 2016 Dylan received the Nobel Prize in Literature, "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition".
About Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941) is an American folk and rock singer-songwriter, born in Duluth, Minnesota. In 2016 Dylan received the Nobel Prize in Literature, "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition".
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