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'The Stranger Song'?

('You hate to see another tired man lay down his hand, like he was giving up the Holy Game of Poker.')

That's a great answer too, Hartmut, but still not the one I have in mind.

In the song I'm thinking of, the exhaustion is healed by the agent(s) of salvation, & those agents are apparently quite comforting to the tired traveler. Also, the fatigue is implied through descriptive phrases other than the actual words, "fatigue", "tired" or "exhaustion" (& therefore, the phrases are also open to other interpretations, though I think exhaustion is a reasonable interpretation in this context). The lyrics which imply the link between exhaustion & salvation actually comprise an entire verse of the song. I think some of those clues will be quite telling. . .

After your clues I think it's 'Sisters of Mercy'. ('They were waiting for me / when I thought that I just can't go on')

Hi holydove,

I'm with Hartmut in thinking it's "Sisters of Mercy," as a result of your clues. In addition to what Hartmut
quoted, there's a salvific (may never have used this word before), a borrowing from the Gospels account of
a miracle said to have taken place when someone touched the hem of Jesus' garment (widely believed to be
a prayer shawl, the tallit). -- In "Sisters of Mercy" we have these words: "They touched both my eyes and I
touched the dew on their hem." Touching of the eyes, also, is involved in a Gospels' described miracle. There,
a blind man was healed by Jesus doing this to him. These miracles in the Gospels presuppose faith, a requisite
Christian salvation element. Travellers, who presumably may be weary, are wished by the song narrator to
encounter the sisters: "you who've been travelling so long" and Jesus, in Matthew 11:28, says that he is a
provider of rest.

Here's a quick one:

Which singer who can be heard on 'Death of a Ladies' Man' and who was probably the first one to cover 'Hallelujah' am I going to see tonight?

Hi Hartmut,

Bob Dylan?

Yes, Steven, you are quite correct.

Hi Hartmut & Steven,

You are both absolutely correct. The song is Sisters of Mercy & I was thinking of the whole first verse & especially both of these lines that you mentioned: "they were waiting for me when I thought that I just can't go on", & "Oh I hope you run into them, you who've been travelling so long."

Steven, thank you for pointing out those beautiful analogies to accounts in the Gospels. It is precisely that line - "they touched both my eyes & I touched the dew on their hem" (in addition to "& they brought me their comfort. . .", & "they will bind you with love. . .") - that I think indicates that the sisters of mercy have come to bring healing and/or salvation to the extremely weary narrator. And how sweet that he wishes to share the healing & salvation with other exhausted travelers.

Enjoy the concert, Hartmut!!

Editing: Steven, I also meant to thank you for adding the word "salvific" to my vocabulary - what a great word!

holydove wrote: Enjoy the concert, Hartmut!!

I did. Thank you!

Hi,

Continuing further on Dylan, Dylan's song "Mississippi" relates that a song character had a tipping
point in time, precisely "a day too long." There's a character in a L.C. song that I've in mind who
also had such a temporally defined experience. As a result, something irreversible occurred.
Please name the song.

Glad that Hartmut got to attend and enjoy the concert.

holydove, I also like the word "salvific."

Thank you, Steven!

Interesting question.

Hm ... the only idea I can come up with is this:

'And I'm sick of pretending
I'm broken from bending
I've lived too long on my knees.'

('Light As The Breeze')

hi Hartmut...very strange....this morning I woke up with the same song but other lyrics...
" oh baby I've waited so long for your kiss...."

Hi Steven,

This immediately comes to mind for me: The Traitor

"So I lingered on her thighs a fatal moment/ I kissed her lips as though I thirsted still
My falsity had stung me like a hornet/ The poison sank and it paralysed my will"

anny wrote:hi Hartmut...very strange....this morning I woke up with the same song but other lyrics...
" oh baby I've waited so long for your kiss...."

Well, it's a good song, isn't it? - And it's on my mind quite often. So many great lines ...