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The students were presented with a 1965 video of Bob Dylan’s iconic song, “Subterranean Homesick Blues,” and asked to consider its message.

 RYLEE…finds the “twenty years of schooling” line to be alarming.

A Song Stuck in My Head 

 A dark room, and an alarm that’s been stuck in my head for as long as I can remember! It’s a pattern that has been embedded in me forever. Yet, I continue this cycle because, once I get out of school, I will be moving on my own schedule. Or maybe that’s just what I tell myself to get through these days. I listened to the song “Subterranean Homesick Blues” by Bob Dylan, and one specific lyric that stands out to me is “Twenty years of schooling, and they put you on the day shift.” Which makes me wonder, will I ever break this trying cycle? Waking up and going to school for what feels like the majority of the day and then going straight home is what feels like one of the most repetitive things that one can do. By the time I actually enjoy the concept of life, and my actions stop counting towards how successful my future will be,  could be at retirement age! I suppose if your career ends up being something you enjoy, then it might not feel too bad, but getting to that point can take years. There really is no being certain when the cycle stops, or if it ever will. So I guess my real question is, when will that alarm that I know so clearly in the back of my head stop ringing?

Rylee Breeden 

1/23/26