Both Sides Now – Joni Mitchell
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I first heard Joni Mitchell on an album my older sister bought and like Yelow Taxi but that was it, people mentioned her in passing, and I would listen to the odd song, then I was round at a friends who had a video of a documentary about this amazing womens life, and I found there was much to like and be inspired by…these lyrics especially…
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Both Sides Now
Rows and flows of angel’s hair
And icecream castles in the air
And feathered canyons everywhere
I’ve looked at clouds that way
But now they only block the sun
They rain and they snow on everyone
So many things I would have done
But clouds got in my way.
I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down, but still somehow
It’s cloud illusions I recall
I really don’t know clouds at all.
Moon and Junes and Ferris wheels
That dizzy dancing way you feel
As every fairy tale comes real
I’ve looked at love that way.
But now it’s just another show
You leave them laughing when you go
And if you care, don’t let them know
Don’t give yourself away.
I’ve looked at love from both sides now
From give and take, but still somehow
It’s love’s illusions I recall
I really don’t know love at all.
Tears and fears and feeling proud
To say “I love you” right out loud
Dreams and schemes and circus crowds
I’ve looked at life that way
But now old friends are acting strange
They shake their heads, they say I’ve changed
Well something’s lost, but something’s gained
In living every day.
I’ve looked at life from both sides now
From win and lose, but still somehow
It’s life’s illusions I recall
I really don’t know life at all.
– Joni Mitchell
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