Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell - Both sides now songtekst
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Over deze songtekst:
Joni zei over dit lied:
"I was reading Saul Bellow's "Henderson, the Rain King" on a plane and early in the book Henderson, the Rain King is also up in a plane. He's on his way to Africa and he looks down and sees these clouds. I put down the book, looked out the window and saw clouds too, and I immediately started writing the song. I had no idea that the song would become as popular as it did."
Rows and floes of angel hair And ice cream castles in the air And feather canyons everywhere Ive looked at clouds that way But now they only block the sun They rain and snow on everyone So many things I would have done But clouds got in my way Ive looked at clouds from both sides now From up and down, and still somehow Its cloud illusions I recall I really don't know clouds at all Moons and junes and ferris wheels The dizzy dancing way you feel As every fairy tale comes real Ive looked at love that way But now its just another show You leave em laughing when you go And if you care, don't let them know Don't give yourself away Ive looked at love from both sides now From give and take, and still somehow Its loves 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 Ive looked at life that way But now old friends are acting strange They shake their heads, they say Ive changed Well somethings lost, but somethings gained In living every day Ive looked at life from both sides now From win and lose and still somehow Its lifes illusions I recall I really don't know life at all Ive looked at life from both sides now From up and down, and still somehow Its lifes illusions I recall I really don't know life at all