“The dizzy dancing way you feel, As every fairy tale comes real”

song ~ “Both Sides Now”  
artist ~ Joni Mitchell  

Rows and floes of angel hair
And ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons everywhere
I've 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

I've looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down, and still somehow
It's 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
I've looked at love that way

But now it's just another show
You leave 'em 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, and 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 and still somehow
It's life's illusions I recall
I really don't know life at all

I've looked at life from both sides now
From up and down and still somehow
It's life's illusions I recall
I really don't know life at all     _{(Image source)}

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Composed more than a half century ago, “Both Sides Now”  is both a quintessential ‘60s song and a timeless classic.   

The Popular Version

It remains one of the best- known and best-loved songs of the Canadian singer / songwriter Joni Mitchell. On Rolling Stone magazine’s “500 Greatest Songs of All Time,”  it ranked at Number 171.   

The first commercial release of the song was a version by Judy Collins on her 1967 album “Wildflowers.”  After that version was released as a single, it became immensely popular, even though Mitchell herself did not particularly like Collins rendition of it.  

Learning about Knowledge

The song reflects on how the innocent view of the world that we have in childhood is eventually replaced by the experienced viewpoint we have as adults.    

By growing and maturing, we can come to see life, love, and everything else through both the innocent perspective of childhood and the experienced perspective of adults. By seeing things from “both sides,”  we learn a bit about life, love, clouds, and more.    

But ultimately, we still “don’t know [anything] … at all.”      _{(Image source)}
Joni Mitchell – "Both Sides Now"  _{(Right-click to hear on YouTube)}
Lyrics by Joni Mitchell, courtesy of – AZLyrics.com
References – Wikipedia
References – SongMeanings.com
Joni Mitchell – "Both Sides Now" (Bonus track, 2000 version)  _{(Right-click to hear on YouTube)}

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