What's amazing about this song is the incorporation of applied Nietzschean philosophy into Joni's most commercial work. The "dragon shining with all values known" and "the lion in you to defy 'em" are taken straight from the pages of Thus Spoke Zarathustra, one of those books that has had a huge influence on Mitchell's own life philosophy; and one of the few that can help when it feels like your dreams and "right to be human" are being sucked away by some malignant current.
@Avdreader- I agree with you... As someone who has experianced depression, It captures the feelings and vicious cycles that are tied with depression very well...
I think this is what goes through the mind of someone contemplating suicide. Morbid I guess, but that is where I go when I hear it.....I think she captures the feeling perfectly....been there.....got past it years ago. In a way Joni speaks for me and legions of others. Mesmerizing track
"Advice and religion you can't take it. You can't seem to believe it."
She had a way with expressing enormously important thoughts with such simple statements. Genius.
mlc2005 4 weeks ago
What's amazing about this song is the incorporation of applied Nietzschean philosophy into Joni's most commercial work. The "dragon shining with all values known" and "the lion in you to defy 'em" are taken straight from the pages of Thus Spoke Zarathustra, one of those books that has had a huge influence on Mitchell's own life philosophy; and one of the few that can help when it feels like your dreams and "right to be human" are being sucked away by some malignant current.
russelldavid27 1 month ago
You can't live life and you can't leave it. A great lyric and so true for many people.
avdreader1 4 months ago 2
@Avdreader- I agree with you... As someone who has experianced depression, It captures the feelings and vicious cycles that are tied with depression very well...
JDCT37 5 months ago
I think this is what goes through the mind of someone contemplating suicide. Morbid I guess, but that is where I go when I hear it.....I think she captures the feeling perfectly....been there.....got past it years ago. In a way Joni speaks for me and legions of others. Mesmerizing track
avdreader1 5 months ago
I love this track <3
popsytm 6 months ago
STUNNING! One of her best.
mlc2005 6 months ago
Nice work on the video. This is one of many classic tracks by Joni that I'll never tire of.
sirqitous 7 months ago
Than you for sharing this. Love it.
rosenbar 7 months ago