| Joni Mitchell – River Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| For me, this is a song epitomizes a particular feeling you hold for a particular relationship; a turning point where "things weren't supposed to be this way" and you wish things were undone almost as much as the ever-present instinct to flee and cut out those feelings. The metaphor of Christmas is very powerful to this understanding where there lies very strong nostalgia of timing and histories juxtaposed by hope for the future and the reighn of magic in the air. Perhaps there is even an allusion to the one who is undone or doomed, was betrayed by the loved one, a "you brought it on yourself" dilemma of being the root cause of coldness in such a warm and loving relation. It single-handedly raises the question: can the overwhelming sadness of one party destroy the potential for life between you? Can they ever understand where you've been or that you've known, or the mark you wear the rest of your life that you wish they'd understand or life with that aspect of you. If you've hurt someone, won't you just do it again, and like a child wishing for a snowday out of a unstudied test won't continue running from yourself and indeed them. This is one of my favorite songs. | |
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