Harry's House/Centerpiece Lyrics

Lyric discussion by sonicboy10 

Cover art for Harry's House/Centerpiece lyrics by Joni Mitchell

"Battalions of paper-minded males Talking commodities and sales While at home their paper wives And paper kids Paper the walls to keep their gut reactions hid"

This lyric, and the entire verse even, is just so evocative. The last line always makes me laugh out loud. I wonder whether she intended the double-entendre that is implied by the context of "gut reactions"? Knowing Joni, I doubt any potential angle went over her head!

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