Lyric discussion by mmcdonald 

Cover art for Dandelion lyrics by Rolling Stones, The

Dandelion is about the game of fate in love, and the future chance will bring dependent upon the choice one makes. It is in the sorrow of lost love, set in the analogy of the child's game played with dentes-de-liones telling one's fortune. It contains the recognition that love holds the fate of one's soul, but depends upon fortune.Teeth of the lion is what the name of the flower means, and the pathos of the song is a compensatory madness of a childishness in the shipwreak of young love, the very subject of Colors (She's a Rainbow) and Ruby Tuesday, if I had to guess.