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Artist: Joni Mitchell
Canonical path: /mitchell-joni/i-think-i-understand
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I Think I Understand
Read I Think I Understand lyrics by Joni Mitchell on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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I Think I Understand
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Daylight falls upon the path, the forest falls behind
Today I am not prey to dark uncertainty
The shadow trembles in it's wrath, I've robbed it's blackness blind
And tasted sunlight as my fear came clear to me
I think I understand
Fear is like a wilderland
Stepping stones or sinking sand
Now the way leads to the hills, above the steeple's chime
Below me sleepy rooftops round the harbor
It's there I'll take my thirsty fill of friendship over wine
Forgetting fear but never disregarding her
Oh, I think I understand
Fear is like a wilderland
Stepping stones and sinking sand
Sometimes voices in the night will call me back again
Back along the pathway of a troubled mind
When forests rise to block the light that keeps a traveler sane
I'll challenge them with flashes from a brighter time
Oh, I think I understand
Fear is like a wilderland
Stepping stones or sinking sand
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