Carly Rae Jepsen

Released: February 14, 2012

Songwriter: Joni Mitchell

Producer: Ryan Stewart

[Verse 1]
Bows and flows of angel hair
And ice cream castles in the air
Feather canyons everywhere
I've looked at clouds that way

[Verse 2]
Now they only block the sun
They rain and snow on everyone
So many things I would have done
But clouds got in my way

[Interlude]
I've looked at clouds from both sides now

[Chorus 1]
I've looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down and still somehow
It's cloud's illusions I recall
I really don't know clouds at all

[Verse 3]
Moons, and Junes, and ferris wheels
The dizzy, dancing way you feel
When every fairy tale comes real
I've looked at love that way

[Verse 4]
Now it's just another show
You leave 'em laughing when you go
And if you care don't let them know
Don't give yourself away

[Chorus 2]
I've looked at love from both sides now
From give and take and still somehow
It's love's illusions I recall
I really don't know love at all

[Bridge]
Tears and fears and feeling proud
To say I love you right out loud
Dreams and schemes and circus crowds
I've looked at life that way
But now old friends are acting strange
They shake their heads
They say I've changed
Well something's lost and something's gained in living every day

[Interlude]
I've looked at life from both sides now

[Chorus 3]
I've looked at life from both sides now
From win and lose and still somehow
It's life's illusions I recall
I really don't know life

[Chorus 1]
I've looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down and still somehow
It's cloud's illusions I recall
I really don't know clouds at all

[Outro]
I really don't know life at all

Carly Rae Jepsen is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Born in 1985, she first came to fame by finishing in third place on the TV show Canadian Idol. Shortly afterwards, she released her debut album, Tug Of War, including the Canadian top 40 singles “Tug Of War” and “Bucket.”

Three years later, she released the single “Call Me Maybe” and planned to follow it with what would have been her second album, Curiosity. However, after the song caught the ear of fellow Canadian, Justin Bieber, he referred her to his manager, Scooter Braun, which led to her signing an international deal with Interscope Records. Before long, it became one of 2012’s most enduring hits, racking up over a billion YouTube views and topping the charts in 21 countries, including the US and Canada. The aforementioned Curiosity album was cut down to EP length, and work continued on her eventual sophomore LP, Kiss. Released in September 2012, it also featured the Owl City collaboration “Good Time”, which reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Jepsen returned in March 2015 with “I Really Like You,” the lead single from her third studio album. The song received a more muted reception than her breakout hit–although it did reach #2 in the United Kingdom–and consequently, the album, E•MO•TION, failed to make a substantial impact chartwise. Despite this, the album drew in a new wave of fans with its more experimental and mature sound; such was the amount of praise among both the public and critics that a follow-up EP of album outtakes–E•MO• Side B–was released on the album’s first anniversary.

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