I THINK I UNDERSTAND
Joni Mitchell


Daylight falls upon the path
The forest falls behind
Today I am not prey to dark
uncertainty
The shadow trembles in its wrath
I've robbed its 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 or 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 and sinking sand