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Joni Mitchell

Fiction

Release date: 1st October 1985

From Dog Eat Dog
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About This Track

"Fiction" is a track by Joni Mitchell, from the album Dog Eat Dog, released 1st October 1985. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Joni Mitchell

Joni Mitchell

Lyrics

Fiction

[Verse 1]

I can't decide, I don't know (Which way to go?)

The options multiply, the choices grow (Which way to go?)

What should I buy, what should I be? (Which way to go?)

Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief, so much comes at you, too much for me (Which way to go?)

[Pre-Chorus 1]

Elusive dreams and vague desires

Fanned to fiery needs by golden boys in ad empires

Fiction, truth, fiction, truth, fiction, truth

Fiction

[Chorus 1]

Fiction of the boob tube, fiction of the papers

Fiction of the image and the image makers

Fiction of the magazines, fiction of the movies

Fiction of the "Buy me," "Watch me," "Listen to me"

[Verse 2]

I can't decide, I'm so confused (Which way to go?)

I'm being useful here, I'm being used (Which way to go?)

Some line gets drawn, what line is this? (Which way to go?)

Could be a threshold or a precipice (Which way to go?)

[Pre-Chorus 2]

Elusive dreams and vague desires

Fanned to fiery needs by sexy boys in flaming TV fires

Fiction, truth, fiction, truth, fiction, truth

Fiction

[Chorus 2]

Fiction of obedience, fiction of rebellion

Fiction of the goody-goody and the hellion

Fiction of destroyers, fiction of preservers

Fiction of peacemakers and shit disturbers

[Chorus 3]

Fiction of the moralist, fiction of the nihilist

Fiction of the innovator and the stylist

Fiction of the killjoy, fiction of the charmer

Fiction of the clay feet and the shining armour

[Chorus 4]

Fiction of the declaimers, fiction of the rebukers

Fiction of the pro and the no nukers

Fiction of the gizmo, fiction of the data

Fiction of the this is this and that is that

[Verse 3]

I can't decide, I don't know (Which way to go?)

The more you learn, the less you know (Which way to go?)

Some follow blind and never know (Which way to go?)

To lead you need some place to go (Which way to go?)

[Pre-Chorus 3]

Elusive dreams and vague desires

Fanned to fiery needs by deadly deeds in falling empires

Fiction, truth, fiction, truth, fiction, truth

Fiction

[Chorus 5]

Fiction of the diplomat, fiction of the critic

Fiction of the Pollyanna and the cynic

Fiction of the coward, fiction of the hero

Fiction of the monuments reduced to zero

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Track details

From Dog Eat Dog

1985
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1985
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    Writer
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