Even though there is obviously a discernible narrative flowing throughout “Helplessly Hoping”, it’s also blatantly evident that the song’s writer, Stephen Stills, put a high premium on stylized lyrics. So it isn’t such that the...
Some readers who never heard of this track or The Byrds even may be familiar with most of the lyrics nonetheless, as they are by and large derived verbatim from the Book of Ecclesiastes. For...
To proclaim that you’re looking at a matter “from both sides now” is another way of saying that unlike the past, currently you’re able to perceive both the good and the bad of the...
The unique titular metaphor upon which this song is based literally dates back to the circus business, where actual clowns are of course present. But within the context of the song it is once...
