The infamous, legendary "fade-out" lyrics

[EveryHour]

Okay, we all know one of the BEST things about Stevie's songs are the lyrics she throws in as the song fades out. I know a recent thread about something else (I think on the Rumours board) kind of led to this topic, but I've been wanting to start it for a long time anyway. Crank up those headphones and name your favorites or ones that maybe others have missed.

We all know and love: "...somebody said, 'OUTside the rain" (Outside The Rain). I love the sassy tone in her voice on the word "said".

"...that is how songs are written, stories are told, rumours are started" (Rock A Little). One of my all-time fave Stevie lyrics period.

I LOVE this one:
"Well I think you're uptight lady...uptight lady...oooh, outta sight, outta sight lady" (Love Is Like A River). KILLS me! KILLS!:nod:

Ya'll take it from here....

:wavey:

[DownOnRodeo]

'La la, la-la; la la, la-la; la la, la-la; ohhhh, ohhh, ohhhh..."

(Can anyone guess?)

[DeadliestPoison]

Originally posted by DownOnRodeo
'La la, la-la; la la, la-la; la la, la-la; ohhhh, ohhh, ohhhh..."

(Can anyone guess?)

Illume?!

My faves...

"Oooh well how DARE he take theeeem PRISONER!" in The Nightmare

The end of Silver Springs (the original version, as I don't hve the remasters yet)

The aforementioned Outside The Rain fade-out

...and I'm sure many others. Yay, fade-outs! Or boo! fade outs. Especially if she's about to go crazy (ie The Nightmate).

[AliP]

My absolute favorite is from Storms: "Not All the Prayers in the World Could Save Us."

[strandinthewind]

I love that "not all the prayers in the world could save us" from "Storms."

I also love the end of Sara because it took me until like 1997 to figure out exactly what she was saying :laugh:

I also like the "ohh oohhh" at the ond of SOTM.

Long Live La Nicks!!!!

[cliffdweller]

Originally posted by DeadliestPoison
The end of Silver Springs (the original version, as I don't hve the remasters yet)

You got it. This is the best fade out of hers. Just wait until you get the re-issue, it's gonna blow your mind.


"oooooohhhhhhhhh aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh aaaaahhhhh aaaaahhh aaaaaaahhhhh!!!"

[gldstwmn]

"In the never forgotten words of another one of your friends baby...when you hang up that phone...well you cease to exist..."

I know she says it earlier in the song but I love the inflection she uses at the end.

[dissention]

"And not all the prayers in the world could...save us" is my very favorite from "Storms". Quickly followed by...*gasp*..."Sometimes...she's an actress...but you'll never really know..." in "Silver Girl". :eek:

[darklinensuit]

Great picks so far.

I'll add Seven Wonders and Nightbird.

- Jake

[tommer]

...welcome to the room EVERYONE. that's her best one in my opinion, it just flip flops half the song's lyrics.

[Sorcerer386]

I'll throw in If I Were You and I Miss You (oh OH OH oh).

[strandinthewind]

There was a big discussion awhile back about exactly what she chants at the end of IIWY.

"If Love is what you feel
I Love is what ???????

. . . . .

I am locked up inside your eyes forever baby"

or something like that :laugh:

Whatever it is - I love it! :cool:

[TheBlueLamp]

This is weird because I was I was thinking about Stevie's great fade out lyrics this afternoon while I was listening to One More Big Time Rock & Roll Star in the car, anyway..

A few of my favourites:

"What was it they wanted? They say she had I don't wanna know about it! I don't wanna know about it!" (No Spoken Word). The very last part of that really rocks.

"Ooh and I paid a price for it, doing the best that I can, I paid..Well I paid!" (Doing the Best I Can) I absolutely love that last "I paid" as the song fades away.

"I know...I know..Kind of woman that'll haunt you.." (Kind Of Woman)..I just like this one.

"It sounded good..on a delicate white-ribbon caaaard" (OMBTR&RS) I love the way Stevie delivers that final line

"Weeell I can see that expression, when the phone rings" (Talk To Me) Not so much the line but the way it's sung.

"Ooooooh Well that girl was me! Oh you try hard but you'll never catch me!" (Angel)

"He remembers how good it can be...Straight back, straight back.. Straight! Back!" (Straight Back)

As well as the previously mentioned Outside The Rain, Sara, Welcome To The Room...Sara and Love is Like A River.

Just on a semi-related note, I just got my Re-issues shipped to me this week and the howls at the end of Gold Dust Woman literally sent chills up and down my spine. Especially the first time I listened to it because I wasn't expecting such clarity and ferocity. I swear, that song and those howls make me think of The Exorcist...don't know if that's a good thing or not. :laugh:

Nick

[dissention]

Originally posted by strandinthewind
There was a big discussion awhile back about exactly what she chants at the end of IIWY.

"If Love is what you feel
I Love is what ???????


I always thought she said

"If love is what you feel
And love is what you want..." :)

[face of glass]

"The Wild Heart". No contest for me.

Here's a woman who knows the meaning of a dramatic fade-out. It's all in her blood. ;)

[strandinthewind]

Originally posted by dissention
I always thought she said

"If love is what you feel
And love is what you want..." :)

:nod: :nod:

and then its "why can't you tell me you feel like I do - and I do"

or something like that.

[dissention]

Originally posted by strandinthewind
:nod: :nod:

and then its "why can't you tell me you feel like I do - and I do"

or something like that.

Yup, and after some painstaking transcribing ( :laugh: ), she says this:

"And you know that the time I look through your eyes I can't escape-
I can't escape
'Cuz the light that burns through your eyes
Just burns through
Oooh"

;)

[snwriter]

Chasing down the demons--you think you hear demons-- I think YOU are the demon -- crying out for love!


--Twisted--original on "Twister" soundtrack

[DeadliestPoison]

Originally posted by strandinthewind
"If Love is what you feel
I Love is what ???????

. . . . .

I am locked up inside your eyes forever baby"

or something like that :laugh:

I figured it was "I know just what you feel/ I know just what you want/ Why can't you tell me that you feel it like I do?/ And I do/ And you know somethingsomethingblahblah/ I just can't escape/ Can't escape!/ Cuz blahblahsomething"

:shrug:

[strandinthewind]

Originally posted by DeadliestPoison
I figured it was "I know just what you feel/ I know just what you want/ Why can't you tell me that you feel it like I do?/ And I do/ And you know somethingsomethingblahblah/ I just can't escape/ Can't escape!/ Cuz blahblahsomething"

:shrug:

These all work!!!!!! Damn her diction :laugh:

[wondergirl9847]

My fave song on RAL!! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it!

I think she's going:

"I know just what you feel
I know just what you want.
Why can't you tell that you're feelin' like I do.
And I do, and you know everytime I look into your eyes,
I just can't escape, can't escape, 'cuz a light is *something* inside your eyes forever baby."

Oh, who the frick knows what she's saying. :shrug:

LOL!!

[joe]

i thought it was:

"i know just what you want/i know just what you need/why can't you tell me that you're feeling like i do/ and i do/ and you know everytime i look into your eyes i just can't escape/can't escape/cause a light comes inside your eyes forever baby"

[joe]

Originally posted by wondergirl9847
My fave song on RAL!! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it!

I think she's going:

"I know just what you feel
I know just what you want.
Why can't you tell that you're feelin' like I do.
And I do, and you know everytime I look into your eyes,
I just can't escape, can't escape, 'cuz a light is *something* inside your eyes forever baby."

Oh, who the frick knows what she's saying. :shrug:

LOL!!



Originally posted by joe
i thought it was:

"i know just what you want/i know just what you need/why can't you tell me that you're feeling like i do/ and i do/ and you know everytime i look into your eyes i just can't escape/can't escape/cause a light comes inside your eyes forever baby"

i think we posted at the same time....anyway, i wrote "need" and meant "feel"....really, i did.

[paleshadow]

Originally posted by dissention
Yup, and after some painstaking transcribing ( :laugh: ), she says this:

"And you know that the time I look through your eyes I can't escape-
I can't escape
'Cuz the light that burns through your eyes
Just burns through
Oooh"

;)

I always heard it as:
"I know just what you feel, I know just what you want
Why can't you tell me that you're feeling that I do.
And I do.
And you know that every time I look into your eyes
I just can't escape
Can't escape
Caus I'm locked up inside your eyes forever baby."

[dissention]

Originally posted by paleshadow
I always heard it as:
"I know just what you feel, I know just what you want
Why can't you tell me that you're feeling that I do.
And I do.
And you know that every time I look into your eyes
I just can't escape
Can't escape
Caus I'm locked up inside your eyes forever baby."

Nope, I'm positive it's what I posted. :laugh: I listened to it for twenty freakin' minutes and turned the volume louder as the the fade got more silent. :laugh:

Do the same, you'll hear it!

[strandinthewind]

DOOO you like it like I do
I do
This is what she says
This is how she says
ANd I'm locked inside this lyric forever Baby!

:cool

:wavey:

[dissention]

Originally posted by strandinthewind
DOOO you like it like I do
I do
This is what she says
This is how she says
ANd I'm locked inside...

:eek: You should write for the Penthouse Forums, bud. ;)

[cliffdweller]

Originally posted by snwriter
Chasing down the demons--you think you hear demons-- I think YOU are the demon -- crying out for love!


--Twisted--original on "Twister" soundtrack


OOOOOOOOOOOOOH! I forgot about this one! You're right, it's a classic!

[Sugar]

Originally posted by paleshadow
I always heard it as:
"I know just what you feel, I know just what you want
Why can't you tell me that you're feeling that I do.
And I do.
And you know that every time I look into your eyes
I just can't escape
Can't escape
Caus I'm locked up inside your eyes forever baby."

This is how I always heard it too--"Locked up inside your eyes..."

[paleshadow]

Originally posted by dissention
Nope, I'm positive it's what I posted. :laugh: I listened to it for twenty freakin' minutes and turned the volume louder as the the fade got more silent. :laugh:

Do the same, you'll hear it!

Yeah, April Fools. It must be because what you said you hear is way off. Not to mention it doesn't make a bit of sense. ;)

[Johnny Stew]

I'm well and truly convinced that she's singing....

"I know just what you feel, I know just what you want... why can't you tell me that you're feeling like I do... and I do... and you know every time I look into your eyes, I just can't escape... can't escape... 'cuz I'm locked up inside your eyes forever, baby...."

[EnchantedSLN]

My favorite is the way she sings "and the guardian of your challenge does not cry" at the end of Blue Lamp.

Also, the last lines of Battle of the Dragon.

[GardenStateGirlie]

I'm in love with her, "You're very powerful" at the end of Love Is :nod:

[dissention]

Originally posted by paleshadow
Yeah, April Fools. It must be because what you said you hear is way off. Not to mention it doesn't make a bit of sense. ;)

Has that ever stopped Stevie before? "And give her some Christmas angel"? :laugh:

That's what she sings and I'm sticking to it; she never utters the word "locked" once at the end.

[strandinthewind]

Originally posted by Johnny Stew
I'm well and truly convinced that she's singing....

"I know just what you feel, I know just what you want... why can't you tell me that you're feeling like I do... and I do... and you know every time I look into your eyes, I just can't escape... can't escape... 'cuz I'm locked up inside your eyes forever, baby...."

Well, that is what I sang (OH OK BELTEED :laugh: ) for years. But now I can hear all of these other things too. AARRGGHHH!!!! :cool:

[Nixxxed]

In IIWY, I've always thought "I just can't escape" part was "It's a careless game ... careless game". But now after reading everyone else's post, I'm not sure what to think.

Also, I love the ending of "Blue Lamp", and I never knew the lyrics until Enchanted came out. I always thought the last line was saying something to the effect of, "Don't deny your child the stars bright..."

One other thing: In the long "Castaway" demo (the "Don't rain on our parade, Tom..." one), I've always heard the lyrics to be "talking 'bout your midstream changes ... midstream changes." But, I looked up that song once at the Stevie Nicks Underground, and it's listed as "mystery changes".

[Johnny Stew]

Originally posted by dissention
That's what she sings and I'm sticking to it; she never utters the word "locked" once at the end. Turn up your Miracle-Ear, Myrtle! :p :laugh:

I definitely hear "locked up" in there, and always have.
And some of the words that I clearly hear her saying, are missing from your transcription! :laugh:

No wonder we all have such vastly different opinions on Stevie's songs... none of us hear them the same way!

[strandinthewind]

Well, bless her little heart, she does not have the best diction :laugh:

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally posted by strandinthewind
Well, bless her little heart, she does not have the best diction :laugh:

No, but it's part of Stevie that makes her extra-much-more-fabulous than others :nod:

[paleshadow]

Originally posted by dissention
Has that ever stopped Stevie before? "And give her some Christmas angel"? :laugh:

That's what she sings and I'm sticking to it; she never utters the word "locked" once at the end.

Yeah, but it's "Go find some Christmas angel, and give that to her"

Maybe you should do what JS suggested and turn up the volume on the miracle ear :laugh:

[Livia]

I swear, that song and those howls make me think of The Exorcist...don't know if that's a good thing or not.

LOL - Can you imagine Stevie saying/wailing "I am NO ONE!"

:laugh:

Oh, gosh, there are too many good fade-outs and I'm brain dead, it's Friday afternoon. Time to "go hoooooooooooooome" and ponder this one.

:wavey:

[wondergirl9847]

Originally posted by paleshadow
Yeah, but it's "Go find some Christmas angel, and give that to her"

It's "Go find some Christmas manger." as in Jesus in the manger.

You people are deaf. :rolleyes:


LMAO!!!!!! j/k

[dissention]

Originally posted by Johnny Stew
I definitely hear "locked up" in there, and always have.
And some of the words that I clearly hear her saying, are missing from your transcription! :laugh:

Because she doesn't say them! :laugh: Wait until an acapella master reel surfaces, I'll be proven right. :laugh:

[gldstwmn]

Originally posted by dissention
I always thought she said

"If love is what you feel
And love is what you want..." :)

Oh lord. Here we go again.:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[gldstwmn]

Originally posted by EnchantedSLN
My favorite is the way she sings "and the guardian of your challenge does not cry" at the end of Blue Lamp.

Also, the last lines of Battle of the Dragon.

Yes! "Wish it to end, wish it to end, wish it to end."

[Sorcerer386]

I have to agree it's locked up, although I admit it doesn't sound like that, but it makes much more sense. If every time she looks into his eyes she can't escape, it'd make sense to say the reason why is because she's "locked up" inside his eyes.

[David R]

What I would like to know is what they edited out of the Mirage 82' concert performance of 'Sister of the Moon', maybe Stevie went to crazy with the cowbell? It was such a rough cut that it makes me curious what was they cut out.

[EveryHour]

Late reply, I know, but I just checked out the If I Were You ending and I (absolutely, undeniably) hear "there's a lifetime inside your eyes". Anyone want to give it another listen and back me up?:)

[darklinensuit]

What I would like to know is what they edited out of the Mirage 82' concert performance of 'Sister of the Moon', maybe Stevie went to crazy with the cowbell? It was such a rough cut that it makes me curious what was they cut out.

I think she was hanging from the edge of the stage upside-down and having her hair brushed, judging by how she looks right after the edit. Looks like somebody from the Carol Burnett Show hit her face with the old powder puff, too.

- Jake

[EveryHour]

Okay, this whole If I Were You lyric controversy caused me to get a little freaky dissecting the Rock A Little fade-outs. Here's some gems and questions:

Rock A Little @ 3:27--"Hit the stage...dancin'" (I know she says this throughout the song, but this is a great Stevie timing moment)

No Spoken Word @ 4:06--"I don't wanna KNOW about it...I don't wanna know about it!"

Some Become Strangers @ 3:18--"So you do it...so YOU do it! (I think that you should do it!)" This one is WELL worth cranking it up for.


Help me here:

I Can't Wait @ 4:19--"____________time(??) while you make up your mind, baby"

I Sing For The Things @ 3:35--"Oh I want you to stay(??)_________baby, baby"

[DeadliestPoison]

Help me here:

I Can't Wait @ 4:19--"____________time(??) while you make up your mind, baby"

I'm the self-proclaimed King of I Can't Wait (seriously. ask Merf or Riss). I love that song more than... something else I really, really love.

Here's what I think she's spazzin:

"Don't hold time while you make up your mind, baby/ I can't wait, I can't wait/ How do I love you?/ How do I love you?" etc. It makes no sense, but who cares.

Whoever said I would love the Silver Springs on the remaster? Hoo boy. I listened to that outtake and nearly had a heart attack. I love that wail. In fact, I took the Silver Springs from the first disc and the end of the Silver Springs from the second disc and mixed them together. So it's like a super-wail. And it? Is cool.

I'm so lame.

[Merf]

I'm the self-proclaimed King of I Can't Wait (seriously. ask Merf or Riss). I love that song more than... something else I really, really love.


Gweggy? is the King of I Can't Wait.

Gweggy's RedRocksStevie!Dramatic Transcription is Love. :xoxo:

[ejof17]

There was a big discussion awhile back about exactly what she chants at the end of IIWY.

"If Love is what you feel
I Love is what ???????

. . . . .

I am locked up inside your eyes forever baby"

or something like that :laugh:

Whatever it is - I love it! :cool:

I love this too...I think it is: "If love is what you feel and love is what you want, why can't you tell me that you feel it like i do? And I do. And I know everytime I look into you eyes I just can't escape, can't escape, there's a lifetime inside your eyes, forever baby."

[ejof17]

'La la, la-la; la la, la-la; la la, la-la; ohhhh, ohhh, ohhhh..."

(Can anyone guess?)

Is this "Sweet Girl" from the Enchanted boxed set. The best version!

[EveryHour]

I love this too...I think it is: "If love is what you feel and love is what you want, why can't you tell me that you feel it like i do? And I do. And I know everytime I look into you eyes I just can't escape, can't escape, there's a lifetime inside your eyes, forever baby."

You hear "lifetime inside your eyes" too? Anyone else?

[petep9000]

Now...all this talk of Rock A Little means that I absolutely MUST de-lurk and put in my contribution to the end-of-song-fade-out-babble discussion.
Ok, so not exactly a fadeout...but on the mix of 'I Can't Wait' that appeared on TEWOSN box-set, she gets all freaky and starts bleating at the end "well if wasting my time your while I make up my mind well....ohhhhhh well I've got to know when I can see you again....I've got know when I can see you again. Ho yeah! Ah hahhhh...welll I can't wait!"
Obviously none of it scripted...

[EveryHour]

Now...all this talk of Rock A Little means that I absolutely MUST de-lurk and put in my contribution to the end-of-song-fade-out-babble discussion.
Ok, so not exactly a fadeout...but on the mix of 'I Can't Wait' that appeared on TEWOSN box-set, she gets all freaky and starts bleating at the end "well if wasting my time your while I make up my mind well....ohhhhhh well I've got to know when I can see you again....I've got know when I can see you again. Ho yeah! Ah hahhhh...welll I can't wait!"
Obviously none of it scripted...

I know the one! That is SO great!!!

[sable]

I always thought she said

"If love is what you feel
And love is what you want..." :)

i think it's "if love is what feel and love is what you want, why can't you tell me that your feeling how i do, and i do, and i know it's hard that deep inside yor heart there's a light that shines deep inside your eyes, and it's hard to escape, i just can't escape............" sumthing like that??? :confused:

[amber]

I'm the self-proclaimed King of I Can't Wait (seriously. ask Merf or Riss). I love that song more than... something else I really, really love.

Here's what I think she's spazzin:

"Don't hold time while you make up your mind, baby/ I can't wait, I can't wait/ How do I love you?/ How do I love you?" etc. It makes no sense, but who cares.


.

Old thread, can't resist posting -
Coincidentally, I am the self proclaimed QUEEN of I Can't Wait. :xoxo:

I thought it was "now that I love you/now that I love you" and "(You're) wastin my time while you make up your mind baby" but i'm notoriously bad at hearing what the ACTUAL lyrics are. :rolleyes:

Also I want to add "Well I love you more than life itself.....somethin' like dyyyiiing" to fab ending fadeouts.
Amber

[bikerchic]

Silver Springs, Live In Boston, "Still I am a fool" instead of "Am I just a fool", LOVE IT!!!!!

[EveryHour]

Also I want to add "Well I love you more than life itself.....somethin' like dyyyiiing" to fab ending fadeouts.
Amber

Good one.T

The "something like dying" part is Sara Fleetwood, isn't it?

A while back in Chit Chat I posted a link to a nifty lyrics site, and I forgot to mention that NO ONE here should be allowed to post the lyrics to If I Were You! :laugh:

[golddustwoman77]

Well, I have always loved the fade out on "Rhiannon."
~~Dreams unwind, love's a state of mind.....~~

I just love it. I even have it as my part of my signature.

I also agree with the people who said "Storms" fade out was their fav. I love that one too. :nod:

[darklinensuit]

Well, I have always loved the fade out on "Dreams."
~~Dreams unwind, love's a state of mind.....~~

I just love it. I even have it as my part of my signature.


Don't you mean on Rhiannon? :confused: :)

- Jake

[golddustwoman77]

Don't you mean on Rhiannon? :confused: :)

- Jake

:sorry: Yes, I'm crazy today. YOu will have to excuse me. I'm not feeling well. :( I'll fix it.

[darklinensuit]

:sorry: Yes, I'm crazy today. YOu will have to excuse me. I'm not feeling well. :( I'll fix it.

Sorry, feel better. I have a headache myself. G-d bless Aleve. :angel:

- Jake

[golddustwoman77]

Sorry, feel better. I have a headache myself. G-d bless Aleve. :angel:

- Jake
Aww, I'm sorry you aren't feeling well too. :( That isn't cool. I've had this stomach/headache thing for a few days. I hope you get to feeling better. :xoxo:

[darklinensuit]

Aww, I'm sorry you aren't feeling well too. :( That isn't cool. I've had this stomach/headache thing for a few days. I hope you get to feeling better. :xoxo:

I'm better today. I think it was a combo of exhaustion, poor diet, & bad weather here. I'm feeling much better so far today after the Aleve and blowing $ on Takeout Taxi last night.
I hope you don't have what Marissa has been fighting for several weeks. (No, I don't mean me.)

- Jake