In Your Dreams Songs Interpretation Thread
 

If someone wants to combine this with the other In Your Dreams threads, that's fine, but I just thought it would be a little more organized to have a thread specifically for this topic.

I'm most interested in You May Be The One right now. This verse:

And then, there was the kiss
Right out there in the universe
How did that happen?
No it could not happen worse
You forget yourself
it could not happen worse
You broke my heart, broke my heart

Upon first listen I thought of that Dance show where during Go Your Own Way (I think) Lindsey comes over and kisses Stevie and she just stands there like, did that really just happen in front of everyone?

Regardless of this was the specific moment Stevie is speaking about, I still feel confident that the song is about Lindsey.

What do you guys think? Thoughts on other songs?

Y'know, even after listening to it straight through at least 10 times, I feel like I'm only beginning to take in the lyrics. I honestly hadn't realized how totally, completely You May Be the One is about LB until you mentioned it.
That song is swimming in ambivalence. Even after the repeated "You may be the one, but you'll never be the one," it's hard to know where she lands on the issue. Even as the lyrics basically conclude that it won't work, I used to love you, etc. she ends with the note that "we were magic." Also interesting that she chose to title it "You May be the One" instead of "You'll Never be the One." And her voice is pretty crazy seductive on this one...
Might very well be that kiss. An interesting thought.

Seriously, I'm so excited about all of these songs. I think new meanings, new things to love will keep coming to all of us for a long time.

My favorite nod to Lindsey on You May Be the One? How reminiscent the guitar parts are to his style. Nicks is getting sly in her old age.

"We were magic" completely reminded me of all the comments Stevie makes about how amazing she and Lindsey sounded in the beginning, how their voices blended so perfect.

I'm going all "shipper" tonight on ya, folks. I apologize.

For What It's Worth

I got to sing, I got to dance
I got to be a part of a great romance
Still forbidden, still outrageous
Only a few around us knew,
but no one said a word
It was contagious

Stevie is reminiscing The Dance tour and the return of Fleetwood Mac. She got to experience the huge, sold out crowds again and the excitement of the early years. She also rekindled her romance with Lindsey.

Looked out the window, we watched the cars fly by
I look at you and I start to cry
What you did was, you saved my life
I won't forget it

Someone told me a while ago that Lindsey talked to Jess, Stevie's dad, in '93 about Stevie's addiction and this was a factor that led up to Stevie entering rehab. I think that is what she is referencing here.

You said, "Even if I left my girlfriend,
Packed up my stuff, loaded up my car
Drove down to your house with good intentions
Came through your door
For what its worth"

And here's where Kristen comes in.

I got to love, I rode the rails
You came with me because you cared
I was broke and I was scared
You held my hand, took away my fear
We knew it couldn't last, that was hard
Looked out the window, we watched the cars fly by
I look at you and I start to cry
What you did was, you saved my life
I won't forget it

You said, "Even if I left my girlfriend,
Packed up my stuff, loaded up my car
Drove down to your house with good intentions
Came through your door
For what its worth"
I got to sing, I got to dance
I got to be a part of a great romance
Still forbidden, still outrageous
Only a few around us knew, It was contagious

Looked out the window, we watched the cars fly by
I look at you and I start to cry
What you did was, you saved my life
I won't forget it

You said, "Even if I left my girlfriend,
Packed up my stuff, loaded up my car
Drove down to your house with good intentions
Came through your door
For what its worth

(repeat)

For what its worth
For what it's worth
For what it's worth

I think at the time, all Stevie had was anger towards the situation ("Fall From Grace") and now she's telling Lindsey, though she was hurt, she understands now. You can't walk away from committments, even if you want to. And he saved her life. How could she ever forget that? "For what it's worth". .. it's 14 years later, but here's her own little apology in a way.

On FWIW, I actually agree more with what Grace said in the other thread: it's a reflection on a love-life well lived with Lindsey, moreso than a particular situation. I love the line "I got to be part of a great romance." There's a finality to it and a note of reflection that shows so much more...maturity...than most of her songs about Buckingham. Even the title, For What It's Worth...I love that she doesn't need it to work out anymore. It was still worth something.

Seriously, For What It's Worth is one of Stevie's best songs in a lonnng time.

Well, I have to say I don't think FWIW is about Lindsey at all. My favorite parts that I do take to be about Lindsey are when she says he said, "I'm so afraid."

Also, when she says, "put down that guitar and gave me a rose."

The the way she says "that" guitar reminds me of the way she said she had to pry the guitar out of his hands and put him to bed, because all he did was sit on the floor playing it.

If she'd said "your" guitar, it would have been one thing, but when I hear THAT it almost sounds like a little antagonism towards the guitary (like saying, "that darn cat!") and that reminds me of all the times Lindsey's guitar must have gotten on her nerves.

But the line reminds me of being with someone for such a long time that you take one another for granted and the person isn't romantic to begin with. So, in the small second where they do, break with routine and make a romantic gesture (the rose) it means so much.

Michele

I love the honesty of that song. It's like a cross between Landslide and After the Glitter Fades. It also sorta of reminds me of Dreamboat Annie, the song.

I think so too. It's my favorite, along with Moonlight and Italian Summer.

I don't think this song is about Lindsey too. I was thinking Tom Petty, maybe ? I just don't see how Lindsey "saved her life"...


Wait, what?! How do i not know about this ? Do we have a video, photos, any kind of proof ?!! Please, someone tell me (shipper to death.).
You may be the one might be about Lindsey, it makes sense...but to me, the only song that is OBVIOUSLY about him is Everybody Loves You. The others i'm not sure.

5:30 minutes in you'll see it.




Given your shipper credentials, if you've never seen it, watch Silver Springs from this show too. The same person uploaded that.

Thanks!
This kiss was...agressive. And i don't think she liked it.
Anyway, i think i've seen Silver Springs from this show, but i'm going to watch it again. There was definitely something going on during The Dance tour...Just saying :).

Lyric correction: "No, it could not have been worse, you forgot yourself"

I think the kiss was between the guy and someone else, not her - and that's why it broke her heart. And, that's why she used to dream he was an angel.

I do think it's a throw back to the beginning, being at the train station, leaving SF and going on the journey together. From that view point, the gf in the first chorus could be LB's first gf, Sally.

That's interesting and I didn't think of it that way. That kind of makes more sense. :shrug:

But I'd still like to believe I'm right even if it's unlikely. :p

The whole 'right out there in the universe' and the 'we were magic' parts make me think that You May Be The One is undoubtedly about LB.

This is my favorite song off the whole album so far. I have listened to it over and over and I wonder about the origins too. You were an angel and I was a starving child. Like she couldn't get enough of this love.

I agree especially since it comes after Soldier's Angel, the one song LB is on. I'll always think alot of SN's songs are about LB. Too much passion and time between them not to be (meaning lots of inspiration). I'm a shipper but not to the point that I'll think they will end up together or are still hooking up...

Definitely hooked up during The Dance though.

Well, Stevie flat out said that Everybody Loves You is about LB.

I think "In Your Dreams" is totally about Lindsey...

I think the verses are about how Lindsey calms her down before a live show. The whole bit about taking her hand and such.

"I'm always in and out of your life" yup.

And while she used to want to wrap around his dreams, now she's right through the middle of all of them!

Thank you! I could not figure that out.

It made me think of that too.

Well, you can be right and I can be right and then everyone can just be happy! :lol:

It reminds me of Lindsey's lyric about her being gone for good this time, "but I never really know."

And I also think of Stevie saying she told him, ‘You have to understand that when I come in with a pretty-much finished demo, that’s because you haven’t been in my life. I had to go and learn how to make music without you.’ And I did. And I learned it very well; I don’t always need Lindsey to make my music come true.”

Michele

And as Tiny Tim will tell you, what do starving children always want? MORE!:laugh:

Michele

ahhhh.... wouldn't it be nice if somehow Ghosts are Gone is about...Klonopin, and it meant she moved past not performing say...Rooms on Fire...or Whole Lotta Trouble..Blue Denim...:lol: imagine them returning to the set....and no more covers!!!

And, who can blame 'em??? :laugh:

"I used to dream that you were an angel..."

The angel of your dreams, eh?

Looking like You May Be The One is about you, Linds. Ouch.

He shoots, he scores! :lol:

I could be totally off base here, but she's already said this song is half about the Twilight series and half about Linds but the second I heard the word "frozen" all I could think of was "Frozen Love."

And there's a hell of a lot of candle burning going on in this song too--references back to Candlebright?????
[And finally---the last verse---throwbacks to "The Highwayman" ? "And then he sees her comingHeartbeats on the wind/Considers slowing down/But then...he could never win?

Damn you Stevie--name names woman! It saves the fans from endless speculation like this. :D

I noticed the candle stuff as well, and also associated it with Candlebright. Didn't catch the Highwayman stuff though - nice! There are an awful lot of throwbacks to other lines in songs, between the similar symbols/themes/phrases and such.

But she did name names, as you said above!

"I'm just a dreamer, a storyteller - it's all about you" :laugh:

i love reading all your thoughts.

when i hear her talk of magic i think of how she said osotm was her magical album and so i just hope none of these songs are about.....[gulp]....rupert!!! i feel like he used her. i know little about it all other than they hooked up during the making of the record, and he was married, and went back to his wife, right?

and i am hoping no songs are about what's his face,(i swear i'm too young for alzhiemers, but lately.....scary!!!) the guy she liked before ral, from the eagles, it's right on the tip of my tongue.


and what about mick? hadn't she said he was her great love, before she ever said the eagles guy whose name escapes me was her greatest love? any songs sounding like they are about him?

Joe Walsh is the Eagles guy, not to be confused with Don Henley who was also a past bf.

Well, recently Stevie just recounted her statement about Joe Walsh being the love of her life ... Then again, Stevie's stories aren't known for their consistency so this might change in the future again lol.

Doesn't really seem like anythings about Mick or Joe to me, although if there weren't some obvious allusions to Lindsey in You May Be The One ("he says I'm so afraid", Angel throwbacks, etc) I would say Joe could be a contender for that song.

Secret Love - ?

FWIW - ?

In Your Dreams - Lindsey

Wide Sargasso Sea - That movie/book, mostly? Maybe it relates to one of her relationships, but I've just been assuming it's summarizing the plot of that story :shrug:

New Orleans -Not about a relationship or love really, so n/a

Moonlight - Lindsey and (bleh) Edward/Bella

Annabel Lee - Stevie's mysterious former female lover :lol: I jest.

Soldier's Angel - again, like New Orleans, not about a love/relationship really

Everybody Loves You - Lindsey

Ghosts Are Gone - Debatable, as I don't really understand some of the lyrics, but ghost through the fog references and stuff about 'he was not clear, not even to his song' lead me to say Lindsey.

You May Be The One - Lindsey.

Italian Summer - I can't remember if she said this was just a hypothetical love song or if it was actually about someone.. if it's about someone I have no idea.

was the fm song "angel" about mick, or lindsey, or someone else? i thought i heard it was about mick. so hopefully angel mentions is not a link to him?

I always thought Angel was about Lindsey :shrug:

Lindsey has a song called Goodbye Angel that was considered for Mirage. Maybe that's why I always assumed Angel was about him. Like, Beauty and the Beast is about Mick, so I link that one to Beautiful Child as well.

I just wanted to point out a few more things in You May Be The One that make me think it is definitely, 100% about LB.

First, the chorus: "I used to dream that you were an angel."
I've always had "angel" associated with LB, but I can't remember why. I suppose I always assumed "Angel" (the song) was about him, as well as LB's "Goodbye Angel."

Later, "You say its taken years/Years of regret and pain"
Doesn't this sound like LB's signature speech? Starting with the Dance, through SYW and Unleashed. Especially reminds me of some of the scenes in Destiny Rules.

"Says 'I'm so afraid'" Enough said.

The final line about being magic also suggests Lindsey.

Of course, most of her songs are probably about Lindsey but what strikes me about this one is how completely obvious she is being.

Also, if this song truly is about LB then it just breaks my little shipper's heart.

Yes, I completely agree with all of these.

Also, the lines "right out there in the universe" harp back to POTU...

And, "I used to dream that you were an angel.." = "the angel of my dreams" lol

Angel I think is Lindsey. Beautiful Child I go back and forth on between Mick / Lindsey... mostly I tend to think Lindsey, honestly. I always kind of thought Beautiful Child and Storms went hand in hand.