Well, this is pretty depressing....

[amber]

Originally Posted by AliP

I know, you can't. I know that she molded the video after this concept though, which after watching the video I couldn't figure out anyway. I think alot of times she just assumes that her audience will 'get' what she is talking about, when in fact we have no clue!

Yeah, but i don't think she totally cares, otherwise her lyrics would be more specific. I think she likes it that way. I didn't know that she assumed her audiences would get it Maybe she just wants us to get the theme of the emotional content, which we do, I think
Amber

[eclipse]

I am positive that Christine said of Stevie's writings..."she writes rather vaugue, almost non-sensical words, but when all strung together...it works"
She was comparing the different writing styles of She, Lindsey and Stevie. Admitted that her's were more story and romantic based...wheras Stevie was "all over the palce" but when the song was completed, it sounded good and Stevie's instincts about her own songs were correct.

I can't imagine how it must have been for her in the early 70's when she was just settling in to this new band, she was the outsider and she must have been so passionate about her songs being heard...I am sure it wasn't an easy time to be Stevie...

Just my .o2 cents...
hugs,
~~~eclipse~~~

[Sorcerer386]

Originally Posted by AliP

I know, you can't. I know that she molded the video after this concept though, which after watching the video I couldn't figure out anyway. I think alot of times she just assumes that her audience will 'get' what she is talking about, when in fact we have no clue!

I think the quote about Rooms on Fire is actually only describing the video, not the actual song content.

[AliP]

Originally Posted by Sorcerer386

I think the quote about Rooms on Fire is actually only describing the video, not the actual song content.

Yeah, that's what I thought too, but during one interview I have she says something about how she made the video to reflect exactly what she wrote the song about. I'll have to find it and post it...

[Sorcerer386]

Originally Posted by AliP

Yeah, that's what I thought too, but during one interview I have she says something about how she made the video to reflect exactly what she wrote the song about. I'll have to find it and post it...

Oh, I'm not doubting that she made the video to reflect exactly what she wrote the song about...I'm just saying I think there's more to the story of the video than to the song. Doesn't make much sense, does it? But I mean, there isn't even a hint that the guy dies and comes back to take her away in the song. And the only evidence of any baby is "she dreamed of her wanton luxury," which I'm even skeptical is about a baby. The only other thing I can think of is I think there was originally about two or three extra verses in the demo...I remember reading the lyrics on sararhiannon.com, something about a poison, can't remember at this moment though. Honestly, who really even knows with Stevie! But that's why we love her I guess.

[strandinthewind]

Many Many kudos to this site - which is just GREAT!!!!!

http://www.sararhiannon.com/roomsonfiredemo.html

Rooms on Fire
Stevie Nicks
Early demo

Somewhere out of the back of your mind comes the real life
And the real life that you know

It seems like it was a creation of some of these things
Well, seems too, the only thing in your life
Was getting everything you want, and when you want it
It's no poison

Oooh, yes there is magic all around you
If I do say so myself
Every time that you walk in the room
And maybe I'm just feeling that the rooms are on fire
I have known this much longer than you

Once she trusted many, she was unfamiliar
To almost everyone
And then there'd be someone to enter the presence,
She could sense for miles
Dreaming of the wanton luxury,
She laughed and she tried to taunt him
He hated to be separated...

Now maybe, just knowing, that it is a curse to you
Somewhere out in the back of your mind
Comes the real life,
The real life and the way that we have known it
It seems like a creation of some of those things
It seems to be the only thing alive worth
Was getting everything that you want
Everything that you want...

Well, she trusted many
She was unfamiliar to almost everyone

Then there'd be someone
Who'd enter into her presence,
She could sense it for miles
Dreamed of a wanton luxury
Laughed and tried to taunt him
He hated to be separated
There is magic all around you
If I do say so myself

Every time... that you walk in the room
Maybe I'm just feeling
That the rooms are on fire
Maybe just knowing that this is a curse to you
Sleepless nights and all the treachery,
Long nets of white cloud my memory
Cloud my memory...

[AliP]

Originally Posted by Sorcerer386

Oh, I'm not doubting that she made the video to reflect exactly what she wrote the song about...I'm just saying I think there's more to the story of the video than to the song. Doesn't make much sense, does it? But I mean, there isn't even a hint that the guy dies and comes back to take her away in the song. And the only evidence of any baby is "she dreamed of her wanton luxury," which I'm even skeptical is about a baby. The only other thing I can think of is I think there was originally about two or three extra verses in the demo...I remember reading the lyrics on sararhiannon.com, something about a poison, can't remember at this moment though. Honestly, who really even knows with Stevie! But that's why we love her I guess.

Yeah, I totally agree. I would have never thought that's what she wanted us to get from the song. I know that sometimes she definitely tries to hide the true meaning of her songs...but really her description as it relates to the lyrics is totally out of control (i.e. makes no sense!