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Fleetwood Mac - Never Going Back Again
Identifier
021524
Type of Spiritual Experience
Background
The Penguin lyric interpretation
From the depths of the pain, heartbreak, and utter lunacy of Fleetwood Mac's Rumours comes a song that seems separated from the heartbreak and pain that laces the other songs' cores. The song "Never Going Back Again" is, at best, a statement of optimism, hope, and happiness. The song, and its simple acoustic guitar, sounds beautiful and uplifting, while the lyrics are slightly darker.
Lindsey has stated that this song was written about a woman he became involved with after his devastating breakup with Stevie Nicks, whom he was in a relationship with for almost seven years. The woman made Lindsey see, at least temporarily, that life after his breakup with Stevie could be just as fulfilling and sweet. She put "the wind back in his sail."
She broke down and let me in
Made me see where I've been
This line can be interpreted as Lindsey saying that the woman he met after Stevie, his new girlfriend, let him into her life and helped him see where his life and relationship to Stevie was. His new girlfriend allowed him and their relationship to become intimate--something maybe he felt that he couldn't experience after Stevie.
A description of the experience
Fleetwood Mac - Never Going Back Again
She broke down and let me in
Made me see where I've been
Been down one time
Been down two times
I'm never going back again
You don't know what it means to win
Come down and see me again
Been down one time
Been down two times
I'm never going back again