Landslide by Stevie Nicks

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‘Landslide’ is a song by the British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, written and performed by  Stevie Nicks. The song was first featured on the band's self-titled album Fleetwood Mac (1975), and is about confronting and accepting the uncertainties and changes that come with life, love, and pursuing one's dreams. It was one of the first vinyl albums I bought. In 2021, the song was listed at No. 163 on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

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Lyrics

I took my love, I took it down  
Climbed a mountain and I turned around  
And I saw my reflection in the snow covered hills  
'Til the landslide brought me down

Oh, mirror in the sky, what is love?  
Can the child within my heart rise above?  
Can I sail through the changin' ocean tides?  
Can I handle the seasons of my life?  
Mmm

Well, I've been 'fraid of changin'  
'Cause I've built my life around you  
But time makes you bolder  
Even children get older  
And I'm gettin' older, too

Well, I've been 'fraid of changin'  
'Cause I've built my life around you  
But time makes you bolder  
Even children get older  
And I'm gettin' older, too  
I'm gettin' older, too

Ah, take my love, take it down  
Oh, climb a mountain and turn around  
And if you see my reflection in the snow covered hills  
Well, the landslide will bring it down  
And if you see my reflection in the snow covered hills  
Well, the landslide will bring it down  
Oh, the landslide will bring it down

Here are Stevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham in a 2004 concert

The Dixie Chicks do a great cover version

More information about the song on this Wikipedia article.