In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
To be the last to leave, the last to be gone
Stolen from the ones who held onto him
To the last in the line, the last to hang on
Silhouette of a dream treasured by the one
Who hung onto him
Almost a breakdown of my love affair
The stiletto cuts quick, like a whip through the air
Long distance winners, we survive the fight
No one ever runs from the firelight
I would love to believe
I believe what you say
The drama of the moment, oh no there is no easy way
No one ever leaves 'til the fire fades
To be the last to leave
What caused the fearsome divorce in the night?
No competition
To survive the distance, to survive the fight
Not one of us runs from the firelight
My fireflies
The firelight at the end of my feelings
The risk of my feelings
Dreamers in the night
Some call it my nightmare
My fine fireflies, like a sailing ship
No one ever runs from the fireflies
Stolen from the ones who held onto him
To the last in the line, the last to hang on
Silhouette of a dream treasured by the one
Who hung onto him
Almost a breakdown of my love affair
The stiletto cuts quick, like a whip through the air
Long distance winners, we survive the fight
No one ever runs from the firelight
I would love to believe
I believe what you say
The drama of the moment, oh no there is no easy way
No one ever leaves 'til the fire fades
To be the last to leave
What caused the fearsome divorce in the night?
No competition
To survive the distance, to survive the fight
Not one of us runs from the firelight
My fireflies
The firelight at the end of my feelings
The risk of my feelings
Dreamers in the night
Some call it my nightmare
My fine fireflies, like a sailing ship
No one ever runs from the fireflies
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@bingoboy Gee I need to reply again because I was wrong informed about the meaning of "The Chain" then. So yes, "The Chain" was created as a song about the band too - that's what Chris McVie said and that's what also Stevie said. But Nicks also admitted that she's singing in it about her breake up with Lindlsey too but in general "The Chain" was written about FM and that they will never get apart in spite of many problems. Stevie was the only one who truely wanted to keep the band together and that's why she was having on mind all the band members during writing this song. <br /> In fact Stevie has many songs about FM but "The Chain", "Fireflies" and "The Battle of The Dragon" are the most famous ones.