Behind the Meaning of Stevie Nicks, Fleetwood Mac’s “Crystal”

Sometimes lovers can grow apart. It can be hard to keep up with someone else’s changes. However, there are the love affairs that stand the test of time and hardship. That’s the driving force behind Stevie Nicks‘ “Crystal.” This song has followed Nicks around in her career, first appearing on her joint album with Lindsey Buckingham. She later recorded a solo version for the Practical Magic soundtrack. Uncover the meaning behind this enduring track, below.

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Behind the Meaning of Stevie Nicks, Fleetwood Mac’s “Crystal”

Do you always trust your first initial feeling?
Special knowledge holds truth bears believing

Nicks never writes anything without adding in an air of mystery. It’s what makes her songs so interesting to dissect. While the sentiment behind this song is relatively simple, she writes it in a way that makes it seem like age old, sage wisdom.

I turned around and the water was closing all around
Like a glove, like the love that had finally, finally found me
And I knew in the crystalline knowledge of you

Finding someone to put up with your many changes is no easy feat. That kind of lasting love can be hard to find. Nicks had it while writing this song it seems. She sings about being enclosed in the feeling of love. In the lines above, she’s wrapped up in her partner. She lets his love wash over her, reveling in the crystalline knowledge of him.

Drove me through the mountains
Through the crystal like clear water fountain
Drove me like a magnet to the sea
To the sea
To the sea, yeah

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How the faces of love have changed, turning the pages
And I have changed, oh, but you, you remain ageless

The lines above are really the crux of this song. Though Nicks’ love has weathered many storms and taken on many different forms, it remains ageless. It has got a staying power that isn’t easily shaken. Revisit this track, below.

I turned around and the water was closing all around
Like a glove, like the love that had finally, finally found me
And I knew in the crystalline knowledge of you

Drove me through the mountains
Through the crystal like clear water fountain
Drove me like a magnet to the sea

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