Landslide refers to the collapse of the relationship when she withdraws her love after a person/group betrays her.
My InterpretationThis song is about a person making a change when she realizes that she has been betrayed by someone/group of people to whom she has given everything. Of course I see this in the song as it relates to my own life, and all my close friends know, this is the song to be played for my children, when I die. It will hit them emotionally hard, like a landslide, and they will come back "down to earth" with changed attitudes, the parent hopes it brings them to this realization without destroying them. TO me it means all this and the ends means, simply that, in the end the same fate very possibly awaits the younger adult child with age, and when it happens to them, these things/changes their parent has endured, they will finally understand who their parent is/was, in a way they never had. Perhaps even disagree with the entire way the parent views the world and acts, according to how they lived their lives, according to their fate. But with years, the children distant themselves and don't understand the parent (understand where they're coming from). One whose children were their world, totally doted upon and beautiful images of the parents themselves. Imagine for a minute, listening to it from an aging parent's perspective. Everyone talks about a child's point of view with the song. General CommentWell, no one seems to think of it in the terms I do. For me, "Oh mirror in the sky.what is love?" means do we demonstrate love more by holding on tight to those we love or by letting go.letting them take their own journeys and sending our love with them? How do we best demonstrate our love? I think the song answers that question. (Again.nothing to do with drugs.) She refers to it as a "mirror" because it is during/through prayer/introspection/meditation that we often take the time to look at ourselves and evaluate who we are and where we're going. They've taken that with them.Īnd OF COURSE "mirror in the sky" is God, or whatever higher power you believe in. In time, they will be their own persons no matter what I've done, good bad or otherwise.
The Landslide of time takes care of all those issues.
When my children climb the mountain and turn around, I can only assume they will see me and my snow covered hill.Īnd the last part for me means that I'm telling my children to take my love with them on their journey to the future, and if they see my reflection in the snow covered hills when they turn around and reflect on their past.they don't need to let anything I've done that could slow them down or cause them to doubt themselves to get in the way because in time.The Landslide (time) will make all those mistakes irrelevant. Even though she says "my reflection," for me, and I'm sure for many, it looks like "my reflection" but it's really my mother because we look alike. I see my mother when I reflect on the snow covered hills in my journey. That is just too base.) I think the snow covered hills refers to the graying of the previous generations. (BTW I think it's ridiculous to assume the snow covered hills has anything to do with cocaine - there are way too many beautiful literal and metaphorical interpretations that can be made. her reflection in the snow covered hills. "I climbed a mountain and I turned around." When I took my life journey, any time I spent reflecting on my past.I saw my mother. I really don't know if I can handle that. I am going to miss them so much when that happens. Can I handle those changes.the new seasons of my life that will come after they move on with their lives.I don't know. Time moving very fast making many changes in its wake. So, I have built my life around them-forgoing more lucrative opportunities that would have imposed distance and hours that would not allow me to be available. While I have not been a "stay at home mommy," since my kids were born, I've only accepted employment that allows me to be available to them whenever they need me. A couple of you have shared similar insights that I have on what "Landslide" means. I've always liked it.first heard it when I was in my teens. But this song never hit me before like it does now.
What it means to me, I'm sure, Nicks did not intend, because when she wrote it, she was nowhere near where I am at this point of my life. General CommentI think this song is beautiful because it can be interpreted in so many ways.part of the genius behind it.