Chanel, Chanel

 Written by S. Nicks
 

 I know how hard it is to keep promises secret
Real secrets, the hardest of all
Well, I need to go, but the free spirit has been sold
And now she's gone
As you leave the shore
Woah, remember there is always a chance
You may never return

Take your time
Push down your walls
Well, I have run from places where I could not speak
And neither could I breathe
Well, I wake up in the middle of the night now
I need to know

Lady traveler
Leave the room the way it was
Well, the scent I left...
Well, they can't stand up in the darkness
Ooh, Chanel, Chanel

She was herself, she was not his
She was not anything that she had loved
Because he would have lost if he had loved
And never yet found
What they both were, no
Such a beauty...
Woah, love can never be lost

All he knew is there was something there
Woah, as his hands leaned against her side
Ooh, that feeling from the past
Well, that is something that she understands

Oh, lady traveler
Leave the room the way it was
When they fall
And they can't stand up in the darkness

Oh, take your time
I remember a man, well, he said to me,
He said, "What do you do?"
"I sing"

 

WEBMISTRESS speculates:

This seems pretty straightforward. She's having an affair, but all the secrecy is getting to her, and she feels like she's losing herself in it. She feels the need to get away from it, but the love is so strong that she can't get away from it entirely. The "feelings from the past" make everything else go away - suddenly what seemed so complicated seems simple. However, it's still ambiguous whether she will continue this affair or not. When she "leaves the room the way it was," is she doing so to avoid detection, or is she doing so as a signal that she will never return?

 

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