Love Don't Fail Me Now

Written by S. Nicks
 

Matter of the heart, what the heart has to say
Burns the dark, and the mind will have its way
Well, you know that the heart will come
Like a long-lost friend
And you feel it with every beat
But you won't give in

What's the matter with a heart
When it's frozen inside?
You can't imagine how to start
You have to swallow your pride
It comes down to a single word
That you just can't find
But the minute that you let it out
You can leave it all behind

Well, love, don't fail me now, don't let me go
End this emptiness, melt all the snow
Lonely as I am, such a stubborn man
Love, don't fail me now

And if you're looking for the light
You can turn from the pain
If you don't get it right
You can try it again
It's a matter of the heart
Or the heart of the mind
Love, please save me
Don't let me be blind

Try, you can try again
Somebody save me from myself
I can't go on this way
At the end of the longest road
Is an endless prayer
Like a voice in the wilderness
Crying, "Is there anybody....
There must be somebody there!"

Lonely as I am, such a stubborn man
Love, don't fail me now
Love, don't fail me now
End this emptiness, melt all the snow
Lonely as I am, such a stubborn man
Love, don't fail me now
Love, don't fail me now
Love, don't fail me now
Love, don't fail me now
Don't let me go...
Love, don't fail me now
Don't let me go
Love, don't fail me now
Don't let me go...

 

WEBMISTRESS speculates:

I believe this song is about the inner struggle to overcome the fear of giving oneself over to love. In the first verse, she talks about someone who is trying to ignore "what the heart has to say" - someone who won't give in. She says that people who don't allow themselves to love are "frozen inside." A person like that needs to give up his pride in order to become free of misery, to get rid of the "emptiness" and the "snow" of his frozen heart.

In the line "Lonely as I am, such a stubborn man," I believe she is saying that the man she loves is so proud and stubborn he refuses to give into love and leaves her lonely. She hopes love has the power to overcome his pride - so she asks love not to "fail." She believes it will be his salvation from his "pain" - he shouldn't be afraid - even if he messes up he can try again....otherwise all there is is loneliness. He needs to be saved from himself. And, OK, I have to say it, I think she's talking about Lindsey! (But really, when DON'T I think that?)

 

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