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Planets of the Universe
- words and music by Stevie Nicks
- appears on Trouble in Shangri-La released May 1, 2001
- remix and extended album versions appear on the Planets Of the Universe remix single
Produced by John Shanks and Stevie Nicks
Engineered by Dan Chase and Mark DeSisto
Pro Tools Engineer: Dan Chase
Drums: Steve Ferrone
Guitars, Keyboards, Bass, and Programming: John Shanks
Keyboards: Patrick Warren and Stevie Nicks
Background vocals: Sharon Celani and Lori Nicks
Lyrics
The bright light is lying down
The earth and the sea and the sky
Is at rest with the ocean
And the days go by
They go into the seas that have no shores
Haunted by that same closed door
Looking up at skies on fire
Leaving nothing left of us
To discover
Chorus:
And the planets of the universe
Go their way
Not astounded by the sun or the moon
Or by the day
You and I will simply disappear
Out of sight
But I'm afraid soon there'll be
No light
No doubt, no pain
Come ever again, well
Let there be light in this lifetime
In the cool, silent moments of the nighttime
(Chorus)
We will never change again
The way that we are changing
Well, you'll forget the chill of love
But not the strain
Now I know
Well, I was wrong
To live for a dream
If I had my life to live over
I would never dream, no
I still wish you gone
And I will live alone
Yes, I will live alone
(Chorus)
You will never love again
The way you love me
You will never rule again
The way you ruled me
You will never change again
The way you're changing
Lyrics from the extended album version, appearing on the Dance Remix CD
The bright light is lying down
The earth and the sea and the sky
Is at rest with the ocean
And the days go by
They go into the seas that have no shores
Haunted by that same closed door
Looking up at skies on fire
Leaving nothing left of us
To discover
Chorus:
And the planets of the universe
Go their way
Not astounded by the sun or the moon
Or by the day
You and I will simply disappear
Out of sight
But I'm afraid soon there'll be
No light
No doubt, no pain
Come ever again, well
Let there be light in this lifetime
In the cool, silent moments of the nighttime
You will never love again
The way you love me
You will never rule again
The way you ruled me
You will never change again
The way you're changing
Now I know
Well, I was wrong
To live for a dream
If I had my life to live over
I would never dream, no
I still wish you gone
And I will live alone
Yes, I will live alone
(Chorus)
You will remember
But I will die a slow death
It's only an overture
To something that was best
And don't condescend to me
Take your leave
Take your leave
Take your leave of me now
Disappear into the air
I wish you gone
And I don't care
I don't care
I don't care
Take your leave of me now
You will never love again
The way you love me
You will never rule again
The way you ruled me
You will never change again
The way you're changing
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