STEVIE NICKS INFO

Category: Twister Motion Picture Soundtrack (1996)

  • Twisted

    Twisted

    “Twisted” is a song written by Stevie Nicks. She has recorded it twice for the following projects:

    • “Twisted” (Duet with Lindsey Buckingham) from Twister motion picture soundtrack (1996)
    • “Twisted” (Bonus Track) from 24 Karat Gold — Songs from the Vault (2014)

    A demo of the song also appears on Enchanted: The Works of Stevie Nicks (1998).

    About the Song

    “When I was asked to do a song for the movie Twister, I had my friend Rebecca read the script. She then gave me the Reader’s Digest condensed version so I could decide whether to do it or not. As she explained it to me, I realized that this was…MY…story. It was about people who had extreme jobs…like chasing tornados, or being in a rock band. Anyway…I really hand-crafted this song for the movie. Unfortunately, if you saw the movie, you missed the song…and you certainly missed my message. So I decided to give the original demo, recorded March 10, 1996, on a 4-track Tascam by my assistant extraordinaire Karen Johnston. I was living in a beach home overlooking Sunset Boulevard and the Pacific Coast Highway, and beyond that, always…the ocean. When I decided to put this in the “box set,” I called Jesse V. (just last week), and he put some “vibe” mandolin on it. I love this song. I hope this time…you will understand it.”

    Lyrics

    You think you hear demons
    I think you are the demon
    In this place where the images are born
    You remember your childhood
    Oh, in fiery sequences

    The sun goes down
    Filling the air with color and winds
    that lift you up to God

    You fall to your knees
    You embrace the storm
    You no longer care
    If it’s cold or if it’s warm
    You live for the danger
    Like your passion and your anger

    You don’t let go
    You like to be twisted by the force
    You like to be shaken by the wind
    In this game that you play with God
    You’ve been warned to retreat

    You take it to the limit
    When the winds come up
    Crazy men, crazy women
    Crying out for love
    You like to save her
    But you just can’t give it up

    You’d rather be wrapped up
    In the arms of a storm
    Crazy men and crazy women
    In the storm

    And the sun goes down
    Chasing down the demons
    You think you hear demons
    Chasing down the demons
    Crying out for love

    You’d rather be wrapped up
    In the arms of the storm
    Chasing down the the demons

    (Stevie Nicks) 1996 Welsh Witch Music, BMI