“Stairway to Heaven” Lyrics Meaning It all begins with the first verse, sung over gentle guitar work by the mastermind Jimmy Page: There’s a lady who’s sure all that glitters is gold And she’s buying a stairway to heaven When she gets there she knows, if the stores are all closed With a word she can get what she came for This idea of two paths is personified in the song by the woman, entitled, who thinks she can “buy” a stairway to heaven, who thinks all that glitters is “gold” and who believes, sings WC5D.

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