Sarah McLachlan Album

When we first met the well was dry
A long dark winter passed us by
With shooting stars and hopeful hearts our worlds collide
And so we rushed to fill each other in

Quick to feed our hungry hopes
A feast of our affections we were born anew
With open eyes we tried to make it work
And for a while the magic took
But cracks began to show as soon as things got hard

Like paper walls our feelings tore
We threw our backs against the door
Unwilling to bear witness to the other side

Oh, the games we play to hide the tangled dread inside
The fear that we are going nowhere fast
So we point the finger out, the anger gets so loud
It drowns out all the sorrow, at least until tomorrow...what then?

I took a good hard look at how I loved
Years I squandered falling fast
For any boy who'd have me was so insecure
I'd lie awake alone at night
Full of loathing, compromised
And wondering how the hell did I end up like this

Oh, the tears of rage I cried, when nowhere could I find
An answer that made any kind of sense to me
I point the finger out, the anger gets so loud
It drowns out all the sorrow, at least until tomorrow...what then?

Oh I wanna learn, I wanna know
Will our history crush us or can we let it go?
I'm not the girl I was but what have I become?
I'm not so willing anymore to bend
Still pleasing and conceding
But I'm not gonna lose myself again

Here I go again...back into your arms
What ever happened to resolve?
For though I thought that I was strong, that I could carry on
Awash in the illusion of this bliss

Here I go again...back into the flame
Like a moth so willing to be burned
A little touch a little taste the pheromones embrace
And I get weak with every breathe I take

'Cause it's you who released me
It's you who gave me fire
Oh and now it’s impossible to grow
Without breaking stride...I get so high

Take me out beyond the incline
Make it past the former fault line
For today I let the moment win

Here I go again...saying things I shouldn't say
Just so I can hear them back from you

Oh I know I shouldn't stay
I should be on my way
Back to a place I know is real
But the lines are getting blurred
My conscience wont be heard
Awash in the illusion of this bliss

And it's you who released me
It's you who gave me fire
Oh and now it’s impossible to grow
Without breaking stride...I get so high

Take me out beyond the incline
Make it past the former fault line
For today I let the moment win

Loving you is easy.
Loving you is wondrous and pure.
I shout it from the rooftops,
How long must I wait till I see your smile?

Might have been the moonlight,
Caught up in the sparkle in your eyes.
So wicked and I know I should go slow but it's not in me to wait.

Cause I'm alive and I'm on fire.
Shot like a starburst into the sky
And the fury of desire it burns so bright electrifies
You light me up, you take me higher

I've been down a long road
I'd become a stranger to myself.
Digging in my heels and hoping time might be kinder if I wait it out

But nothing came from wanting
And I became so small and insecure
Didn't know the cost of all I'd lost till I found it fresh and new again

Cause I'm on fire.
Shot like a starburst into the sky
And the fury of desire it burns so bright electrifies
You light me up, you take me higher

Loving you is easy
Loving you is wondrous and pure
I shout it from the rooftops
How long must I wait till I see your smile?

I can't believe that you're walking away from us
Could not conceive we'd ever be done
But I feel you drifting you don't have to hide from me
I just keep hoping you let me in

Maybe I can't help but talking may, I am here for you

Time passes us by and the way we love changes
And we're learning to waltz through the waves like everyone
Let it keep us from falling
Would you dance with me now?

The candle burned out and we stumbled around in the dark
And I can feel you slipping away
The band keeps on playing the world keeps revolving
Around all the static, the noise in between

And we need to hear that song again, let the love shine through

Time passes us by and the way we love changes
And we're learning to waltz through the waves like everyone
Let it keep us from falling
Would you dance with me, dance with me now?

New walls new ladders, none of this matters
We can't walk on water, we can only do better
If its not forever, if it's time to go I will always remember
I want you to know

When you held me in your arms and said,
let the love shine through

Time passes us by and the way we love changes
And we're learning to waltz through the waves like every one
Let it keep us from falling
Would you dance with me, dance with me now?
Would you dance with me, dance with me now?

Loving lying enemy
I have seen your face before
Never thought again I'd see
Didn't want to anymore

I remember your loving eyes
And the moonlit kiss
The evening lullabies I will truly miss
Through the years we had it all
Midnight whispers, the midday calls
This house of call it had to fall

And you ask for forgiveness
You're asking too much
I have sheltered my heart in a place you can't touch
Don't believe when you tell me your love is real
Because you don't know much about heaven boy
If you have to hurt to feel

Every time I see you
I can't help but look away
All along I had believed everything you'd say
When I look now I know I've seen your face before
Don't want your deceiving smile
Standing at my door
And I don't care what people say
I'm ready now to face this day

And you ask for forgiveness
You're asking too much
I have sheltered my heart in a place you can't touch
Don't believe when you tell me your love is real
Because you don't know much about heaven boy
If you have to hurt to feel

Because you don't know much about heaven boy
if you have to hurt

And you ask for forgiveness
You're asking too much
I have sheltered my heart in a place you can't touch
Don't believe when you tell me your love is real
Because you don't know much about heaven boy
If you have to hurt to feel

Oh her eyes, her eyes
Make the stars look like they're not shining
Her hair, her hair
Falls perfectly without her trying
She's so beautiful
And I tell her every day
Yeah I know, I know
When I compliment her
She won't believe me
And it's so, it's so
Sad to think she don't see what I see
But every time she asks me do I look okay
I say
When I see your face
There's not a thing that I would change
Cause you're amazing
Just the way you are
And when you smile,
The whole world stops and stares for awhile
Cause girl you're amazing
Just the way you are
Her nails, her nails
I could kiss them all day if she'd let me
Her laugh, her laugh
She hates but I think it's so sexy
She's so beautiful
And I tell her every day
Oh you know, you know, you know
I'd never ask you to change
If perfect is what you're searching for
Then just stay the same
So don't even bother asking
If you look okay
You know I say
When I see your face
There's not a thing that I would change
Cause you're amazing
Just the way you are
And when you smile,
The whole world stops and stares for awhile
Cause girl you're amazing
Just the way you are
The way you are
The way you are
Girl you're amazing
Just the way you are
When I see your face
There's not a thing that I would change
Cause you're amazing
Just the way you are
And when you smile,
The whole world stops and stares for awhile
Cause girl you're amazing
Just the way you are

I need you right here, by my side
You’re everything I’m not in my life.
We’re indestructable, we are untouchable
Nothing can take us down tonight
You are so beautiful, it should be criminal
that you could be mine.

And we will make it out alive
I’ll promise you this love will never die!

No matter what, I got your back
I’ll take a bullet for you if it comes to that
I swear to God that in the bitter end
We’re gonna be the last ones standing

So believe me when I say, you’re the one
They’ll never forgive us for the things we’ve done

And we will make it out alive
I’ll promise you this love will never die!

No matter what, I got your back
I’ll take a bullet for you if it comes to that
I swear to God that in the bitter end
We’re gonna be the last ones standing
We’ll never fight, we’ll never fade
I’ll promise you forever and my soul today
No matter what until the bitter end
We’re gonna be the last ones standing

And everybody said that we would never last,
And if they saw us now I bet they’d take it back
It doesn’t matter what we do or what we say
Cause nothing matters anyway!

No matter what, I got your back
I’ll take a bullet for you if it comes to that
I swear to God that in the bitter end
We’re gonna be the last ones standing
We’ll never fight (We’ll never fight) We’ll never fade (We’ll never fade)
No matter what until the bitter end

When the lights go down in the city
Getting real low
Settling in my room
I'm unnoticed

When the still comes in through my window
Letting me go
I feel a calm, come over me, on the floor

On the floor
Where the rats all come away clean
They're on the floor
Where the children all stomped and screamed
Straight out the door
Well i find my self on my kness
Begging please

When the lights go down in the city
And everyone goes to their room
Walking the trail
To dreamland

When the lights go down in the city
Something is roaring
I find myself
Waiting to believe

On the floor
Where the mice call shots in the corner, that's where I'll be
When the crickets come home and sing their symphony
When I find myself on my knees
Begging please

On the floor
They've seen the things i've done here on the floor
Where the years have gathered and run that's where I'll be
And I find myself on my knees
Begging please

Before the night comes, before the city sleeps
I walk a lonely mile
I see you watching, I know you're waiting
For me to make a sign

I know you'd like me to go and crumble
Reveal myself to you
I lost a wing and grew a shell on the wound
Oh so soon

And heartbreak no you can't catch me
Hot on my heals but I move too fast
I know you think that I would make good company...at last

You always come 'round after your good friend love
Has gone and run aground
A heart in shambles oh it’s just what you need
Your purpose found

You turn the lights down and draw the curtains
You put the kettle on
Come over here, sit down tell me your troubles
You sing the saddest song

And heartbreak no you can’t catch me
Hot on my heals but I move too fast
I know you think that I would make good company...
yours at last

I'm free to wander so get up off of your knees
And find some other fool
Someone who'll hold you when you've got no one to tease
It won’t be me

Love has taken me for a fool
Gotten out in time to save himself, mmmm.
Shoulda known better,
But I let things slide.
I took you for granted
That you'd always be,
The one for me.
Baby I stopped tryin.

Oh, baby don't give up on us.
I know your heart is full of doubt,
You don't need to be without
These loving arms

I'll hold you through your darkest hour
I'll be using all my power,
So I can reach you.
Oh my love, don't give up on us.

Am I living alone here,
Or have I turned to dust?
It hurts, it hurts to wait for just a little love.
You must… give me a sign love.
Can’t you see me standing here?
Alive and well with all the hope,
You'll be, the one for me.
Baby ill keep trying.

Oh baby don't give up on us
I know your heart is full of doubt
You don't need to be without
These loving arms.

I’ll hold you through your darkest hour.
I'll be using all my power,
So I can reach you.
Oh my love, don't give up on us.

Maybe the way out is here;
It went where it all begins.
We can’t go on, living on a cloud
We'll never find our way home.

Oh, let me reach you, oh my love
Come on let me in.
Oh let me hold you, oh my love
Don't give up on us.

Oh let me reach you, oh my love
Come on let me in.
Oh let me hold you, oh my love
Don’t give up on us

You walk on by
Clueless and so high
Following your aimless path away from us
You're so far away
And what can I say
Cause I can't be the one you wanted me to be

So tell me how do you feel
It's so confusing
If you let it all go, it'll fall apart
Do you want me to stay and say I still want you
You want me too, don't you?

So what are we saying
Our eden's a failure
A made-up story to fit the picture-perfect world
The one with "I do"s
and I love you
And we are made for each other
Is forever over now?

And tell me how do you feel
It's so confusing
If you let it all go, it'll fall apart
Do you want me to stay and say I still want you
You want me too, don't you?

I hope there's forgiveness
In the distance between us
Can we make what lies ahead of us a better place to be?

So tell me, how do you feel
It's so confusing
If you let it all go, it'll fall ---
Do you want me to stay and say I still want you
You want me too, don't you?

I can't see the stars anymore living here
Let's go to the hills where the outlines are clear

Bring on the wonder
Bring on the song
I pushed you down deep in my soul for too long

I fell through the cracks at the end of our street
Let's go to the beach, get the sand through our feet

Bring on the wonder
Bring on the song
I pushed you down deep in my soul for too long

Bring on the wonder
We got it all wrong
We pushed you down deep in our souls for too long

I don't have the time for a drink from the cup
Let's rest for a while 'til our souls catch us up

Bring on the wonder
Bring on the song
I pushed you down deep in my soul for too long

Bring on the wonder
We got it all wrong
We pushed you down deep in our souls, so hang on

Bring on the wonder
Bring on the song
I pushed you down deep in my soul for too long.

I can't see the stars anymore living here
Let's go to the hills where the outlines are clear

I need you right here, by my side
You’re everything I’m not in my life.
We’re indestructable, we are untouchable
Nothing can take us down tonight
You are so beautiful, it should be criminal
that you could be mine.

And we will make it out alive
I’ll promise you this love will never die!

No matter what, I got your back
I’ll take a bullet for you if it comes to that
I swear to God that in the bitter end
We’re gonna be the last ones standing

So believe me when I say, you’re the one
They’ll never forgive us for the things we’ve done

And we will make it out alive
I’ll promise you this love will never die!

No matter what, I got your back
I’ll take a bullet for you if it comes to that
I swear to God that in the bitter end
We’re gonna be the last ones standing
We’ll never fight, we’ll never fade
I’ll promise you forever and my soul today
No matter what until the bitter end
We’re gonna be the last ones standing

And everybody said that we would never last,
And if they saw us now I bet they’d take it back
It doesn’t matter what we do or what we say
Cause nothing matters anyway!

No matter what, I got your back
I’ll take a bullet for you if it comes to that
I swear to God that in the bitter end
We’re gonna be the last ones standing
We’ll never fight (We’ll never fight) We’ll never fade (We’ll never fade)
No matter what until the bitter end