SARAH BLACKWOOD grew up listening to her father’s rock and roll record collection. When she was twelve years old, her father handed her an acoustic guitar, taught her the basics and the rest, as they say, is history. Her style is influenced by old country and rock music. She’s a sweetheart with an acoustic guitar singing about love, demons she has faced, and different times in her life that have brought her down. These moments faced picked her up and made her create the songs what they are today. Also known as the front-woman for The Creepshow, Sarah has toured all across the world and has honed her live show to an exact and heartwarming science.
Picking up where “Way Back Home” left off, Sarah Blackwood’s sophomore solo album “Wasting Time” is an intensely personal collection of beautifully-crafted, roots country songs that also touches on elements of gospel, pop and soul. Where her debut was a stripped down, raw acoustic album, “Wasting Time” raises the bar by adding an incredibly talented roster of players, friends and family. Sarah’s one-man band Daniel Flamm (Heartbreak Engines, Sewer Rats) came in from Germany to add vocals, lead guitar, banjo and piano. Producer Gianni Luminati lends a hand with percussion, ukulele, mandolin and bass. Other guest musicians include brother Ian Blackwood, father Mike Blackwood, bandmate Sean “Sickboy” McNab and Lee Williamson on lapsteel.
“Wasting Time” showcases Sarah Blackwood’s undeniably passionate and sincerely honest songwriting style that is as touching as it is inspiring.
What the press is saying:
“This is a solid record, one of stark, solitary power. Blackwood excels at writing songs that while infused with pathos, aren't downers, and those that speak to universal experiences without seeming trite.” – The Hour
“…all great tracks on an album of acoustic gems.” Toronto Music Scene
“There’s an untouched feeling to Way Back Home in that it sounds at time like a collection of homemade demos, but really its more like an old, faded photograph capturing Blackwood and her emotions in the rawest form.” – Vue Weekly
Wait It Out
Sarah Blackwood Lyrics
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Fill that pretty little head with doubt
And doors keep slamming at your back
Close your eyes but can't forget about the past
And he said "Darlin' wait it out. The pain will lessen then come back around. But these hearts won't hold you to the ground. What's been lost can someday be found."
One day my love you will know
Back to you to unbreak my soul
I've got diamonds worth of damage from this road
Take some time to throw them out
See what you find, it's too loud
There ain't no time to crumble now oh no not now
I wish it were as easy as it sounds
The lyrics of Sarah Blackwood’s song, “Wait it Out,” touch on themes of doubt, pain, and hope. The opening stanza reflects on doubt, alluding to someone who is leaving details out and putting doubt in the head of the subject of the song. Additionally, the subject of the song is haunted by a past that they cannot seem to let go of. In the chorus, the tone shifts. The subject is given advice from someone, possibly a loved one or a friend, who tells them to wait out their pain because it is temporary, and eventually, what they have lost will be found. The verse that follows concludes with the idea that the person singing the song is making their way home to their love, admitting that they are damaged from struggles on the road. The final stanza posits that even though the road to recovery may not be easy, the lyrics express the wish that the process could be as easy as verbally casting away unwanted thoughts.
Overall, the lyrics suggest the struggle of the human experience and how hard it is to keep a positive attitude when dealing with doubt and pain. The song implies that recovery from loss is difficult but not impossible, so long as someone is willing to wait it out and believe that things can get better.
Line by Line Meaning
If you keep leaving out
If you continue to ignore or exclude someone or something
Fill that pretty little head with doubt
Causing someone to become uncertain or apprehensive about something or someone.
And doors keep slamming at your back
Failures and rejections keep happening in your life.
Close your eyes but can't forget about the past
Trying to forget or ignore past events but they still haunt you.
And he said "Darlin' wait it out. The pain will lessen then come back around.
The advice given by someone to wait patiently, pain will reduce for some time, but it will come back again.
But these hearts won't hold you to the ground.
The collective emotions of people will not restrict you from lifting yourself up.
What's been lost can someday be found."
There is hope that anything that's disappeared or been forgotten, even love, can be rediscovered someday.
One day my love you will know
She talks about the inevitability of realizing the truth.
This whole time I've been on my way home
The journey through the hardships would have to lead to finding oneself again.
Back to you to unbreak my soul
Return to the source of happiness to start fixing the emotional breakdown.
I've got diamonds worth of damage from this road
The struggles and hardships encountered have led to significant damage, worth a fortune.
Take some time to throw them out
Spend some time to sort out the issues as they are causing the clutter.
See what you find, its too loud
The problems are so big and prominent that they need attention.
There ain't no time to crumble not oh no not now
There is no point in breaking down or losing hope. Time demands perseverance.
I wish it were as easy as it sounds
The process would have been much more straightforward if it had only sounded that way.
Contributed by Matthew T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
LollypopStuffs
I seriously hope that one day, everyone who bought these albums gets together and recreates this.. I know it's unlikely, but that would be amazing.
Sarah Blackwood
amazing moment. Thank you so much for sharing :)
Normaan Patel
Keep coming back to listen to this masterpiece. This song is genuinely pure <3
Samantha Roberts
I love this song so much and I still have my vinyl!!
Simon Douglass
This is my favorite song. I think it is one of her best.
StarkStables
Looks so cool😊❤️
brad meister
Such a great voice!
susp3kt89
Are there still any vinyls left? I love this song!
Nobody
OMG I love this song!! Its like i can hear and relate to sarah's emotions when I'm listening to this!
LookForThetruth11
Makes you want to cry. I wish yould do more of these hartfelt songs your so good at it