Brightman has received over 180 Gold and Platinum sales awards in over 40 different countries around the world and is the only artist to hold #1 spots on the Billboard Classical and Dance charts simultaneously, her other achievements feature her ranking by the Recording Industry Association of America as the best-selling female classical artist of the twenty-first century and a Guinness World Record for the success of “Time to Say Goodbye,” the best-selling single in German recording history.
She has established herself as the world's biggest selling soprano of all time, She has sold 78 million albums worldwide, including 40 million copies of the soundtrack of The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical), 26 million albums, over two million DVDs and 10 million copies of the single " Time to Say Goodbye "as a soloist.
She made her debut as a dancer in troupes such as Hot Gossip and later released a string of disco singles. She was a musical theatre performer and partner of theatre composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom she originated roles including Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera.
After her divorce, Brightman became a crossover artist with former Enigma producer Frank Peterson. Her style, a blend of classical vocals and pop-inspired instrumentation and arrangement, earned her further success.
She is often cited as the woman who paved the way for other international success stories such as Il Divo, Andrea Bocelli and Josh Groban. She is said to be worth as much as £30m (about US$49m).
Here With Me
Sarah Brightman Lyrics
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I wonder how am I still here
I don't want to move a thing
It might change my memory
Oh I am what I am
I'll do what I want
But I can't hide
[Chorus]
I won't go
I won't sleep
I can't breathe
Until you're resting
Here with me
I won't leave
I can't hide
I cannot be
Until you're resting
Here with me
I don't want to call my friends
They might wake me from this dream
And I don't want to leave this bed
Risk forgetting all that's been
Oh I am what I am
I'll do what I want
But I can't hide
[Chorus: x2]
Oh I am what I am
I'll do what I want
But I can't hide
[Chorus: x2]
Oh oh oh
"Here With Me" by Sarah Brightman is a song that speaks to the loneliness and longing that one feels when away from a loved one. The opening lines "I didn't hear you leave, I wonder how am I still here" set the tone for the song- one of confusion, loneliness, and the inability to let go. The singer is lamenting the fact that her lover has left her, and she is struggling to come to terms with it. She doesn't want to move anything in the room, for fear that any changes will alter her memories of being with her lover.
The chorus emphasizes the singer's desperation- she won't go, sleep, or breathe until her lover is there with her. She doesn't want to leave the comfort of her bed and risk forgetting everything that has happened between them. The repeated line "I am what I am, I'll do what I want, but I can't hide" speaks to the singer's fierce independence, but also her vulnerability. She's admitting that even though she's strong enough to do what she wants, she can't keep her feelings for her lover hidden.
Overall, "Here With Me" is a poignant, bittersweet song about the intense longing that one feels when separated from a loved one. It's a reminder that even though we may be able to stand on our own, sometimes we just need someone else to be there with us.
Line by Line Meaning
I didn't hear you leave
I'm still in shock that you're gone and I didn't even hear you go.
I wonder how am I still here
I can't believe I'm still in this place even though you've gone away.
I don't want to move a thing
I'm afraid that if I move something, it might change the way things were when you were here.
It might change my memory
Moving something might trigger a change in my memory and I don't want that to happen.
Oh I am what I am
I am who I am, and I will always be true to myself.
I'll do what I want
I'll make my own decisions and live my life on my own terms.
But I can't hide
I can't hide my true feelings and the pain I'm feeling from your absence.
I won't go
I won't leave this place because everything reminds me of you.
I won't sleep
I can't sleep because I can't stop thinking about you.
I can't breathe
It feels like you took the air out of the room when you left and I can't breathe without you.
Until you're resting here with me
The only way I can find peace is if you're here with me.
I won't leave
I can't leave this place because it's the only thing that connects me to you.
I cannot be
Without you here, I can't be the person I once was.
Until you're resting here with me
The only way I can find peace is if you're here with me.
I don't want to call my friends
I don't want to speak to anyone because I'm afraid they'll make me face the reality of your absence.
They might wake me from this dream
It feels like I'm living in a dream and I don't want anyone to shake me awake.
And I don't want to leave this bed
I don't want to leave this bed because it's the only place where I feel close to you.
Risk forgetting all that's been
Leaving this bed might cause me to forget the memories we've shared and I don't want that.
Oh oh oh
Vocals
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Dido Armstrong, Pascal Gabriel, Paul Statham
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