She is known for the emotional sound of her ballads. Some of her most popular songs include "Angel", "Building a Mystery", "Adia", "Possession", "Fallen", "I Will Remember You", and "World on Fire". Her best-selling album to date is Surfacing, for which she won two Grammy Awards and four Juno Awards.
Her first album Touch was released in September 28, 1988, recorded in 1987-1988, Vancouver, Canada. The album received both critical and commercial success and included the hit song Vox. During this period she co-operated with Tom Ferris and Dean Russel of Moev, who discovered her as a singer. She contributed backing vocals their 1990 album Head Down and embarked on her first national concert tour as an opening act for The Grapes Of Wrath, another Tom Ferris's band.
Her second album Solace (1991) was a real breakthrough in Canada, spawning the hit singles The Path of Thorns (Terms) and Into the Fire and being certified double platinum for sales of 200,000 copies in Canada.
In 1994 her third album Fumbling Towards Ecstasy quietly became Sarah's international breakthrough, scaling the charts in a number of countries. In the United States, the album was a steady seller that stayed in the middle ranges of the pop charts for almost two years.
Sarah's fourth album Surfacing, released in 1997, brought her international success, selling over 11 million copies worldwide. Still in the spotlight from the album, Sarah launched the highly popular Lilith Fair tour, which helped launch the careers of several well-known female artists.
Her next record Afterglow came out in 2003; it contained the singles Fallen, Stupid, and World On Fire. It was her first album of new material in six years. Sarah took a few years furlough to start a family with her husband and drummer, Ashwin Sood.
Her Holiday album Wintersong came out in October 2006. The album consists of eleven new recordings of well known Christmas songs as well as seasonal favorites interpreted by Sarah. The title track Wintersong is an original work of Sarah.
McLachlan's first studio album of original material in seven years, Laws of Illusion, was released on June 15, 2010. It features 10 new songs in addition to the previously released tracks "U Want Me 2" and "Don't Give Up on Us. The first single Loving You Is Easy was released on April 23, 2010. It was followed by Forgiveness, released on June 30, 2010.
PILLS
Sarah McLachlan Lyrics
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I hope my fists can fight for two
So it never has to show
And you'll never know
I hope my love can blind you
I hope my arms can bind you
So you'll never have to see
One may think, we're all right
But we need pills to sleep at night
We need lies to make it through the day
We're not O.K.
One may think, we're all right
But we need pills to sleep at night
We need lies to make it through the day
We're not O.K.
One may think, we're doing fine
But if I had to lay it on the line
We're losing ground, with every passing day
We're not O.K.
That's one thing, I would never
That's one thing, I would never
That's one thing, I would never
Say to you
That's one thing, I would never
That's one thing, I would never
That's one thing, I would never
Say to you
The song Pills by Sarah McLachlan tells the story of someone who is struggling to keep up appearances in a relationship that is slowly breaking down. The singer hopes that by putting on a smile and using their fists to fight for the both of them, they can avoid confronting the issues at the heart of their relationship. They hope that by blinding their love and binding their arms, they can keep the other person from seeing what they have become. They then sing about the ways in which they use pills and lies to cope with the reality of their situation, even though on the surface, everything might seem fine. The lyrics suggest that despite the facade of happiness that they put on, things are in fact not okay, and the situation is getting worse with each passing day. The song ends by repeating the phrase “That’s one thing, I would never say to you” several times, highlighting the feelings of isolation and disconnection that the singer is experiencing.
Line by Line Meaning
I hope my smile can distract you
I hope my facade can deceive you
I hope my fists can fight for two
I hope I can bear your burden for you
So it never has to show
So our problems can stay hidden from the world
And you'll never know
And so you won't have to bear the burden I bear
I hope my love can blind you
I hope my affection for you can distort your view
I hope my arms can bind you
I hope I can have a grasp on you
So you'll never have to see
So you won't have to bear witness to the reality
What we've grown to be
Of what we have become of ourselves
One may think, we're all right
People may assume we're doing well
But we need pills to sleep at night
But we rely on medication to rest
We need lies to make it through the day
We rely on falsehoods to get through our days
We're not O.K.
We are not alright
That's one thing, I would never
That's one thing, I would never do or say
Say to you
Tell you about our struggles
One may think, we're doing fine
People may assume we're doing great
But if I had to lay it on the line
But if I had to be honest
We're losing ground, with every passing day
We are slowly worsening with time
We're not O.K.
We are not doing well
That's one thing, I would never
That's one thing, I would never do or say
Say to you
Tell you about our struggles
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Ola Lars Kluft, Mans Erik Svennem Lundberg
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Jaded Hart
on In The Arms Of The Angels
This will surely make you cry! Everyone can identify with this song! Hear it you won't regret it. And maybe you'll remember!