Sarah Slean (born Sarah Hope Slean in Pickering, Ontario, on 21 June 1977) … Read Full Bio ↴Sarah Slean (born Sarah Hope Slean in Pickering, Ontario, on 21 June 1977) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet, visual artist and occasional actress.

Slean recorded her first EP Universe (1997) at the age of nineteen. Since then she has completed a series of albums including: Blue Parade (1998), Night Bugs (2002), and Day One (2004), The Baroness (2008) and the double album Land & Sea (2011).

Night Bugs was her first major label album, co-produced by Slean and Hawksley Workman, and released by WEA in Canada and Atlantic Records in the United States. It was heavily inspired by cabaret music.

In September 2004, Slean released her fourth album, Day One. Here Slean's piano takes a less important spot for the first time in her career. The focus is more on beats, rhythms and guitar, which shines through in the album's first single "Lucky Me". The up-tempo title track "Day One", and "Mary", a song about Slean's grandmother, were released as the second and third singles.

In October 2006, Slean released a mostly-live album, Orphan Music, which consists of songs recorded live at Toronto's Harbourfront Theatre and the Vancouver East Cultural Centre. Other new tracks featuring Slean and the piano were recorded at DNA Recording Facility in Toronto and Kensaltown Studios in the UK.

Also in 2006, she contributed two tracks ("Us and Them" and "Comfortably Numb") to Pink Floyd Redux, a modern 12-track tribute to Pink Floyd.

Her sixth album The Baroness was released March 2008. An EP with outtakes from the album, entitled The Baroness Redecorates, was released in December of the same year.

Another set of B-sides was released in December 2010. For Beauty Lives, fans could vote for their favourite previously unrecorded track. The ten top songs were recorded especially for the collection.

Slean released the double album Land & Sea in September 2011. It is a concept album, where the songs on Land represent grounded topics and are generally more poppy, while the songs on Sea are more ethereal in subject matter and feature classical arrangements.

Slean released Metaphysics in 2017.

For photos and additional information check out Sarah Slean's official website, www.SarahSlean.com.

So Many Miles
Sarah Slean Lyrics

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These feet have walked so many miles
And on so many continents
Still this heart is beating wild
As yet of no great consequence
But oh,
When the rhythm is right
I catch a wind and fly

Far beyond these Paris nights
Into another consciousness
The fortuneteller isn?t right
It?s scary but it?s glorious
And oh,
I know this time
I?ll catch a wind and fly

So many miles
Those days are gone!
You?re still alive!
And after so,
So many miles

I open up my weary eyes
To gaze upon the firmament
Again I?m under foreign skies
But longing?s all that?s permanent
And oh,
I know this time
I?ll catch a wind and fly

So many miles
Those days are gone!
You?re still alive!

And after so,
So many miles!

Overall Meaning

The song "So Many Miles" by Sarah Slean is a reflection on the passage of time and the experiences that come with it. The opening lines speak to the physical and emotional journey that the singer has been on - she has walked many miles, both in terms of distance traveled and experiences had. However, she still feels like her heart is beating wildly and she has not yet reached anything of great consequence. Despite this, she knows that when the rhythm is right, she can catch a wind and fly, transcending her everyday existence and reaching a higher state of consciousness. This speaks to the power of music to transport us out of ourselves and into a different mindset.

The second verse shifts to a more mystical tone, with the mention of a fortuneteller and a sense that something both scary and glorious is on the horizon. The singer acknowledges that time has passed and that she has seen many things, but that she still feels a sense of longing - for what, we are not told. The final verse again speaks to the idea of feeling displaced, of being under foreign skies, and yet being comforted by the knowledge that she can catch a wind and fly. The repetition of the phrase "so many miles" underscores the central theme of the song - the idea that we are all on a journey, and that the experiences we have along the way shape us and stay with us, even as time passes and we move ever farther away from the people and places that we have known.

Line by Line Meaning

These feet have walked so many miles
My physical body has traveled such great distances

And on so many continents
I have explored numerous regions everywhere on this planet

Still this heart is beating wild
But my soul is restless as ever

As yet of no great consequence
It hasn't created a significant impact on my life yet

But oh,
However,

When the rhythm is right
When everything is in perfect sync

I catch a wind and fly
I get this sudden rush of excitement in my heart

Far beyond these Paris nights
It takes me beyond the limits of this city

Into another consciousness
And leads me to a different level of spirituality

The fortuneteller isn?t right
What the fortune teller predicted may not necessarily come true

It?s scary but it?s glorious
Even though I'm scared, it's an amazing feeling