Since then, while maintaining her singing career, she has occasionally encountered controversy, partly due to her statements and gestures—such as her ordination as a priest despite being a woman with a Roman Catholic background—and her strongly expressed views on organised religion, women's rights, war, and child abuse.
In addition to her ten solo albums her work includes many singles, songs for films, collaborations with many other artists and appearances at charity fundraising concerts.
Since converting to Islam in 2018 she has changed her name to Shuhada Sadaqat.
In December 2019 she gave her first UK concert in five years at the Shepherd's Bush Empire, London.
On 26 July 2023, O'Connor's family issued a statement that she had died at the age of 56, without indicating the date or cause.
In the statement, the singer’s family said: “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad. Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time.”
The acclaimed Dublin performer released 10 studio albums, while her song “Nothing Compares 2 U” was named the number one world single in 1990 by the Billboard Music Awards. Her version of the ballad, written by musician Prince, topped the charts around the globe and earned her three Grammy nominations.
The Healing Room
Sinéad O'Connor Lyrics
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Where I can go and spirit guides me
There I can ask oh any question
I get the answers if I listen
I have a healing room inside me
The loving healers there they feed me
They make me happy with their laughter
I'm their daughter
They say
You have a little voice inside you
It doesn't matter who you think you may be
You're not free if you don't know me
If you don't know me
See I'm not the lie that lives outside you
And it doesn't matter what
You think you believe
You're not free if you don't know me
If you don't know me
See I am the universe inside you
You come to me and I will guide you
And make you happy with laughter
I joy in seeing you're my daughter
You're my daughter
So believe you're not free if
you don't know me
If you don't know me
If you don't know me
If you don't know me
If you don't know me
If you don't know me
In Sinéad O'Connor's song "The Healing Room," the singer tells us that she has a universe and a healing room inside her. These are introspective spaces within her, where she can find answers to her questions and healing. The spirit guides she invokes in her universe help her access the knowledge she is seeking. The healers inside her healing room also help her feel better and engage with her joy, showering her with their love and humor, and remind her that she is their daughter.
The most compelling lyric is where the spirit guides tell her, "You're not free if you don't know me." Here, she is advised that freedom of the self comes from knowing oneself, and that by not being aware of one's deeper self, one is locked into an external prison of one's own making. The song's message stresses that internal awareness is the path to enlightenment and happiness.
Line by Line Meaning
I have a universe inside me
I possess a vast and complex inner world within myself
Where I can go and spirit guides me
This inner universe is a place I can access and navigate with the help of my spirit guides
There I can ask oh any question
Within this inner universe, I am able to ask any question that I may have
I get the answers if I listen
If I am open and receptive, I will receive answers to my questions within this inner universe
I have a healing room inside me
My inner world also contains a space specifically dedicated to healing
The loving healers there they feed me
Within this healing room, there are loving and nurturing healers who provide sustenance and care for me
They make me happy with their laughter
These healers bring joy to me through their laughter and positive energy
They kiss and tell me I'm their daughter
These healers express their love and affection for me by calling me their daughter
You have a little voice inside you
There is a small but powerful voice within me
It doesn't matter who you think you may be
This voice exists regardless of my external identity or circumstances
You're not free if you don't know me
I cannot be truly free and fulfilled without acknowledging and connecting with this inner voice
See I'm not the lie that lives outside you
This inner voice represents an authentic and truthful part of myself, in contrast to the falsehoods and illusions of the external world
And it doesn't matter what you think you believe
No matter what I may think I believe on the surface, this inner voice holds a deeper and more fundamental truth
See I am the universe inside you
This inner voice is not separate from the vast and complex inner world that exists within me
You come to me and I will guide you
If I turn to this inner voice, it will offer guidance and direction to me within this inner universe
And make you happy with laughter
Following this inner voice and connecting with my inner world will bring me joy and happiness
I joy in seeing you're my daughter
This inner voice takes pleasure in acknowledging and caring for me as a daughter figure
So believe you're not free if you don't know me
It is essential to believe and acknowledge that true freedom and fulfillment come from connecting with this inner voice and the inner universe it inhabits
If you don't know me
Without connecting with this inner voice and inner universe, true freedom and fulfillment cannot be achieved
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: SINEAD O'CONNOR
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K. Maczák
on Troy
The song is about her abusive mother, who locked her out of the house, and she sitting in the long grass in summer keeping warm , while her mother turned off the light inside the house , and she screamed . etc.