![]() Afterglow (2003) [ larger cover art ] |
Heaven bend to take my hand
And lead me through the fire
Be the long awaited answer
To a long and painful fight
Truth be told I've tried my best
But somewhere 'long the way
I got caught up in all there was to offer
And the cost was so much more than I could bear
Though I've tried I've fallen
I have sunk so low
I messed up
Better I should know
So don't come 'round here and
Tell me I told you so
We all begin with good intent
When love was raw and young
We believe that we can change ourselves
The past can be undone
But we carry on our back the burden time always reveals
In the lonely light of morning
In the wound that would not heal
It's the bitter taste of losing everything
That I've held so dear
I've fallen
I have sunk so low
I messed up
Better I should know
So don't come 'round here and
Tell me I told you so
Heaven bend to take my hand
I've nowhere left to turn
I'm lost to those I thought were friends
To everyone I know
Oh they turn their heads embarrassed
Pretend that they don't see
That it's one missed step one slip before you know it
And there doesn't seem a way to be redeemed
Though I've tried I've fallen
I have sunk so low
I messed up
Better I should know
So don't come 'round here and
Tell me I told you so
I messed up
Better I should know
So don't come round here and
Tell me I told you so
| RedGuitar (Iowa, USA) | Posted: Dec 17, 2012 - 06:49 lnostdal wrote: i think this has been through some heavy lossy compression .. it has a "metallic" 64kbit MP3 sound to it (..listening to the 192kbit stream here, which is great usually - so probably the source file..) Aren't ALL MP3 files the result of lossy compression? |
| joelbb | Posted: Oct 15, 2012 - 13:06 Who can not be in love with this woman? |
| Sloggydog (UK) | Posted: Sep 13, 2012 - 23:52 Very cool. Washed that Younger Brother right out of my head - cheers for that. |
| MirageRF (Clemmons, NC, USA) | Posted: Aug 13, 2012 - 12:43 Her words melt like butter dripping thru my mind. And iIdid adopt a shelter dog. Thanks, Sarah. scraig wrote: Please, just pick up the phone and make this stop. ![]() |
| johnjconn (chicago land) | Posted: Aug 13, 2012 - 12:32 scraig wrote: Please, just pick up the phone and make this stop. ![]() hummmm, which one is Sarah? |
| johnjconn (chicago land) | Posted: Aug 13, 2012 - 12:31 ![]() |
| scraig (Santa Barbara, CA) | Posted: Aug 13, 2012 - 12:31 Please, just pick up the phone and make this stop. ![]() |
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Mar 08, 2012 - 05:44 Papernapkin wrote: Always the same lilting wail and mushy lyrics. Perhaps, but her Industrial/Klezmer stuff is quite a departure. |
| filipK (Poland) | Posted: Aug 31, 2011 - 09:49 fredriley wrote: Now I know what the song "Dirty Little Secret" from the same album is about... |
| pcicatar (Portland, OR) | Posted: Aug 31, 2011 - 09:38 Geecheeboy wrote: Papernapkin wrote: Always the same lilting wail and mushy lyrics. I know, right? Don't you just LOVE it?! Yes, I do! And I'm glad you do, too! |
| redmachine | Posted: Aug 31, 2011 - 09:38 Another song for the hard of thinking. I bet this goes down well with teenage girls or menopausal women in Scandanavia. |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Aug 31, 2011 - 09:37 Geecheeboy wrote: I know, right? Don't you just LOVE it?! Yep, she can wail at me any day, and I'll turn to mush |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Aug 31, 2011 - 09:37 ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote: "I'm a masturbator, I should know, so don't come 'round here"?? |
| Geecheeboy (under a crescent moon and palmetto tree) | Posted: Aug 31, 2011 - 09:36 Papernapkin wrote: Always the same lilting wail and mushy lyrics. I know, right? Don't you just LOVE it?! |
| lelkoun | Posted: Jun 29, 2011 - 14:12 Great song! |
| Papernapkin (Mountain View, CA) | Posted: Apr 27, 2011 - 09:16 Always the same lilting wail and mushy lyrics. |
| gabrielle7nt (rock (me) hard place) | Posted: Mar 26, 2011 - 19:13 Love this song. |
| PA1749 (Jim Thorpe, PA) | Posted: Oct 20, 2010 - 07:32 She has a magical, mystical quality to her voice; it effortlessly floats through the physical and touches the soul. |
| lsfeder | Posted: Aug 17, 2010 - 13:42 Always loved this album, and my god she looks great on the cover. |
| rtb (Muddy York) | Posted: Jun 14, 2010 - 18:44 kerr wrote: Bit of a guilty pleasure, this one 8 yep. |
| EssexTex (Gitche Gumee) | Posted: Oct 05, 2009 - 08:16 ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote: "I'm a masturbator, I should know, so don't come 'round here"?? The sticky carpets alone would put me off. Bet her tv looks like a plasterers radio. |
| dbreece | Posted: Jul 02, 2009 - 13:52 ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote: "I'm a masturbator, I should know, so don't come 'round here"?? ... I have messed up Better I should know ... Taught by Yoda she was. |
| ArbiterOfGoodTaste (Seattle, WA) | Posted: Jul 02, 2009 - 13:49 "I'm a masturbator, I should know, so don't come 'round here"?? |
| jameyp (New York via Austin) | Posted: Jan 25, 2009 - 10:27 guilty pleasure for me also, nice for working on a sunday... 7 ! ![]() |
| marcel (some 10.000 km east of paradise) | Posted: Nov 23, 2008 - 05:36 davin wrote: I think it's fair to say that this is weaker than FTE. Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (together with The Freedom Sessions, different versions of the same songs) is by far her best album, I think. So I'll quickly agree with that... |
| a_genuine_find (Nieuw Amsterdam) | Posted: Nov 23, 2008 - 05:35 ![]() |
| lnostdal (Norway) | Posted: Oct 22, 2008 - 16:34 i think this has been through some heavy lossy compression .. it has a "metallic" 64kbit MP3 sound to it (..listening to the 192kbit stream here, which is great usually - so probably the source file..) |
| Ericac (Lakeville, MN) | Posted: Apr 16, 2008 - 09:28 All of Sarah McLachlan's music puts me in a nice mellow mood. Helps erase some of the bumps in the road. Thanks for this selection. |
| robco1 (Chicago, IL) | Posted: Feb 13, 2008 - 10:22 n4ku wrote: This almost makes up for her cover of Solsbury Hill. |
| coolpeople_rule | Posted: Jan 12, 2008 - 23:12 Just a little slice of heaven... |
| high510 | Posted: Dec 12, 2007 - 13:22 I like easy music every so often. Solid 7. Sounds like alot of her other stuff but that voice is the best... |
| Candela (Trondheim) | Posted: Jul 08, 2007 - 08:23 Sucko-barfo |
| Kerly (Estonia) | Posted: Jun 07, 2007 - 00:13 Kristi wrote: Love this song...
Me too!!! |
| Kristi (Athens, GA) | Posted: May 22, 2007 - 09:02 Love this song... |
| n4ku (KY) | Posted: May 22, 2007 - 08:58 This almost makes up for her cover of Solsbury Hill. |
| kerr (Up a bit) | Posted: May 22, 2007 - 08:58 Bit of a guilty pleasure, this one 8 |
| s_k (Susteren, Netherlands) | Posted: May 06, 2007 - 14:57 My god this is boring and annoying. Can't find anything interesting in this song, unfortunately :( |
| ramlamb57 | Posted: May 06, 2007 - 14:50 I love Sarah !!! |
| Mari (île de lesvos) | Posted: Mar 04, 2007 - 19:20 ... yea, wasn't wrong, still delightful |
| Mari (île de lesvos) | Posted: Feb 17, 2007 - 03:51 Beaudiful! |
| Rainman1975 (Reston, VA) | Posted: Jan 18, 2007 - 13:06 From Radiohead to Sarah... just plain yummy! |
| omniphiliac | Posted: Jan 18, 2007 - 13:06 Her voice does something to me. Something that ought not be described in excessive detail on a public forum. Suffice it to say I enjoy the effect. But it sort of makes me feel sick at the same time. How can I give a 9 to something that turns my stomach? Odd that. |
| auburntigerrich (Mesa, AZ) | Posted: Dec 20, 2006 - 11:25 Agreed. I'll take Mirrorball over this album anyday. Trustocity wrote: Nothing wrong with it. It's just that I could be hearing other Sarah, you know, better Sarah. |
| davin (Victoria, British Columbia) | Posted: Dec 20, 2006 - 10:47 notyoko wrote: I really don't mean this to sound snide or anything, but I'm wondering if this song and others from Afterglow are really weak or if I've just grown more full of angst and musical experience since Fumbling Towards Ecstasy/Surfacing...
I think it's fair to say that this is weaker than FTE. |
| jah_blessed (Netherlands) | Posted: Nov 21, 2006 - 07:07 Trustocity wrote: Nothing wrong with it. It's just that I could be hearing other Sarah, you know, better Sarah.
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| annanyc (Gotham) | Posted: Nov 21, 2006 - 06:56 physicsgenius wrote: Oh good, it's Sarah McLachlan's one song, this time under the name "Fallen".
heh. can't argue there. |
| Trustocity (Boston, baby) | Posted: Apr 04, 2005 - 19:41 Nothing wrong with it. It's just that I could be hearing other Sarah, you know, better Sarah. |
| ludwig7 (Long Beach, CA (last time I checked)) | Posted: Jan 17, 2005 - 19:18 reedifus wrote: Could be the most touching moment in all of Disneydom.
You mean even more touching than the ogres passing gas underwater in Shrek 2? That's impressive. |
| physicsgenius | Posted: Jan 06, 2005 - 09:02 Oh good, it's Sarah McLachlan's one song, this time under the name "Fallen". |
| BluEyes | Posted: Dec 07, 2004 - 19:11 So much can change... Timing..... |




