McLachlan, Sarah - Vox Lyrics






In the desert of my dreams I saw you there
And I'm walking towards the water steaming body cold and bare
But your words cut loose the fire and you left my soul to bleed
And the pain that's in your truth's deceiving me, has got me scared
Oh why?
Through your eyes the strains of battle like a brooding storm
Your up and down these pristine velvet walls like focus never forms
My walls are getting wider and my eyes are drawn astray
I see you now a vague deception of a dying day
Oh why?
I fall into the water and once more I turn to you
and the crowds were standing staring faceless cutting off my view to you
They start to limply flail their bodies in a twisted mime
And I'm lost inside this tangled web in which I'm lain entwined
You're gone and I'm lost inside this tangled web in which I'm lain entwined
Oh why?





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  1. N.... D....

    Man I love this song. Takes me back...

  2. P.... P....

    this song is from 1988!

  3. n.... n....

    for my family and beloved  dear ones

  4. R.... i....

    please play this song live again

  5. M.... R....

    Give me 10 years, and we will get you back there!

  6. p.... ....

    Never knew she had this voice in her

  7. Z.... ....

    Hard to express just how much I've always loved this song. The early days showing glimpses of a truly fantastic career to come.

  8. M.... S....

    Song is special when people handed you mixtapes!!

  9. c.... f....

    Very different from her other stuff but I’ve always loved this song and album, the song puts me in a trance in a good way

  10. n.... n....

    a pale deception of a dyingi iday.pale replaces vague

  11. U.... C....

    Sarah, como amo suas músicas, desde os anos 90 quando vc conquistou o Brasil com “Adia”. Obrigado por embalar minha vida. ❤️🇧🇷

  12. K.... G....

    my baby mama

  13. n.... n....

    I fall into the water and once more I turn to you

  14. C.... L....

    this is my fav 80s song through the years...such an angelic voice of her.

  15. A.... M....

    beautiful voice!! great song!

  16. H.... P....

    I shall forever dream of a rem-master of this song. It’s production is so small and cramped. I will forever yearn for the day that somebody cuts this into 5.1 dynamic surround. Her voice deserves nothing less.

  17. 5.... F....

    I remember discovering this in a cassette been in the early 80s, long before Sarah exploded. I wore the cassette out back when you can do those sort of things. Every song on this album is gold.

  18. K.... K....

    Beautiful <3

  19. B.... B....

    Cliffy Conger listens to Avril Lavigne who covered one of Sarah's songs.

  20. C.... Y....

    ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜💖🖤💟

  21. E.... E....

    What a voice! You know it’s funny, for some reason, I always thought this song came after ‘ Into the fire’.

  22. I.... P....

    *IVO`s MAGIC WORLD* presents *MUSIC HISTORY GUIDE - FAMOUS BIRTHS* - *HOMAGE To SARAH ANN LACHLAN - 50th BIRTHDAY, TODAY!!!* (JaNuArY 28, 2018)

  23. c.... e....

    Preciosa. Me gusta mucho esta canción de esta gran y bella cantante.

  24. C.... C....

    Is it just me or is the recording quality on this a bit lacking? I think this is due for a remaster/reissue. I think your vocals deserve to be a lot more front and center.

  25. M.... ....

    Channels are out of polarity: mono = L - R

  26. e.... f....

    hurgando una tienda de discos por alla en los años 90`s, encontre un cd , ...sarah mclachlan...quien sera ? me pregunte, pedi oirlo y ya apenas oi su voz no lo dude y lo compre, fue mi primer cd, mi joya, su voz es arrulladora, me encanta, gracias sarah por tu musica, saludos desde chile.

  27. C.... ....

    This is my jam!

    C.... ....

    Denise R. Really lol 😂

  28. P.... R....

    That beautiful, effortless, operatic (at times) voice - this song got my attention. That and Steaming....love her.

  29. Y.... N....

    Could this be one of the best songs ever written? I think you know the answer 😉♥️

  30. c.... e....

    Sarah is the sexiest singer in the world. I love her.

  31. A.... S....

    THIS SONG! I LOVE THIS SONG! Really hope that Sarah will go on tour again soon. It's been too long. She should do an anniversary album tour for Touch, released in 1988.

  32. R.... Z....

    savant .......I think she was 17 when she did this so gifted !!Love you Sarah

    R.... Z....

    err prodigy sorry

    R.... Z....

    Nope... 20

  33. a.... ....

    Wish I could meet a girl as beautiful as Sarah.

  34. C.... ....

    what is up with the sound?

  35. J.... ....

    Like the song here, but the video some parts I dont' like. Oh Well!

  36. c.... e....

    A beautiful song sung by one of the most beautiful voices in the world.

  37. B.... P....

    I remember they use to play this in the clubs
    The Remix is better

  38. T.... ....

    Sarah said this album (her first album)'s lyrics were just "pretty sounding words." While I don't disagree, and while I love her more "substantial" records more, part of me wishes she had done one more like Touch. There's really nothing else like it in her catalog.

    T.... ....

    TurboCMinusMinus unfortunately, sarah has a tendency to put herself down. pretty sounding words are an important facor in the aesthetic she managed to build and bring to the pop/adult contemporary scene, wich lacks more cryptic lyrics

    T.... ....

    She probably does that. But I think she meant more that she felt she was too young and didn't have enough meaningful to say. I just think the vibe and sound of Touch is really unique and I wish it had a companion, even though Solace might be my favorite Sarah album.

    T.... ....

    TurboCMinusMinus I agree with you. I just love it when she makes those beautiful sounds. It’s very catchy and hypnotic.

  39. e.... s....

    Sarah you are too beautiful to express in words

  40. q.... r....

    80s Sarah just screams Cocteau Twins

  41. W.... J....

    DEAR SARAH FROM THE DUST IN TO WIND I GOOD UNDERSTOOD WHAT YOUR WHER SINGING THE COMBINATION IS GREAT TO SE YOUR A VOX IN YOU FRETIME A LIKEITHE TOU TUBE THANK YOU MINE LOVE STAY IN THIS EXPERIENS WICH THE ELLEMENTS
    THANK YOU WOUTER JOANNES

  42. w.... ....

    She is a siren calling me in towards the rocks...bewitching vocals.

  43. J.... B....

    Krásná písnička, skvělá zpěvačka

  44. J.... ....

    @sarahmclachlanvevo Love this song; however the phase of the music's right channel needs to be flipped. I sent a PM if you'd like me to fix it easily.

  45. D.... ....

    How many hit records did this woman have? Too many! Some people these days would be glad to have half her talent and effortless beauty and I'm just talking about her lyrics and voice!

    D.... ....

    Someone these days with her talent most likely couldn't even get into the cancerous autotuning shitfest that is the modern music industry. And if they did (they were hot enough and connected enough) they'd likely be forced to put out shit music to conform and be marketed. How depressing is that. (... Puts on another 90s album)

    D.... ....

    You are correct, sir! For the interested I recommend Jesca Hoop. A wonderful artist who has managed to fight her way to a Sub Pop contract (yep, that far) after 17 years of blood, toil, tears and sweat, but no compromise. No sir, none of that. Search for Money, The Kingdom, Tulip, and (new) The Lost Sky for starters.

    D.... ....

    asr070568 - Thanks for that recommendation. She is quite interesting. Maybe doesn't quite hit the spot but is really different and good enough to interest me.

    D.... ....

    DJdext ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜💖🖤💟

    D.... ....

    DJdext I absolutely love her!!!!

  46. C.... R....

    I was obsessed with Sarah for years, but I could never listen to this song. For some reason it's creepy as crap, and it would give me night terrors.

  47. Y.... N....

    This has to be one of the best songs ever written - videos fantastic too - beautiful : )

  48. A.... ....

    I have to fight off tears listening to this song because I'm a man

    A.... ....

    LOL! I don't mean to laugh but if I don't people might see my tears too.

  49. A.... ....

    This is one of the most beautiful female vocal/lyrics that I've ever known

    A.... ....

    It is doubly fantastic

  50. J.... W....

    Realy bad sound quality. It's sucksè

  51. K.... B....

    the audio sucks on this upload !!!! Song is awesome though !

  52. S.... ....

    All I hear is an angel with a seven octave range, let the haters hate, other then Annie Lennox and a few trained opera singers she's in a class of her own.

    S.... ....

    +Scott Macleod I agree, and if you ahven't yet heard Kate Bush....sample Wuthering Heights and Running Up That Hill, and The Dreaming and a few others...her voice is impossible to emulate. No one can touch her as far as vocals go...it is an extremely rare ( I have yet to see one) a person who can do a cover of Kate Bush.

    S.... ....

    Try Eivor's version of Hounds of Love.. It is so good I feel it even surpasses the original as she injects her brand of uniqueness into the reinterpretation to do it more than justice. The building crescendo near the end is just captivating and beautiful. Her other work especially her recent albums is even more challenging and cutting edge than Kate but I see it as a natural progression. I always loved Kate for her originality, and now Eivor is carrying the torch even further.

    S.... ....

    7 octaves? Dream lol

    S.... ....

    @Kevin Larson Meg Myers does a version of Running Up That Hill that I enjoy, although it's more edgy.

  53. B.... L....

    The song that got me into Sarah. Thank you CBC!

    B.... L....

    Firsty McLastname ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜💖🖤💟

  54. S.... ....

    Great video for an excellent song by one of the most awesome Ladies of all time.
    But this isn't the real video, now is it?

    “Are you sure? Cause I took one of those “Which Gossip Girl are you?” quizzes, and it said I was the dad’s guitar.”

  55. A.... B....

    This was the song that made me fall in love with Sarah's music. WHEN I migrate to Canada, my first stop will be West Vancouver.

    A.... B....

    i heard she moved to chilliwack,

  56. R.... C....

    Ah Sarah, one of Canada's better exports.  

    R.... C....

    +LonesomeTroubadour Certainly better than Justin Bieber!!

  57. J.... B....

    Did you get the brilliance of it? Her songs alternately translate from a new savior to the new age's animal rights' concerns - of caterpillars in their nest in this one.

    J.... B....

    @Jolly Butterworth fuck off with your question. "did you get the brilliance of it" no, only you have the capacity to recognize it. this is almost a parody because it is almost pretentious. it is not her best work but her best work came from it.

  58. P.... A....

    pop +  opera  =  Sarah

  59. r.... r....

    'discovered' her on this album

  60. k.... ....

    Remember this from growing up in Canada. Great song.

  61. D.... T....

    wow I havent heard this for along time so ahead of her time 

  62. S.... K....

    The thought that she was what, 19 or 20 when she wrote and recorded this song s what gets me now. I don't know of anyone that age currently doing anything this groundbreaking. (I would love to be wrong though, suggestions happily accepted). It still boggles the brain that it took so long for any of her songs to be released in the US. She's just brilliant and seems like a genuinely nice person, which is always good to find out

    S.... K....

    It was a  golden age for young independent Canadian acts. Some went on to the US, some didn't.   

    S.... K....

    +Sarah Okc She left Halifax on her own as a teenager to start her career on the west coast. Just incredible..and must have incredible parents

    S.... K....

    She was raised with music and learning how to play and compose... But her singing style comes Joni Mitchell, Jane Siberry to mention only the Canadians, but many women invented new ways of singing and Sarah is a branch of the 70s and 80s.... She was very shy at the VOX concert, 19, Sinead O'Conner came out at the same time at 21...

    S.... K....

    Sarah Kelly ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜💖🖤💟

  63. J.... G....

    This song just never gets old for me. It been in top 5 all time favorite for going on 20 years... I'm would've given my eye teeth to hear this album live..

  64. R.... R....

    She is one the few artist you immediately know who it is when you hear her. She's incredible.

    R.... R....

    Rob Richards ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜💖🖤💟

  65. e.... ....

    terje brought me here! love for snow <3

    e.... ....

    I know exactly what you're talking about! 🙂

  66. T.... d....

    Heard this when it first aired on AM 600 CHRX................a long time ago.This is for you Milky.

  67. r.... n....

    her first song that made me fall in love with her voice , just heavenly !

  68. s.... ....

    I went into A&B Records and aked for "the Sarach McLachlan song about Hawaii". I'm glad they knew what I was talking about. (I bought the CD.)

    s.... ....

    shmuli9 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=u6i2Ph1BYXE

  69. w.... ....

    Discovered this song last year...it's still the most played song on my iPod. Can't help but listen to it on repeat.

  70. P.... ....

    Dammit Youtube/Vevo: Why does this video have to have that wraparound promo for that ghetto-dwelling bottom-feeder Miley Cyrus?! These women are antitheses when it comes to talent and dignity, with Sarah on the winning side!

    P.... ....

    I think you're taking it a little far

  71. D.... ....

    This song is so connected to my youth; time machine...

  72. M.... C....

    I'm OBSESSED!!!!!!

  73. t.... ....

    Was obsessed with this whole album in 10th grade. Still love it.

  74. b.... o....

    HD please! This is obviously a 35mm print, with that aspect ratio

  75. a.... ....

    Ah, yes. Talent like this overshadows any of the crappy music that's been coming out of Canada as of late. I was raised on Sarah's music <3

  76. A.... L....

    Beautiful and delicious voice!

  77. F.... C....

    I don't care how old this song is... it's a fav. Thank you Sarah for always having the right song for the right moment :)

  78. m.... ....

    I hate how utube won't let folks paste links from utubes' own servers... search "Canadian Version" for this trac.... video quality is lacking, original ideology is proof!

  79. D.... ....

    She elevates poetry in many beautiful ways, in my opinion.

  80. b.... ....

    this performance must be from mars...

  81. M.... ....

    Sarah,Sinead An Stevie Nicks...Ooops An Wilson Sisters (Heart)....You ladies Defined My Musical Upbringing....And Set the Bar Too high In the process. :)

  82. M.... ....

    kerchunk.....probly a masterpiece.

  83. A.... M....

    I love this song. What is the meaning of the song?

  84. m.... ....

    I "Semi-Agree" with you!! No doubt about Sarah's capabilities, Hats-Off to her but as of the present days, try listening to Adele, Kelly Sweet, Dido!!! You wont regret it!!
    ( I come in Peace :) )

  85. R.... ....

    Excellent song!

  86. w.... ....

    Im probably a bit biased since I just watched an 80s movie marathon, but this has all the hallmarks of a song you'd hear while the credits were rolling to a coming of age 80s movie.

  87. S.... ....

    such a majestic, graceful music video that compliments an already beautiful song. It evokes strong emotion and lets it flow through Sarah's guitar. This reminds me a lot of the music video for Amarantine by Enya which also takes place in a fantasy land and allows your mind to glide through it with Enya.

  88. H.... ....

    @secondskin08 I don't completely agree. There are still female musicians that still have lyrics that move. Not all music is fucking boring. You just need to do some effort to find it.

  89. M.... ....

    @komashu there is a b-side version thats much better

  90. a.... ....

    This makes me want to put together a mix tape for someone I just met.

  91. k.... ....

    why does version sound so bad for being official?? very disappointing!

  92. m.... ....

    I saw her in concert back around 1995 or 1996 and she didn't play this. Does she ever play it in concert? I wish she did... still my favorite song of her's.

  93. E.... ....

    @shmuli9

    Same here.

  94. s.... ....

    I have this album, but at first I thought she was singing "Hawaii"..

  95. S.... G....

    oh my god I love cleaning house to this