Sarah McLachlan - The Path Of Thorns Lyrics






I knew you wanted to tell me
In your voice there was something wrong
But if you would turn your face away from me
You cannot tell me you're so strong
Just let me ask of you one small thing
As we have shared so many tears
With fervor our dreams we planned a whole life long
Now are scattered on the wind...

[CHORUS]

In the terms of endearment
In the terms of the life that you love
In the terms of the years that pass you by
In the terms of the reasons why

Through the years I've grown to love you
Though your commitment to most would offend
But I stuck by you holding on with my foolish pride
Waiting for you to give in...
You never really tried or so it seems
I've had more than myself to blame
I've had enough of trying everything
And this time it is the end...

[CHORUS]

There's no more coming back this way
The path is overgrown and strewn with thorns
They've torn the life-blood from your naked eyes
Cast aside to be forlorn...

[CHORUS]

Funny, how it seems that all I've tried to do
Seemed to make no difference to you at all...





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  1. E.... M....

    This beautiful soul is talented ❤️

  2. L.... M....

    I never realized she was naked

  3. c.... w....

    She sings wonderful. But I wonder why her efforts are for ASAPA when the cost is the same for Saint Judes for children. Priorities?

    c.... w....

    Do you mean ASPCA? Marlo Thomas has got St. Judes covered - Sarah's priorities are just fine...

  4. D.... M....

    Utterly mesmerizing!!

  5. J.... ....

    Dont leave me :/

  6. j.... ....

    💗💗💗💗

  7. d.... ....

    The expression in her lips, just that, is quite enough

  8. R.... P....

    Your songs ( especially your early ones ) are almost impossible to cover. To me, your voice is like pure maple syrup,( as opposed to sucrose or Splenda...).

  9. I.... P....

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

  10. C.... D....

    Beautiful song !

  11. R.... Z....

    you can write like this from being outside something or someone else s experiences but you can not write with passion unless its your personal experience .....well done Sarah you are brave heart thank you for speaking so intelligently and so universally you are meant to be ...Happy Birthday

  12. j.... b....

    She is so amazing!!!! i still get goose bumps listening to this song...She is a Canadian treasure..

  13. P.... A....

    My absolute crush.. forever.. since I was like 9. How can a woman be so beautiful, inside and out? :(

  14. c.... e....

    Sarah improves all the music that can influence her.

  15. H.... P....

    Just as I suspected... yet another another old fool desperately clinging to their past. As to your question... if I was bitter, I wouldn't have given you a nice list with which to expand your horizons. I ought to be bitter though, it's cats like you that give Gen X'ers a bad name. Next thing you'll know you'll be yelling at the kids to "get off your lawn!" ... it's a sad slippery slope you're on my friend.

  16. m.... ....

    OMG beautiful voice and body

  17. a.... a....

    adoro essa música 😍

  18. S.... ....

    That same black man and feathers are in a Skid Row video from 1995, four years later. Some people sure love to rehash ideas. Into Another is the song.

  19. 3.... 1....

    It was hard to slow down at 18/19. This video helped. Great song. I love the dancers.
    🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈

  20. A.... S....

    Here is another overlooked gem of a song! Such a beautiful woman with the voice of an angel. She is one of my all time favorite musicians/singers....a legend!

  21. W.... J....

    SCHRTEREND DANKJE IK BEN EEN BEETJE ZENUACHTIG JE HEBT HET GOED GEDAAN JE STAAT OP PLAATS 3

  22. W.... J....

    ;IEVE SARAH JE STEM KLIMT NOG STEEST OM HOOG DAT KLINT GOED HET BALLED ZAG ER ZEER MOOI UIT HET KINGT ZO ALS HET ER UIT ZIET IN LIEFDE VOOR ONS
    DAT DEELBAAR BLIJFT MET ONS 13 NE DANKJE VOOR JE YOU TUBE FIJN DAT JE BIJONS BENT WOUTER JOANNES

  23. w.... ....

    I love this woman.

  24. m.... ....

    I first heard this song while sitting in the floor of my friends bedroom in 1991. I was hooked immediately. I couldn't stop listening to it. I still can't.

  25. R.... S....

    boyfriend email and phone

    but I gf this music brings me out of my depressive thoughts.. sometimes just for a moment and some times is all I need.. thank you my name is Rebekah and I have depression

    R.... S....

    Rebekah, so sorry you suffer from depression. I know what it's like and I want you to know you are in my prayers! Thank you for sharing and God bless you.

  26. D.... W....

    almost forgot how wonderful she is

  27. S.... ....

    Around 1992, I decided that there was no greater voice on this planet than Ms. McLachlan.
    Decades, and many...many voices later - funny how some things never change. ;-)
    https://media.giphy.com/media/Lgcxcl8NFWASY/giphy.gif

  28. J.... R....

    I wish she would sing me to sleep every night

    J.... R....

    I been saying that for years myself

  29. S.... ....

    In the future I might see this a second time with the sound off. Irritating voice and average song.

    S.... ....

    Come on. Someone doesn't deserve death just because they don't have any taste in music. Maybe his ears don't work properly.

    S.... ....

    TurboCMinusMinus ok you are right

  30. g.... b....

    the band is so good.. great song.

  31. p.... ....

    <3
    i love this album so much

  32. S.... M....

    "Through the years I've grown to love you, though your commitment to most would offend..." Great lyrics from a great musician!

  33. T.... J....

    Bridge Over Troubled Waters

    T.... J....

    In improved version.

    T.... J....

    Not really. Original Bridge Over Troubled Waters is better than this.

  34. S.... G....

    love this song, woman to woman

  35. M.... ....

    The arrangement, the lyrics, the woman, the dancers....just freakin' beautiful.

  36. G.... C....

    Sarah Mclachlan making magic out of the sights and sounds that surround her as this incredible woman puts on a awesome performer.  She is one of my all time TOP 10.

  37. J.... R....

    I did a video review of Sarah's album SOLACE on my youtube channel if anyone is interested.

  38. E.... S....

    rajsko pjevanje sve mi se čini da i u raju neće falit ovog glasa

  39. Y.... B....

    THIS!  ...is the song that made me fell in love with Sarah.  No one writes lyrics like this anymore.

    Y.... B....

    I came to listen, and to say the same thing. This song made me fall in love with her voice, her lyrics, her music.

    Y.... B....

    YC BC ... "said every generation ever...". Your comment is such a cliche. I can't tell if people are just closed minded or lazy, but there is more music to choose from than EVER before. Just off the top of my head - Angel Olsen, Daughter, HANA, Rhye, Night Beds, Frightened Rabbit, Lost In The Trees, The Civil Wars, Purity Ring, Death Cab For Cutie, The Shins, Snow Patrol, Phantogram, Dessa, The Postal Service, Bright Eyes, Okkervil River, Mimicking Birds... etc. etc. Each person/group is unique (thankfully) but their lyrics are every bit as meaningful, and compelling as Sarah's ever were. Just because something is new doesn't mean it's bad. Open your mind, and go explore all of the music made in the past 20 years. Most of it is right here on YouTube.

    Y.... B....

    Hiro Protagonist LOL Bitter much? Do you feel better? Good! Now, time to enjoy more Sarah. Ah, 1..2..3...4! C'mon, sing with us, Hiro!

    Y.... B....

    Hiro Protagonist I couldn't agree more. Thanks for the list of suggestions.

    Y.... B....

    YC BC - Seems to me the close-minded idiots saying good music ceased to exist are the bitter ones.

  40. W.... ....

    Well done Sarah. Musically artistic, artistically musical. Wonderful flow and message. Choreographed beautifully. A HUGE winner in my books.

  41. C.... L....

    Absolument magique...

  42. S.... B....

    My wife and I have an agreement that if she ever leaves me and Sarah every stoopes to my level, well, you know the rest.  Her voice is heavenly.  She is Canada's most precious resource....

  43. K.... W....

    Just incredible beautiful music! I LOVE this song! :-)

  44. M.... M....

    love you Sarah

  45. a.... m....

    Pour toi ....sur la meme route

  46. J.... S....

    Classic stuff, never gets outdated.

  47. T.... M....

    I just realized she might actually be the most beautiful woman in the world

    T.... M....

    I agree

    T.... M....

    I realized that over 22 years ago, and it’s still true today.

  48. r.... n....

    out of all of her hits , this song is my favourite by far  , but you hardly ever hear it played on air , what a shame !

    r.... n....

    totally agree, her best!

    r.... n....

    Second best.
    The best is, for me, by far, Ben's song. Don't ask me why.

  49. M.... A....

    Was she actually naked for the "Culo" book?

  50. Q.... ....

    The girl's choice all along to forgo the false eyelashes and go with more of an organic look - IMO - is beautiful, awesome, and wise.

  51. B.... ....

    Too bad she decided that as a woman she had to be naked to get attention. It's a shame really...

    B.... ....

    nonsense there's nothing wrong with using sensuality in artistic expression...your statement is absurd

    B.... ....

    No, it's too bad she didn't move her hands and turn on the lights

  52. M.... A....

    I agree. Sarah is so beautiful here in the nude.

    2:51

    Gosh, she's gorgeous!

  53. w.... ....

    I love this woman! In a totally non-stalker, fan way! LOL! Seriously, though, she is beautiful and has one of the most haunting voices I have ever heard, plus her lyrics seem to have embodied mine and a lot of other peoples' lives. Over the years, I have still loved her music. Thanks.

  54. G.... ....

    You hit the nail on the head. Only a true artist like Sarah can do a music video like this with so much class. Robin Thicke can go burn in hell. "Solace" is probably one of the greatest albums of all time; in my opinion, it's even better than "Fumbling Towards Ecstasy." It's a shame that nobody but McLachlan's biggest fans will ever know about it.

  55. z.... s....

    I really like this song...not at first...then it really grew on me.

  56. S.... ....

    /agree

    I've seen her perform live, and she is incredible. This video shows everything you said... openness, intimacy, boldness. I think you hit the nail on the head.

  57. W.... ....

    Sarah, it's easy to say this now, but I remember watching this for the first time and knowing instantly you were going to be huge. I wasn't wrong, and you have done nothing but grow since then. I have been a big fan from day one. I still love everything you've done right from the beginning to the present. Huge fan. Thank you!!

  58. S.... ....


    Funny, how it seems that all I've tried to do
    Seemed to make no difference to you at all...

  59. S.... S....

    Glad you're here, Sarah's music is permanent a shade of my soul. We all take what is offered. I have come to you, always settling more illuminated. Build me a mystery. : D

  60. B.... ....

    it is as if the beauty decided she no longer can live with the beast.. "Your commitment to most would offend"... The typical and sad story of loving a brute and hoping he will change...

  61. G.... E....

    Its a beautiful song; as is 'Bridge over troubled waters"

  62. g.... ....

    Nice! I hear a bit of "Bridge Over Troubled Water".

  63. M.... A....

    Then why is it that this video never something huge, is what I'm wondering? I mean, even if it wasn't fot sexual reasons, you'd think the public would have gone gaga over seeing a woman completely undressed for a video (this was back in 1991)

  64. M.... A....

    Did she herself decide to perform it nude?

  65. v.... ....

    this is the worst of her work cant hold a candle to "building..." or "fallen"

    v.... ....

    i prefer her older stuff...she didn't have to act all poppy

  66. M.... A....

    So why is she clothed is some parts of the video?

  67. p.... ....

    Something about this song resembles 'Bridge Over Troubled Water'.
    I love to support Canadian music but this just does nothing for me, sorry.

  68. i.... l....

    Is this possibly about Sarah justifying to herself falling from GOD for Fame. I think so.

  69. J.... S....

    I will never understand why this is not one of her most recognized songs. Absolutely brilliant!

  70. g.... ....

    I'm seeng rihanna's ugly lipstick... haha

  71. s.... ....

    I feel your pain! Feel free to copy and paste - and chance the names.

  72. m.... ....

    i got "one direction" :(

  73. s.... ....

    Dear Vevo,

    What on Earth would make you think that people watching a Sarah McLachlan video would enjoy Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj?

    Sincerely,

    People With Taste.

  74. B.... ....

    @ 1:49 - does the guy karate chop the woman?

  75. W.... ....

    @Revisiontruth88 And what's wrong with that pairing? Love is love, colour is nothing but different levels of pigmentation.

  76. A.... H....

    Brilliant have enjoyed your albums for years+

  77. J.... M....

    path of thorns or path of storms

  78. D.... ....

    Her beauty is obvious in this video but I like how her youth shows in the expressions in her face. Truth and beauty, this video has it.

  79. n.... ....

    All that talent and sexy as hell too. A potent combination.

  80. e.... ....

    This video kinda reminds me of "running up the hill" by Kate Bush!

  81. B.... A....

    Beautiful lyrics, masterful vocals, and appropriate instrumentals!
    I seldom see the full potential of the art of dance so well expressed; and it matched the dynamic range of relationships, as expressed in the song.

  82. A.... A....

    I remember Sarah from 1994 when I heard "Possession". Of course I didn't know what it was at the time, but over the years my respect for her has just grown. Sarah, I love you, will you marry me??? Please???

  83. m.... ....

    This was the first Sarah McLachlan song I ever heard, and I was hooked immediately. I rushed out and bought it...and have adored her ever since.

  84. R.... H....

    Sarah's such a talented musician!

  85. p.... c....

    i'm an old school Canadian Sarah fan from before Solace, she actually has changed quite a bit, her music is still better then 95% of the artists out there today but it still cant match this or fumbling.

    p.... c....

    my favorite lp of hers is and will always be "Touch" her first...i hate her big albums like "Surfacing"

  86. T.... S....

    Gives me the chills ... :)