Witness (appropriately titled)

riz

Witness

Make me a witness
Take me up out of darkness
Out of doubt
I won't weigh you down
With good intentions
Won't make fire out of clay
Or other inventions

Will we burn in heaven
Like we do down here
Will a change come while we're waiting
Everyone is waiting

And when we're done
Soul searching
And we carry the weight
And died for a cause
Is misery made beautiful
Right before our eyes
Mercy be revealed
Or blind us where we stand

Will we burn in heaven
Like we do down here
Will a change come while we're waiting
Everyone is waiting

-Sarah McLachlan

Sarah is a goddess. Just wanted to share.
love, riz

stephenw20

yes Riz Sarah , is a kindered spirit.......

she goes THERE

in the arms of the Angel........far away from here!

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had to edit...its just too good!
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Hold On
Hold on
Hold on to yourself
for this is gonna hurt like hell.
Hold on
Hold on to yourself.
You know that only time can tell
what is it in me that refuses to believe
this isn't easier than the real thing.
My love
you know that you're my best friend.
You know that I'd do anything for you
and my love
let nothing come between us
my love for you is strong and true.
Am I in heaven here or
am I...
At the crossroads I am standing.
So now you're sleeping peaceful
I lie awake and pray
that you'll be strong tomorrow
and will see another day
and we will praise it
and love the light that brings a smile
across your face.
Oh god
if you're out there won't you hear me.
I know we're never talked before
and oh god
the man I love is leaving
won't you take him when he comes to your door.
Am I in heaven here or
am I in hell
at the crossroads I am standing.
So now you're sleeping peaceful
I lie awake and pray
that you'll be strong tomorrow
and we will see another day
and we will praise it
and love the light that brings a smile
across your face
Hold on
hold on to yourself
for this is gonna hurt like hell.

crossroads

It sure wouldn't hurt being in the arms of that 'ANGEL'
what a voice what a spirit
what great eyes and warm wonderful smile
it is trully amazing where she transports you every
time she sings.
Hope she release's something real soon.

riz

stephen,

Thanks for posting that song. Sarah is amazing...we could fill this thread with her songs so everyone could enjoy her too.

crossroads,

She does transport you, doesn't she? One of my favorite lyrics is from the song Elsewhere where she says:

Mother, can't you see
I've got to live my life the way I feel is right for me
Might not be right for you
But it's right for me...

Those words are basically the story of my life. I'm glad you guys appreciate her, too. She's well worth a tribute.

riz

crossroads

One of the pleasures better than "ICE CREAM"
and"CHOCOLATE" listening to SARAH.
She's playing and singing "Hold on " as I
type-I must go now and PRAISE her.
Riz-thanks for the thread-Mark

riz

my pleasure

ShaunaC

Riz....you are my girl! I am a huge Sarah fan. I've seen her twice in concert...once solo and once at Lilith Fair in Pasadena. You quoted my absolute favorite song of hers.....Elsewhere.

I often play that song and sing it at the top of my lungs when I'm feeling a little down & out about my strined relationship with my parents. It gives me so much strength.....I have never had such an emotional reaction to music as I have with Sarah's.

There is a distance I have wondered. I was the child who waited for the day to break free. My life now is heaven for me and I don't care if it's not for anyone else. I will defend my life, even if doing so leaves me to linger in silence by myself without the love of my family. I only wish my parents would try to understand.

**sign** This song makes me cry every time. It's such a braod band of emotion.....sadness for what I've lost and know I will never regain no matrer how much things may improve over time......and conviction and happiness that this is MY LIFE and it's so right for me!

Thank you so much for reminding me! I haven't listened to the song in a couple of weeks. Will head home tonight to get my fix!

Gotta come & see all ya Oregon friends sometime. I have a feeling, based on our age (I'm 26 too), your taste in awesome music and our shared experience in the borg that we would have a whole lot in common. I would love to meet you, Nate & Rileygurl in person. I think we'd have a blast! Hopefully one day!

Hugs,
Shauna

crossroads

Yes Riz it has been a very"long and winding road"
to find our hundred fold family, but it looks like we
finally have. The LORD is always right.

riz

We've alluded to it, but now I will post it for all to enjoy...

ELSEWHERE

I love the time and in between
The calm inside me
In the space where I can breathe
I believe there is a distance I have wandered
To touch upon the years of
Reaching out and reaching in
Holding out holding in

I believe this is heaven to no one else but me
And I'll defend it as long as I can be
Left here to linger in silence
If I choose to would you try to understand

I know this love is passing time
Passing through like liquid
I am drunk in my desire...
But I love the way you smile at me
I love the way your hands reach out and hold me near
I believe...

I believe this is heaven to no one else but me
And I'll defend it as long as I can be
Left here to linger in silence
If I choose to would you try to understand

Oh the quiet child awaits the day when she can break free
The mold that clings like desperation
Mother can't you see I've got
To live my life the way I feel is right for me
Might not be right for you
But it's right for me
I believe...

I believe this is heaven to no one else but me
And I'll defend it as long as I can be
Left here to linger in silence
If I choose to would you try to understand

-Sarah McLachlan/ Fumbling Towards Ecstasy

-riz
(whoa that song gets me every time..)

stephenw20

this is the first song I ever heard her do...........I was blown away...still am

Possession
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Listen as the wind blows from across the great divide
voices trapped in yearning, memories trapped in time
the night is my companion, and solitude my guide
would I spend forever here and not be satisfied?

and I would be the one
to hold you down
kiss you so hard
I'll take your breath away
and after, I'd wipe away the tears
just close your eyes dear

Through this world I've stumbled
so many times betrayed
trying to find an honest word to find
the truth enslaved

oh you speak to me in riddles
and you speak to me in rhymes
my body aches to breathe your breath
your words keep me alive

And I would be the one
to hold you down
kiss you so hard
I'll take your breath away
and after, I'd wipe away the tears
just close your eyes dear

Into this night I wander
it's morning that I dread
another day of knowing of
the path I fear to tread

oh into the sea of waking dreams
I follow without pride
nothing stands between us here
and I won't be denied

and I would be the one
to hold you down
kiss you so hard
I'll take your breath away
and after, I'd wipe away the tears
just close your eyes...

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Witness (appropriately titled)

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