Afterglow es un álbum de Sarah McLachlan, publicado en 2003 por Arista. El disco incluye 10 canciones, entre ellas «Fallen», «World on Fire», «Stupid» y «Drifting».
Sobre el álbum
Después de una pausa de seis años, "Afterglow" marcó el esperado regreso de una de las artistas más queridas, siendo una pieza clave en la discografía de Sarah McLachlan. Lanzado en 2003, este álbum es un trabajo maduro y reflexivo, influenciado por las experiencias de la maternidad y el paso del tiempo.
El sonido de "Afterglow" es una continuación natural de "Surfacing", con su característica mezcla de baladas de piano y pop-rock de medio tiempo. La producción de Pierre Marchand es, como siempre, elegante y atmosférica, creando el ambiente perfecto para la voz cálida y emotiva de McLachlan.
El primer sencillo, "Fallen", es una canción sobre la redención y la aceptación de los errores que conectó inmediatamente con el público. Otras canciones como "Stupid" y "World on Fire" exploran las complejidades del amor y las injusticias del mundo con una nueva perspectiva, la de una mujer que ha vivido y aprendido.
Aunque quizás no alcanzó el impacto cultural de sus trabajos de los 90, "Afterglow" fue un éxito rotundo y un regreso bienvenido. Es un capítulo en la biografía de Sarah McLachlan que la muestra en una nueva etapa de serenidad y madurez.
Listado de Canciones
- Fallen3:47
Letra
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 along 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 Love was raw and young We believed that we could 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 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've messed up Better I should know So don't come 'round here And tell me, "I told you so." I've messed up Better I should know So don't come 'round here And tell me, "I told you so." - World on Fire4:22
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Hearts are worn in these dark ages You're not alone in this story's pages The light has fallen amongst the living and the dying And I'll try to hold it in, yeah, I'll try to hold it in The world's on fire, it's more than I can handle Tap into the water, try to bring my share Try to bring more, more than I can handle Bring it to the table, bring what I am able I watch the heavens but I find no calling Something I can do to change what's coming Stay close to me while the sky is falling I don't wanna be left alone, don't wanna be alone The world's on fire, it's more than I can handle Tap into the water, try to bring my share Try to bring more, more than I can handle Bring it to the table, bring what I am able Hearts break, hearts mend Love still hurts Visions clash, planes crash Still there's talk of Saving souls, still the cold Is closing in on us We part the veil on our killer sun Stray from the straight line on this short run The more we take the less we become The fortune of one man means less for some The world's on fire, it's more than I can handle Tap into the water, try to bring my share Try to bring more, more than I can handle Bring it to the table, bring what I am able The world's on fire, it's more than I can handle Tap into the water, try to bring my share Try to bring more, more than I can handle Bring it to the table, bring what I am able - Stupid3:23
Letra
Night, lift up the shades Let in the brilliant light of morning But steady me now For I am weak and starving for mercy Sleep has left me alone To carry the weight of unraveling where we went wrong It's all I can do to hang on To keep me from falling into old familiar shoes How stupid could I be A simpleton can see That you're no good for me But you're the only one I see Love has made me a fool It set me on fire and watched as I floundered Unable to speak Except to cry out and wait for your answer But you come around in your time Speaking of fabulous places, create an oasis Dries up as soon as you're gone You leave me here burning in this desert without you How stupid could I be A simpleton can see That you're no good for me But you're the only one I see Everything changes Everything falls apart Can't stand to feel myself losing control But deep in my senses I know How stupid could I be A simpleton can see That you're no good for me But you're the only one I see How stupid could I be A simpleton can see That you're no good for me But you're the only one I see - Drifting3:23
Letra
You've been gone so long That all that you know has been shuffled aside As you bask in the glow Of the beautiful strangers that whisper your name Do they fill up the emptiness? Larger than life is your fiction In a universe made up of one You have been drifting for so long I know you don't want to come down Somewhere below you there's people who love you And they're ready for you to come home Please come home Walk in a room and the world stops to stare Mesmerized all who are caught in the glare Of the spotlight that follows wherever you go Does it light up the emptiness? Larger than life is your fiction In a universe made up of one You have been drifting for so long I know you don't want to come down Somewhere below you there's people who love you And they're ready for you to come home Please come home - Train Wreck4:36
Letra
Would your love in all its finery Tear at the darkness all around me Until I can breathe again Until I believe again 'Cause I'm a train wreck waiting to happen Waiting for someone to come pick me up off the tracks A wildfire born of frustration Born of the one love that gets me so high I've no fear at all Would your eyes like midnight fireflies Light up the trenches where my heart lies Until I can see again To find my way back again 'Cause I'm a train wreck waiting to happen Waiting for someone to come pick me up off the tracks A wildfire born of frustration Born of the one love that gets me so high I've no fear at all To fall so deep into you Lose myself completely In your sweet embrace All my pain's erased From your mouth it's all that I wish The mercy of your lips just one kiss Until I can breathe again Until I can sing again 'Cause I'm a train wreck waiting to happen Waiting for someone to come pick me up off the tracks A wildfire born of frustration Born of the one love that gets me so high I've no fear at all To fall so deep into you Lose myself completely In your sweet embrace All my pain's erased - Push3:54
Letra
Every time I look at you The world just melts away All my troubles, all my fears Dissolve in your affection You see me at my weakest But you take me as I am When I fall you offer me a softer place to land You stay the course, you hold the line You keep it all together You're the one true thing I know I can believe in You're all the things that I desire You save me, complete me You're the one true thing I know I can believe I get mad so easy But you give me room to breathe No matter what I say, you'll do Because you're too good to fight about it Even when I have to push Just to see how far you'll go You won't stoop down to battle but You never turn to go You stay the course, you hold the line You keep it all together You're the one true thing I know I can believe in You're all the things that I desire You save me, complete me You're the one true thing I know I can believe Love is just the antidote Nothing else can cure me There are times I can't decide When I can't tell up from down You make me feel less crazy Otherwise I'd drown But you pick me up and brush me off You tell me I'm okay Sometimes that's just what we need To get us through the day You stay the course, you hold the line You keep it all together You're the one true thing I know I can believe in You're all the things that I desire You save me, complete me You're the one true thing I know I can believe You stay the course, you hold the line You keep it all together You're the one true thing I know I can believe - Answer3:58
Letra
I will be the answer At the end of the line I will be there for you While you take the time In the burning of uncertainty I will be your solid ground I will hold the balance If you can't look down If it takes my whole life I won't break, I won't bend It'll all be worth it Worth it in the end 'Cause I can only tell you what I know That I need you in my life When the stars have all gone out You'll still be burning so bright Cast me gently Into morning For the night has been unkind Take me to a A place so holy That I can wash this from my mind The memory of choosing not to fight If it takes my whole life I won't break, I won't bend It'll all be worth it Worth it in the end 'Cause I can only tell you what I know That I need you in my life When the stars have all burned out You'll still be burning so bright Cast me gently Into morning For the night has been unkind - Time4:06
Letra
Time here, all but means nothing Just shadows that move 'cross the wall They keep me company, but they don't ask of me They don't say nothing at all And I need just a little more silence And I need just a little more time But you send your thieves to me Silently stalking me Dragging me into your war Would you give me no choice in this? I know you can't resist Trying to re-open a sore Leave me be, I don't want to argue I'd just get confused and I'd come all undone And if I agree, well, it's just to appease you 'Cause I don't remember what we're fighting for You see love, a tight thorny thread That you spin in a circle of gold You have me to hold me A token for all to see Captured to be yours alone And I need just a little more silence And I just need a little more time The courage to pull away There will be hell to pay Deeper you cut to the bone Leave me be, I don't want to argue I'd just get confused and I'd come all undone And if I agree, well, it's just to appease you 'Cause I don't remember what we're fighting for Time here, all but means nothing Just shadows that move 'cross the wall They keep me company But they don't ask of me They don't say nothing at all So leave me be, I don't want to argue I'd just get confused and I'd come all undone And if I agree, well, it's just to appease you 'Cause I don't remember what we're fighting for - Perfect Girl4:41
Letra
Am I faithful, am I strong, am I good enough to belong In your reverie a perfect girl Your vision of romance is cruel and all along I played the fool All your expectations bury me Don't worry, you will find the answer if you let it go Give yourself some time to falter But don't forgo knowing that you're loved no matter what And everything will come around in time I own my insecurities, I try to own my destiny That I can make or break it if I choose But you take my words and twist them 'round 'Til I'm the one who brings you down Make me feel like I'm the one to blame for all of this Don't worry, you will find the answer if you let it go Give yourself some time to falter But don't forgo knowing that you're loved no matter what And everything will come around in time You need everybody with you on your side Know that I am here for you but I hope in time You'll find yourself all right alone You'll find yourself with open arms You'll find yourself, you'll find yourself in time The riot in my heart decides to keep me open and alive I have to take myself away from you 'Cause I can't compete I can't deny there's nothing that I didn't try How did I go so wrong in loving you Don't worry, you will find the answer if you let it go Give yourself some time to falter But don't forgo knowing that you're loved no matter what And everything will come around in time - Dirty Little Secret3:54
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If I had the chance, love I would not hesitate To tell you all the things I never said before Don't tell me it's too late 'Cause I've relied on my illusions To keep me warm at night But I denied in my capacity to love I am willing to give up this fight I've been up all night drinking To drown my sorrow down Nothing seems to help me since you went away I'm so tired of this town Where every tongue is wagging When every back is turned They're telling secrets that should never be revealed There's nothing to be gained from this But disaster Here's a good one Did you hear about my friend He's embarrassed to be seen now Because we All know his sins If I had the chance, love You know, I would not hesitate To tell you all the things I never said before Don't tell me it's too late 'Cause I've relied on my illusions To keep me warm at night But I denied in my capacity to love And I am willing to give up this fight Oh, I am willing to give up this fight