Touch es un álbum de Sarah McLachlan, publicado en 1988 por Nettwerk. El disco incluye 10 canciones, entre ellas «Out of the Shadows», «Vox», «Strange World» y «Trust».
Sobre el álbum
El álbum "Touch" marca el comienzo de la discografía de Sarah McLachlan, un debut de 1988 que ya contenía las semillas de la artista etérea y emocional en la que se convertiría. Con un sonido anclado en el art pop y el dream pop de la época, este trabajo la presentó como una voz única en el panorama musical canadiense.
Producido por Pierre Marchand, quien se convertiría en su colaborador de confianza, el álbum está lleno de atmósferas envolventes, sintetizadores y la inconfundible voz de soprano de McLachlan. Canciones como "Vox" y "Steaming" muestran una sensibilidad poética y una madurez compositiva sorprendentes para una artista tan joven.
Las letras exploran temas de amor, anhelo y conexión espiritual con una delicadeza que se volvería su sello distintivo. Aunque la producción es hija de su tiempo, la calidad de las melodías y la pureza de la interpretación vocal ya adelantaban el enorme talento que estaba por florecer.
"Touch" fue un éxito modesto que le consiguió un contrato discográfico en Estados Unidos, el primer paso en un largo camino. Este es un capítulo esencial en la biografía de Sarah McLachlan, el momento en que el mundo tuvo el primer contacto con su magia.
Listado de Canciones
- Out of the Shadows4:57
Letra
Crouching down inside a deep ravine Those angry cries pass quickly by, can't be seen So many ways spent hiding in so many undone plans Forgetting what it's like to fight when no one understands Close call there in the shadows There's a fear in the dark There's no one out there All those memories, pain and anger, flood back one by one They must be just around the bend, they always come At night as I lay sleeping they come to me in herds Their lies remain, the dreams the same, it's only fleeting words No one calls, there in the shadows There's no end to the dark 'Cause there's no one out there, no one but me... The hours pass so slowly, the life's slipping out of me No way's the right way, is there a way out for me My life's slipping out... Rising up, the night is done, and now the bright lights come Held back in my pitied world where everything's undone A cold wind blows right through me, I've made a hollow shell There's nothing left, just ash remains, enrich the soul, no soul, no soul Close call there in the shadows There's an end to the dark 'Cause there's someone out there, someone like me The hours pass so slowly, the life's slipping out of me No way's the right way, is there a way out for me The hours pass so slowly, the life's slipping out of me, is there a way out for me The hours pass so slowly, the life's slipping out of me, is there a way out for me There must be a way out for me - Vox4:48
Letra
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 You're 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? - Strange World4:05
Letra
We walk without a sound Across a barren landscape Your eyes are twisted down To the dew entrailed ground We watch the stars As they slowly fade away And in the clearing sky I see The cold stone face of morning Setting in on me It's a strange world It's a very strange world That leaves me holding on To nothing when there's nothing Left to lose Your touch is cold and damp The devil's in your eyes I wonder why I always Let you lead me on this way 'Cause you see only What you want to see Feel only as you want to And I am on the outside Of your strange world It's a strange world It's a very strange world That leaves me holding on To nothing when there's nothing Left to lose We're walking hand in hand We'll walk this way forever Our eyes have risen to the water's edge Watching with the tides The stars have fallen To another day And the sun warms our path to find That reason leaves us far behind In this strange world It's a strange world It's a very strange world That leaves me holding on To nothing when there's nothing Left to lose - Trust4:45
Letra
Somewhere deep inside me I hold a picture of a time long gone A time of ease and simple pleasures And days in shadows not so long Now with my mind I'm struggling Holding on to what I believe Listen to the fragments of my thoughts That leave me broken and deceived 'Cause I don't know the way He said "I can take you there I can show you places where Our time has had no ware" And as we walked the plains The skies, they open wide Revealing all the shame For what's been lost inside us all It's a day in the life In my mind I've seen it all Sometime soon for all to see The walls are slowly breaking down In my mind I've seen it all And someday we'll be free We're searching for a message Or so I thought, but so it seems The ignorance in the myths of others Is easier to redeem I've never questioned the answers given To find the faith that's been lost within 'Cause where I lay my trust in others Where it lies the ground is thin 'Cause I don't know the way He said "I can take you there I can show you places where Our time has had no ware" And as we walked the plains The skies, they open wide Revealing all the shame For what's been lost inside us all It's a day in the life In my mind I've seen it all Sometime soon for all to see The walls are slowly breaking down In my mind I've seen it all And someday we'll be free It's a day in the life In my mind I've seen it all Sometime soon for all to see The walls are slowly breaking down In my mind I've seen it all And someday we'll be free I know you say you love me If what you say is true So show me something that's not deceiving 'Cause I wouldn't lie to you It's a day in the life In my mind I've seen it all Sometime soon for all to see The walls are slowly breaking down In my mind I've seen it all And someday we'll be free It's a day in the life In my mind I've seen it all Sometime soon for all to see The walls are slowly breaking down In my mind I've seen it all And someday we'll be free - Touch3:11
- Steaming4:46
Letra
You're always waiting on the tides It's time you decide I've walked down long roads That seem to have no end at all You never wanted time to end To let my life offend It's time to realize what hides Deep inside your holy eyes Hold on tight, hold on fast This ain't the kind that always lasts If you want me to go Just ask me to go, I'll go All the way, my love Over the hills and right on to you Run away, my love Over the hills and right on through you Over the hills and right on through you Lying awake in these restless dreams Life's never what it seems I've always tried to read your eyes To get inside that scornful mind Hold on tight, hold on fast This ain't the kind that always lasts If you want me to go Just ask me to go, I'll go All the way, my love Over the hills and right on through you Run away, my love Over the hills and right on through you I was with you on that pallet, steaming Spinning 'round in circles, dreaming I was with you on that pallet, steaming Running 'round in circles, screaming All the way, my love Over the hills and right on through you All the way, my love Over the hills and right on through you - Sad Clown4:28
Letra
A time so haunting, moonlight in the mist Lay me down beside you, oh, as long as it lasts From the river comes a figure, drifting slowly by Trailing long the water, leaving softer than a sigh Softer than a sigh All the feelings, they remain like a still life A dying swan song, forever lost your cries of glory The rain is falling down like silence in a shroud When all that really matters left to lose, I'm all alone I'm all alone All the feelings, they remain like a still life A dying swan song, forever lost your cries of glory Walking from the shadows a fear of sadness grows Your heart is in your hands, your knowing looks Our time is gone My time is gone Swan's dying song - Uphill Battle4:37
- Ben's Song4:55
- Vox [Extended Version]6:49