Singalong! Possession by Sarah McLachlan

I talked to Sarah McLachlan once!  A couple of years ago I got to go to a ballet called Fumbling Towards Ecstasy that had been created from her music.  My friend, a blogger, asked me to take a photo with them together, and then I said something like, "is it a bit weird for you, sitting in the audience watching while your music is being performed?" and she said something like, "it's a nice break getting to sit and relax and not be the one on stage."  So we're pretty much best friends now.

I have always loved the song Possession, partially because it's just a beautiful song, but also because I like songs that have a meaning most people miss.  Most people think of this as a love song and maybe even sing it at their weddings, but it's really written from the perspective of a stalker who sent McLachlan creepy letters.

POSSESSION

by Sarah McLachlan

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...