Lyrics

I remember the nights when I watched as you lay sleeping
Your body gripped by some far away dream,
And I was so scared and so in love then,
And so lost in all of you that I had seen
But no one ever talked in the darkness,
No voice ever added fuel to the fire,
No light ever shone in the doorway,
Deep in the hollow of earthly desire,
And if in some dream there was brightness,
If in some memory some sort of sign,
Then flesh be revived in the shadows,
And blessed our bodies would lay so entwined

And I will, oh I will not forget you
Nor will I ever let you go
I will, oh I will, not forget you

I remember how you left in the morning at daybreak
So silent you stole from my bed
To go back to the one who possesses your soul
And I back to the life that I dread
So I ran like the wind to the water
Please don’t leave me again I cried,
And I threw bitter tears at the ocean
But all that came back was the tide

And I will, oh I will not forget you
Nor will I ever let you go
I will, oh I will, not forget you
And I will, oh I will not forget you
Nor will I ever let you go
I will, oh I will, not forget you

 

Appears on

Solace (1991)
Mirrorball: The Complete Concert (2006)
Fumbling Towards Ecstasy: Legacy Edition (2008)

Live EP (1992)

Fumbling Towards Ecstasy Live DVD (1994)
Mirrorball DVD (1999)

Angel (single)

 

Versions

Album Version
from “Solace”
Track length 5:20

Live: Live EP
from the “Live EP 1992”
Track length: 6:02

Live: Fumbling Towards Ecstasy Live
from “Fumbling Towards Ecstasy Live DVD”
Track length: ???

Live: Mirrorball The Complete Concert
from “Mirrorball: The Complete Concert”
Track length: 5:45

Live: unknown venue
from “Angel” (Single)
Track length: 5:37

 

Compilations

Credits

Vocals, Piano: Sarah McLachlan
Drums: Ash Sood
Bass, Percussion, Keyboards: Pierre Marchand
Acoustic and Electric Guitars: Bill Dillon
Percussion: Michel Dupirre

 

Collaborations

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Trivia/Notes

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Sarah says

“Well, so, like I said, you get pretty frustrated when nothing happens for so long–you start to create little fantasies to keep yourself entertained in the down times. (lots of audience laughs)…Oh, I can see ya’ll have been there before…I bet you’re thinking of a few right now! (laughs) I’ve been there too! The only dangerous thing is when, uh, those fantasies really take over. And because they’re so much more entertaining than reality, you kinda get lost in them…that’s when things get dangerous. So that’s what this one’s about.”
– Mirrorball DVD

 

Video

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