Lyrics

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
I am willing, to give up this fight
Oh, I am willing to give up this fight..

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
Their 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
Know his sin

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
I am willing, to give up this fight
Oh, I am willing to give up this fight..

 

Appears on

Afterglow (2003)
Afterglow Live (2004)
Bloom Remix Album (2005)

Afterglow Live DVD (2004)

Fallen (UK Single)

 

Versions

Album Version
from “Afterglow”
Track length: 3:54

Live: Afterglow Live
from “Afterglow Live”
Track length: 4:00

Live: iTunes Originals
from Sarah’s “iTunes Originals” album
Track length: 3:26

Live: AOL Sessions
from “Fallen” UK single
Track length: 3:42

Thievery Corporation Mix
from “Bloom Remix Album”
Track length: 4:00

 

Compilations

Credits

Vocals, Piano: Sarah McLachlan
Keyboards: Pierre Marchand
Acoustic Bass: Jimmy Creeggan
Percussion, Drums: Ashwin Sood

 

Collaborations

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Trivia/Notes

– Both the original album version and the Thievery Corporation Mix appeared on an ALIAS episode (5.01 “Prophet Five”).

 

Sarah says

“Dirty Little Secret. Another Afterthought! I wasn’t sure if it should go on the record and my producer was even less convinced it should go on the record. It’s actually the original version. I mean, I just sat down at the piano one evening after having a lot of red whine, and I just played it for Pierre, start to finish. And the cheeky bugger had the recording on as he does sometimes and that’s what it was, pretty much untouched. And, uhm, so we always thought ‘Oh, no, we have to go and re-record this and do it better. But there is just this really nice energy to it and it was quite raw. And, you know, it’s that ‘Happy Mistake’ thing. Don’t fix it if it ain’t broke. Uhm, we came to the very end of the recording process and were pretty strapped for time and so we didn’t think we were gonna get to it, so we listened to it again after, you know, just putting it aside for months and thought ‘this is really great just the way it is. Let’s just put it on and not worry about it’. And, I’m really happy we did it. I love it. And that’s actually the song I sing live at the very end of the show every night. And it’s just a really nice, sort of, capper.”
– iTunes Originals

 

Video

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