The fact that Sarah can turn the darkest subject into a beautiful and perfect masterpiece that sounds so passionate is incredible. I remember when I heard the origin of lyrics and being shocked because I thought she was the protagonist. To me “ and I would be the one to hold you down, kiss you so hard. I’ll take your breath away“ was the most amazing lines I had ever heard, but I thought Sarah was saying it, not some stalker. I love this song.
I'm a 20 year old young man, who listen to Horror Punk and Metal music. I am also not ashamed to say I freakin' love this song. My mum used to play it all the time when I was just a young pup and so it's stuck with me forever.
HELLO,Jerymiah Banchs,(like your Name by the way)!!!! What an Unusual Comment!!!!!! You are still very young? Yet!!!!! from terry kropog in South Louisiana.
Ok. These comments are kind of upsetting me. This song has absolutely no connection to 50 shades except the author put it in her book. This was written and performed years before the book. This was based on letters sent to her by a stalker, while not his exact words she was inspired by them.
A few lines were from his letters. He actually recognized them. Other lines were inspired by other stalker letters. So there is a little plagerism going on in the song
And the lyrics of the song are allegedly from the letters sent... the stalker tried to sue her for the song claiming it was technically his...and later committed suicide 🙏😳. Also...y avatar is LOTR themed lol... Frodo hit by radiation from the ring 😅
One thing I truly love about RUclips is being able to listen to music and read the comments to find out what the song meant to others. It's like listening to it with fresh ears... knowing what others have been through and still going strong! I love that there is a place to connect people through music. Makes me realise that we arent so different from one another after all. Sending love to everyone in these comments.
No Nope yep...Sarah mclachlan had a stalkerish fan who wrote her many letters...some of them disturbing. She based this song off of one of them that he sent...he committed suicide a few years later
This is not a love song, stop comparing it to 50 Shades of Grey. The singer was stalked by an obsessed man who was sending her creepy letters that said things like this. He was threatening to rape her and when the song was released he wanted to sue her for using his letters as inspiration for the lyrics. The law suit never made it through because the man committed suicide after realizing how bad his problem was. There is nothing sexy about forcing someone. Ever.
An ex girlfriend put this song on a CD for me. That CD was the soundtrack to our nights together. For me this will always be a love song. You can't take that, or the time spent with that girl, away from me. Those were magical times.
It was a letter her stalker wrote to her about killing her, but no, he did not try to sue her, as I read in the comments, he shot himself after she composed this, because it freaked him out.
He actually *did* try to sue her, but killed himself before the case went to trial. I remember when it happened how shocked I was that he had the balls to try to publicly get $ for something based on crimes he committed. Here's a quote from an article about it. "McLachlan wrote this from the point of view of an obsessed fan who wrote letters to her over a period of a few years. Following the album's release, the fan, Uwe Vandrei, sued McLachlan for songwriting credit, claiming she used parts of his letters in the lyrics. Vandrei asked for $250,000 ..." www.songfacts.com/facts/sarah-mclachlan/possession
Pretty sure it was about him raping her, not killing her. How else do you get back at your stalker? I'm about to post Jewel's "Haunted", written from the POV of her stalker.. to my own and hope he gets the message. It's over a year now of this bs and I've told him a million times I'm not interested. Sick of this shit.
I first caught the last third of this on WXRT in Chicago in Aug 94. I sat on XRT for 3 days & heard the whole song. A month later, I got the album for my 29th birthday. It affected me emotionally to the point that I was physically ill for a week. Also, still the only time a singer turned out to look exactly like I thought she would. Does anyone else visualize winter when they hear this album?
You do know this song was about stalker like mentality, right? It's written from the PoV of a mega fan/stalker, and his actual letters to her were used as lyrics in the song. So, in actuality, it's odd this song is the one which made you fall for her. However, speaking from a view of someone who just finds her talent to be sheer brilliance, I also understand your words, because she fucking rocks.
Incredible to know the background... how differently people can listen to the exact same thing and feel it in such an... opposite way... That´s the beauty of art, I guess. I thought it a beautifylly strong and tender song about love. Incredible, her capability to turn horror into beauty :)
The beauty of music is that it's interpretive. Yes that's originally why she wrote the song but they lyrics can mean many different things to different people.
Sarah McLachlan has made some Great Music. I admit I have not had much sleep and had a few drinks and I try to stop posting commits at such times. I Just could not resist. there were very few songs she sung that I did not enjoy. I miss her.
I first came across this song as part of the musical 'backdrop' to a 2-part episode of 'Due South' - which came YEARS before E.L. bloody James picked up a pen to write 50 Shades of Garbage! (BTW I don't recall it making any kind of appearance in any of her rubbish)
I play bass and guitar and currently on a path to manifestation this song will be in my praer book , she is alone and praying , but when the base comes in you can hear a second voice , the song is difficult to expres , it's One of the most beautiful conversations between a human and their god , and at 309 to 326 I follow without pride cause nothing comes between us and I won't be denied ,
@VampirePandaSama McLachlan wrote the song after having being stalked by Uwe Vandrei, an obssessed fan from Ottawa for three years. She eventually took out a restraining order against him and wrote Possession shortly thereafter, using his letters as the basis of much of the lyrics. Incredibly Vandrei filed a lawsuit against her claiming "breach of confidence" and laid claim to a share of the songwriting credits. The case never made trial as Vandrei committed suicide in December 1994.
Listen as the wind blows From across the great divide Voices trapped in yearning Memories trapped in time The night is my companion The solitude my guide Would I spend forever here .... And not be satisfied ?? And I would be the one To hold you down .... Kisses so hard ... I'll take your breath away And after I Wipe away the tears Just close your eyes dear 🎶💙🎶💙🎶💙🎶
A song containing lines from letters that a stalker wrote that totally sounds like poetry written by a misguided, love sick 8th grader. All that being said, I still like the song.
Who sued over the use of his letters, since most of these lyrics come from them. He killed himself before the suit ever went to trial. This song is extremely sad.
I was mistaken on the last part, I misunderstood what I read about the song. The song is inspired by his letters but from what I now understand she didn't take anything from the letter. She was just inspired by it, and many other letters. The rest of it is still true however.
He shouldn't be able to sue regardless - if he wrote the letters to her then she should be able to use the words. Surely thats a gift (albeit it a sick and twisted one).
I used to sing this song a lot while commuting in my car. I'm a dude. Before I ever learned this was about her stalker I'd sit and think "Damn. This is kind of creepy having a dude sing it" Then I learned, yes, exactly.. Funniest part is my then girlfriend actually really enjoyed me singing it... She was the weirdo, I think..
bigtex macgonigle Hello,BIGTEX MACGONIGLE,(like your name by the way) YES! YES! YES! THAT SHOW IS CALLED, "DUE SOUTH" from terry kropog in South Louisiana.
@staleserenity Yes, I am aware of this, thanks. I've been a fan since gosh.. 1991 or 2 so I've kept up with Sarah pretty well, She's such a great talent and i think it's wonderful to take such an ugly situation and make something lovely out of it.
..for L, for every moment of divine surrender.. yours and mine, bound in the flesh ..and ours, for surrendering to Love, in dark and light.. I love you beyond words, beyond all worlds.. M
Believe it is ''wipe away the tears',' rather than, ''wipe away your tears''. Not convinced that it is her tears he would be wiping away, in the context of the song.
This one is for you! Seems fitting considering the lyrics seem to relay a common feeling within the circumstances we endure!😍😘💖 Although there are many songs I can relate and find meaning and interpretation of true and lasting emotion through deep feelings expressing heartfelt and inspiring messages. Truthfully in our presence together will we experience the full, patient and enduring strength of our heart and soul💖 The Very real and true connection together sharing our love in full and complete understanding bringing our destiny, dreams, peace and Happiness together in true Harmony!💖💗💗
Whoah, I always thought this song was creepy. Good to know it was intentional that means I can now appreciate it instead of feeling dissonant for liking a song with fucking creepy possibly unintentional lyrics.
Yeah it's a shame he was living in her bushes for a while. He ended up suing her for copywrite after she wrote this song, he killed himself before the case went to court.
This song is not at all about rape. Sarah was stalked by a really sick b@stard and she used some of the words from his letters in the song. He later killed himself and i think his family tried to sue? I put it out of my mind because i wanted to still love the song. I do - it's genius.
Yes she does. She (allegedly) wrote the song about a stalker who was threatening to kill her (because he loved her). He actually went ahead and sued her for rights because he claimed it was based on letters he sent. But then he killed himself. It's all hers.
The fact that Sarah can turn the darkest subject into a beautiful and perfect masterpiece that sounds so passionate is incredible. I remember when I heard the origin of lyrics and being shocked because I thought she was the protagonist. To me “ and I would be the one to hold you down, kiss you so hard. I’ll take your breath away“ was the most amazing lines I had ever heard, but I thought Sarah was saying it, not some stalker. I love this song.
Truth. Those lyrics are bomb
Same here. I was utterly shocked. This song always has brought to my mind vampires. Can't believe it's not been used in a vampire movie.
I love it
she makes an obsession sound so romantic and dreamy
I'm a 20 year old young man, who listen to Horror Punk and Metal music. I am also not ashamed to say I freakin' love this song. My mum used to play it all the time when I was just a young pup and so it's stuck with me forever.
HELLO,Jerymiah Banchs,(like your Name by the way)!!!! What an Unusual Comment!!!!!! You are still very young? Yet!!!!! from terry kropog in South Louisiana.
Sarah Mclachlan is amazing. She has such a timeless voice, speaking to our souls. Love this song.
Her songs move me now even more w nostalgia kicking in big time. Sometimes it’s overwhelming. 💯🎶♥️🥀💀🌹
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Such a chilling song, but can't stop listening to it👌🖤
Ok. These comments are kind of upsetting me. This song has absolutely no connection to 50 shades except the author put it in her book. This was written and performed years before the book. This was based on letters sent to her by a stalker, while not his exact words she was inspired by them.
A few lines were from his letters. He actually recognized them. Other lines were inspired by other stalker letters. So there is a little plagerism going on in the song
@@kimmyfreak200 Ngl, it's kinda wild to sue someone for plagerism because they used a few lines from a letter you wrote to them in a song.
Such a disturbing story behind a great song... 🙈💃💜
Explain please.
Elly Bear such a disturbing avatar
This was based on a fan who kept sending disturbing love letters to the artist of the song
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And the lyrics of the song are allegedly from the letters sent... the stalker tried to sue her for the song claiming it was technically his...and later committed suicide 🙏😳. Also...y avatar is LOTR themed lol... Frodo hit by radiation from the ring 😅
One thing I truly love about RUclips is being able to listen to music and read the comments to find out what the song meant to others.
It's like listening to it with fresh ears... knowing what others have been through and still going strong! I love that there is a place to connect people through music.
Makes me realise that we arent so different from one another after all. Sending love to everyone in these comments.
I had an awesome car stereo, when this song was released. That was decades ago 😬.
I still have an awesome car stereo, and still love this song!!
" i won't be denied"
he actually WROTE that !!!
I never get tired of this song no matter how many times I listen to it.
Whatever ppl think of this song, it really is a beautiful song.
Listening to this on a rainy day with the sun occasionally peeking out between super-dark gray clouds. Dope as hell. A++++++ best way to listen to it
This may have a weird story but it is a great song.
John Allen Absolutely you get it & understand
Knowing this was a stalker letter gives me the chills
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaat.
No Nope yep...Sarah mclachlan had a stalkerish fan who wrote her many letters...some of them disturbing. She based this song off of one of them that he sent...he committed suicide a few years later
@No Nope I'm not even a fan of hers but this is literally one of my all-time favorite songs. Just, ugh.
Talk about Lost in Translation
He sued her for plagiarism saying she used his words to write this song. Judge found on Sarah's side
This is not a love song, stop comparing it to 50 Shades of Grey. The singer was stalked by an obsessed man who was sending her creepy letters that said things like this. He was threatening to rape her and when the song was released he wanted to sue her for using his letters as inspiration for the lyrics.
The law suit never made it through because the man committed suicide after realizing how bad his problem was. There is nothing sexy about forcing someone. Ever.
Dancing Freak Child It could be interpreted as a love song & lack of a better word yes possibly creepy but not Really...
actually it fits 50 shades perfectly
An ex girlfriend put this song on a CD for me. That CD was the soundtrack to our nights together. For me this will always be a love song. You can't take that, or the time spent with that girl, away from me. Those were magical times.
If true, didn't ruin it. One of the best songs ever.
Wow That's Freaky , Creepy and Downright Sad ;-( I Listen 2 this Tune QUITE OFTEN👍👍 03/27/2020
It was a letter her stalker wrote to her about killing her, but no, he did not try to sue her, as I read in the comments, he shot himself after she composed this, because it freaked him out.
Pity The Raven Hello Pity The Raven(like your screen name by the way)!! from terry kropog in South Louisiana.
He actually *did* try to sue her, but killed himself before the case went to trial. I remember when it happened how shocked I was that he had the balls to try to publicly get $ for something based on crimes he committed. Here's a quote from an article about it. "McLachlan wrote this from the point of view of an obsessed fan who wrote letters to her over a period of a few years. Following the album's release, the fan, Uwe Vandrei, sued McLachlan for songwriting credit, claiming she used parts of his letters in the lyrics. Vandrei asked for $250,000 ..." www.songfacts.com/facts/sarah-mclachlan/possession
So does "take your breath away" translate to killing her? And close your eyes dear closing the eyes of the body?
Pretty sure it was about him raping her, not killing her. How else do you get back at your stalker? I'm about to post Jewel's "Haunted", written from the POV of her stalker.. to my own and hope he gets the message. It's over a year now of this bs and I've told him a million times I'm not interested. Sick of this shit.
This is a beautiful song.I don't care about the story behind it .
you should care, it the reality for a lot of women.
Absolutely
Agreed. Enjoy this beautiful music. Whats goin on 2day will continue long after our bones are ashes.
@@georgina3927 Art has no rulebook.it can hurt as much as it can or be amazing.
wow time sure flies but I still love this song...
I love it when she says; "I'll take your breath away"
i bought this when it came out around 93 .it brings back so many memories.i imagine my guardian angel sings like her.
I love this song.
This song owns you. In every single way. Transcends time. Fkn masterpiece.
This song made me fall in love with Sarah.
Jeff King me too
@@DCarver803 same dude.
her voice is heavenly like Sia...
youtube kept bringing up another TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY song
I first caught the last third of this on WXRT in Chicago in Aug 94. I sat on XRT for 3 days & heard the whole song. A month later, I got the album for my 29th birthday. It affected me emotionally to the point that I was physically ill for a week. Also, still the only time a singer turned out to look exactly like I thought she would. Does anyone else visualize winter when they hear this album?
You do know this song was about stalker like mentality, right? It's written from the PoV of a mega fan/stalker, and his actual letters to her were used as lyrics in the song. So, in actuality, it's odd this song is the one which made you fall for her. However, speaking from a view of someone who just finds her talent to be sheer brilliance, I also understand your words, because she fucking rocks.
Incredible to know the background... how differently people can listen to the exact same thing and feel it in such an... opposite way... That´s the beauty of art, I guess. I thought it a beautifylly strong and tender song about love. Incredible, her capability to turn horror into beauty :)
I freaking had this song stuck in my mind for years!!! I love you Google!!!!!!
First time I heard it, I knew there were women out there that felt that total surrender to love, like I have.
fits the show "stalker" perfectly.
They're literally letters sent to her by her stalker, so that really doesn't surprise me...
I love her voice and this song 💖
This song is very beautiful, captivating disturbing & real...the story behind it is beyond haunting...what a terrifying experience
your words keep me alive
The beauty of music is that it's interpretive. Yes that's originally why she wrote the song but they lyrics can mean many different things to different people.
Sarah McLachlan has made some Great Music. I admit I have not had much sleep and had a few drinks and I try to stop posting commits at such times. I Just could not resist. there were very few songs she sung that I did not enjoy. I miss her.
Thank you for making this, it's simple and beautiful and you rock for putting it up!
2019 the most beautiful voice and song...you know times bout run out😏you sure......
I love this song
This song and the album fumbling toward extacsy was literally my childhood
was tryna find this song forever!!!
Awesome
Your words keep me alive...gorgeous lyrics.
yes, Sr.!! oh my Christian!! thanks for this song!
honest words...so rare...
I first came across this song as part of the musical 'backdrop' to a 2-part episode of 'Due South' - which came YEARS before E.L. bloody James picked up a pen to write 50 Shades of Garbage! (BTW I don't recall it making any kind of appearance in any of her rubbish)
Did anyone else get chills?
Great Song with a Creepy Backstory
Love this song its memorising
I play bass and guitar and currently on a path to manifestation this song will be in my praer book , she is alone and praying , but when the base comes in you can hear a second voice , the song is difficult to expres , it's
One of the most beautiful conversations between a human and their god , and at 309 to 326 I follow without pride cause nothing comes between us and I won't be denied ,
My favorite love song.
@VampirePandaSama McLachlan wrote the song after having being stalked by Uwe Vandrei, an obssessed fan from Ottawa for three years. She eventually took out a restraining order against him and wrote Possession shortly thereafter, using his letters as the basis of much of the lyrics. Incredibly Vandrei filed a lawsuit against her claiming "breach of confidence" and laid claim to a share of the songwriting credits. The case never made trial as Vandrei committed suicide in December 1994.
Played this ad nauseum in 1993-94. I miss those carefree college days.
Such a beautiful voice
Crazy how she made such a creepy sceneario into something so? Beautiful! :D
Thank you for sharing....still love this song
the acoustic version is also very beautiful... first heard this song in a canadian tv show called due south. lovely song, thanks for uploading!
Also where I discovered it, pretty recently! I'm sorry she had to go through that horrific experience, but she turned it into a fabulous song!
interesting poem of a song. thanks for the lyrics
I have no idea what 50 shades is but this song as well as all of her songs is exceptional. It's not diffhto understand why it touched so many.
I LOVE songs with LYRCICs :)
This is beyond epic. I was born in the wrong decade
for some reason this song gives me goosebumps :o
Reminds me of the pain I felt over an old boyfriend a lifetime ago...
I love your disclaimer. Too funny.
Origin aside, the song is timeless.
Listen as the wind blows
From across the great divide
Voices trapped in yearning
Memories trapped in time
The night is my companion
The solitude my guide
Would I spend forever here ....
And not be satisfied ??
And I would be the one
To hold you down ....
Kisses so hard ...
I'll take your breath away
And after I
Wipe away the tears
Just close your eyes dear
🎶💙🎶💙🎶💙🎶
A song containing lines from letters that a stalker wrote that totally sounds like poetry written by a misguided, love sick 8th grader. All that being said, I still like the song.
Me too :)
From a misguided love sick 8th grader
I love Sara mclachlan music is so wonderful and amazing and I have her cds too
Oh into the sea of waking dreams
I follow without pride
Cuz nothing stands between us here .....
Seriously such a good song. Just one fo those sogns that's just... so good. Just because. I was 10 when this song came out.
to me, this sounds like the voice of the "D" side of a couple involved in a D/s dynamic.. love it, just LOVE it..
I wanted to hear this version after hearing it being covered by Evans blue
best soundtrack!
thx for the lyrics its so much more fun to listen to a godlike song with the lyrics =)
omfg just luv the sound of her voice!!!!!!! :DDD
Creepy song. Lyrics literally inspired by a crazed fan/stalker...
Who sued over the use of his letters, since most of these lyrics come from them. He killed himself before the suit ever went to trial. This song is extremely sad.
I was mistaken on the last part, I misunderstood what I read about the song. The song is inspired by his letters but from what I now understand she didn't take anything from the letter. She was just inspired by it, and many other letters. The rest of it is still true however.
He shouldn't be able to sue regardless - if he wrote the letters to her then she should be able to use the words. Surely thats a gift (albeit it a sick and twisted one).
Can you blame him? She was fucking hot as fuck! I would've wrote worse.
arxsyn lmfao me 2
An old favorite
I used to sing this song a lot while commuting in my car. I'm a dude. Before I ever learned this was about her stalker I'd sit and think "Damn. This is kind of creepy having a dude sing it" Then I learned, yes, exactly..
Funniest part is my then girlfriend actually really enjoyed me singing it... She was the weirdo, I think..
That Canadian Mountie TV show from 1994 on CBS brought me here
bigtex macgonigle Hello,BIGTEX MACGONIGLE,(like your name by the way) YES! YES! YES! THAT SHOW IS CALLED, "DUE SOUTH" from terry kropog in South Louisiana.
Thanks for making the lyrics video! :)
I love this song!
Fantastic !!!!..I am in love with CG,,,,
To me as a Dom this song speaks to my soul
You realize this song is about a creepy stalker, right? That the lyrics come from an obsessed stalker who was threatening to rape Sarah?
Takes me back to high school!!
This has the sound that the music in "The Crow" had, so I always think of it. So mystery...
@staleserenity Yes, I am aware of this, thanks. I've been a fan since gosh.. 1991 or 2 so I've kept up with Sarah pretty well, She's such a great talent and i think it's wonderful to take such an ugly situation and make something lovely out of it.
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..for L, for every moment of divine surrender.. yours and mine, bound in the flesh ..and ours, for surrendering to Love, in dark and light.. I love you beyond words, beyond all worlds.. M
Believe it is ''wipe away the tears',' rather than, ''wipe away your tears''. Not convinced that it is her tears he would be wiping away, in the context of the song.
Dude, chill the fuck out over a pronoun.😱
I want to be stalked like this. ❤️
this is such a beautiful song
This would make a great song for ASOFI with littlefinger/catelyn
This one is for you! Seems fitting considering the lyrics seem to relay a common feeling within the circumstances we endure!😍😘💖 Although there are many songs I can relate and find meaning and interpretation of true and lasting emotion through deep feelings expressing heartfelt and inspiring messages. Truthfully in our presence together will we experience the full, patient and enduring strength of our heart and soul💖 The Very real and true connection together sharing our love in full and complete understanding bringing our destiny, dreams, peace and Happiness together in true Harmony!💖💗💗
Faith Dunn love your interpretation me to thanks❤👁👀
it isnt even about loving each other its poems from a guy who was stalking her and threatening to rape her cause he was so obsessed.
Thanks for the warning m8. Still protecting us decent folks after a year.
Whoah, I always thought this song was creepy. Good to know it was intentional that means I can now appreciate it instead of feeling dissonant for liking a song with fucking creepy possibly unintentional lyrics.
Pretty cool, thanks for the upload! Unfortunately the official vid gets deleted every time :(
Yeah it's a shame he was living in her bushes for a while. He ended up suing her for copywrite after she wrote this song, he killed himself before the case went to court.
Peter Watts took me here.
The instruments right after the chorus reminds me of" to the moon and back" by Savage Garden
This song is not at all about rape. Sarah was stalked by a really sick b@stard and she used some of the words from his letters in the song. He later killed himself and i think his family tried to sue? I put it out of my mind because i wanted to still love the song. I do - it's genius.
amazing song - takes me awayyyyyyyyyyyyy-
Her every word..
Yes she does. She (allegedly) wrote the song about a stalker who was threatening to kill her (because he loved her). He actually went ahead and sued her for rights because he claimed it was based on letters he sent. But then he killed himself. It's all hers.