Friday night, procrastinating as usual.

I am a fan of Sarah Mclachlan's music. There something poetic and truthful about her lyrics. Her voice is lovely yet haunting. Her songs are filled with so much emotions, you could almost feel it pouring into your soul from its melodies. I strangely fine solace in her music, its comforting and just great to listen to. I'll review a few of her songs here based on my personal opinion.

Probably my favourite of her songs is "Adia". The introduction of the song speaks of regret despite the person trying his or her best. " Adia i do believe i failed you, Adia i know i let you down, but don't you know i tried so hard to love you in my way". It speaks of losing someone dear to you, whether it be a close friend or even oneself. Sometimes the lost of someone close or the lost of innocence is so painful and it becomes so overbearing. At the end of the day she realize's we are not perfect and it's important to forgive oneself for their mistakes.

Then there is the simple love song "ice cream". With Mclachlan's vocals and accompanied by the beating symbols in the background, the song manages the capture the best feeling in the world, being in love. There is something sincere about this song, it is not your standard love song filled with sappy statement professing ones love but instead filled with simple words, words when someone is trully happy and blissfully in love. It not so much the lyrics but the feeling it conveys. A song that feels personal, that only the two lovers get it. It's not filled with blind optimism but just blissful joy and also knowing that love is not easy.

"Possesion" in my opinion probably contains her most poetic of lyrics. The song puts in you into the mind and the raw emotion of an individual scarily obssesed with another. It's lyrics vividly potray the emotions of being obssesed and how it consumes. Her voice its at its haunting best conveying repressed emotions of the obssesion. Frightening the obssesion maybe but somehow strangely familiar to most. I reccomend hearing both the recorded version and also the live mirrorball version which has excellent live music. I love the way she ends the song in the live version.

Another gem is the song "good enough". It's about loving someone and not being able to comprehend why someone so beautiful chooses to be with someone who think's he or she is not good enough. The individual deserves so much more and is so much more than good enough.

Among other songs which are highlights are the sad "do what you have to do" and "hold on", the ever popular, soothing and comforting "angels", the regretful "i love you", the vocal soaring "fear" & "mary". the humbling "world's on fire" and her rendition of Beatles "blackbird".

I greatly recommend her songs for those who have not really heard of her.