Sarah McLachlan is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter. Known for the emotional sound of her ballads, some of her popular songs include "Angel", "Building a Mystery", "Adia", "Possession", "I Will Remember You" and "Into the Fire". Her best-selling album to date is "Surfacing", for which she won multiple Grammy Awards and four Juno Awards (Canada's equivalent to the Grammy's). Through her career, she has also received many other awards, primarily in recognition of her efforts in launching Lilith Fair, a tour which showcased female musicians in the late 1990s. In 1999, she was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Canada in recognition of her successful recording career, her role in Lilith Fair, and the charitable donations she made to women's shelters across Canada.
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Building A Mystery Lyrics
Sarah McLachlan
You come out at night
Thats when the energy comes
And the dark sides light
And the vampires roam
You strut your rasta wear
And your suicide poem
And a cross from a faith
That died before jesus came
Youre building a mystery
You live in a church
Where you sleep with voodoo dolls
And you wont give up the search
For the ghosts in the halls
You wear sandals in the snow
And a smile that wont wash away
Can you look out the window
Without your shadow getting in the way
Oh youre so beautiful
With an edge and a charm
But so careful
When Im in your arms
Chorus
cause youre working
Building a mystery
Holding on and holding it in
Yeah youre working
Building a mystery
And choosing so carefully
You woke up screaming aloud
A prayer from your secret god
You feed off our fears
And hold back your tears
Give us a tantrum
And a know it all grin
Just when we need one
When the evenings thin
Oh youre a beautiful
A beautiful fucked up man
Youre setting up your
Razor wire shrine
Chorus
Repeat chorus