Drifting

written by: Sarah McLachlan

Lyrics

You’ve been gone so long all that you know
Has been shuffled aside as you bask in the glow
Of the beautiful strangers that whisper your name
Do they fill up the emptiness?

Larger than life is your fiction in a universe made up of one

You have been drifting for so long
I know you don’t want to come down
But somewhere below you there are people who love you
And they’re waiting for you to come down please come home

Walk in a room and the world stops to stare
Mesmerized all who are caught in the glare
Of the spotlight that follows wherever you go
Does it light up the emptiness?

Larger than life is your fiction in a universe made up of one

You have been drifting for so long
I know you don’t want to come down
But somewhere below you there are people who love you
And they’re waiting for you to come down please come home

 

Appears on

Afterglow (2003)
Afterglow Live (2004)

Afterglow Live DVD (2004)

 

Versions

Album Version
from “Afterglow”
Track length: 3:23

Live: Afterglow Live
from “Afterglow Live”
Track length: 6:04

 

Compilations

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Credits

Vocals, Piano: Sarah McLachlan
Drums, Percussion, Loops: Ashwin Sood
Keyboards, Piano, Bass: Pierre Marchand
Guitars: Sean Ashby, Michael Chaves, Bill Dillon, Michel Pepin
Cello: Jorane

 

Collaborations

 

Trivia/Notes

 

Sarah says

 

Live Video