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Listen to Wait (Live in Sugar Land, TX / 2024) - Single by Sarah McLachlan
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Sarah McLachlan
Sarah McLachlan
Piano
Vincent Jones
Vincent Jones
Keyboards
Luke Doucet
Luke Doucet
Vocals
Melissa McClleland
Melissa McClleland
Vocals
Matt Starr
Matt Starr
Drums
Lyle Workman
Lyle Workman
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Sarah McLachlan
Sarah McLachlan
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Sarah McLachlan
Sarah McLachlan
Producer
Daniel Cleland
Daniel Cleland
Recording Engineer
Fred Cantin
Fred Cantin
Recording Engineer
Chris Potter
Chris Potter
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

Under a blackened sky
Far beyond the glaring streetlights
Sleeping on empty dreams
The vultures lie in wait
You lay down beside me then
You were with me every waking hour
So close I could feel your breath
When all we wanted was the dream
To have and to hold
That precious little thing
Like every generation yields
The newborn hope unjaded by their years
Pressed up against the glass
I found myself wanting sympathy
But to be consumed again
Oh I know would be the death of me
And there is a love that's inherently given
A kind of blindness offered to appease
In that light of forbidden joy
Oh I know I won't receive it
When all we wanted was the dream
To have and to hold that precious little thing
Like every generation yields
The newborn hope unjaded by their years
You know if I leave you now
It doesn't mean that I love you any less
It's just the state I'm in
I can't be good to anyone else like this
When all we wanted was the dream
To have and to hold that precious little thing
Like every generation yields
The newborn hope unjaded by their years
Written by: Sarah McLachlan

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