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World on Fire is the third single off Sarah McLachlan's bittersweet and toned-down sounds of Afterglow. Reflective of the past current events of the past few years and suffering around the world, it describes the feelings that Sarah feels as though she may try and help out as much as she can, but she can only do so much.Monday, June 4, 2007  The clearly thoughtful and powerful lyrics of the song draw upon our modern world today. The reference to the events of September 11th is clearly highlighted when she sings, ''Stay close to me while the sky is falling' visions clash, planes crash and still there's talk of saving souls''. Her ability to re-create painful stories through words is immense, and the realism is electrifying. Furthermore, while many music videos incur some sick, sick, sick money budgets, that result in feeding the corporate greed of the record companies and the large egos of the artists, Sarah Mclachlan does things her own charitable way. The video shows that a typical music video would have cost the company $150,000 but instead of spending that luxurious amount, they spent only $15 on the video itself, and used the rest of the money in countries around the world, helping out children and others in need of aid. This is truly an amazing and inspiring music video, something I wasn't certain could still exist today. Fan or no, please take the time to check it out, and discover how it is genuinely groundbreaking. music.city.soul || 11:28 AM || 0 comments |
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