Sarah McLachlan - Building A Mystery [Official Music Video]

[gcariou]

Sarah's a gift to everyone fortunate enough to hear her songs!

[isirina]

and a cross from a faith that died before Jesus came......aaa so powerful!!!

[Antzelina06]

Song is deeeeep!

[nateb79]

God I miss the 90's.

[spottedliver]

Because of this video, I became a tailor.

[KenworthPeterbilt]

how doesnt this have a million views???

[HopeFor85]

This reminds me SO much of my childhood, sitting in the doctor's waiting room while this played on the radio, or sitting in the back seat of the car during the summer with the window rolled down, or even the time I use to play with my toy dolls in my room with sun coming through the window, and I had this barbie house radio where this song would play all the time

[turtleh]

so hot

[Fireflygamer]

I love the 80s music, some of the music in the 2000s is good, but I swear the golden age of music at least for me is the 90s and Sarah was the queen.

[xXPurpleLoliTranceXx]

"Your so beautiful..a beautiful fucked up man..."

Their is something deep, spiritual, screwed up, and just plain addictive about this song, GOD! Where do we Canadians come up with this junk?!xD

[jackedupjimmy]

every time i see her it makes me believe in true beauty...



[Ahstaroth]

I've never seen her look as hot as in this video! I know she's wearing a ton of makeup but DAYUM. Have to stop myself from making a cat claw and going "Rawr!" when i see this video lol.

[jackedupjimmy]

amazing women.

[cjwright79]

She looks kinda arrogant in this video, anyone else think so?

[manxfaerie]

@cjwright79 I think that's kind of the idea.. she's acting.

[redcards27]

Damn, Sarah is so Hot in this video. She is the most beautiful woman in the world. I just love how her mouth moves.

[Fariigames]

Best McLachlan song....YET!!!!

[decharmedone]

According to her IMDB, this song was performed in Charmed "Something Wicca this Way Comes" .. Do any of you guys know which part, 'cause I can't remember.. thanks :)

[vasallizinni]

Live in a church, where you sleep with voo doo dolls.

[iworeaskirttoday]

Urgh, David Usher, let me love you.

[manco82]

Sarah at her absolute peak.

[erinlynne0000]

God such a timelessly good song:)

[vorhees]

she is beautiful!!!! and her voice is amazing!!!! she is an angel!!!

[Panthiest]

Thank you

[kaga1960]

I love Sarah McLachlan.

[spottedliver]

Not a bad video, for it's time.

[Frostich1]

Absolutely beautiful woman.

[TheKORNKOBB]

I'd eat her azz ! ; p

[Brodygo]

sarah is a great song writer and singer, love her music.

[GhostSpectre]

I was completely entranced by this video when it first came out years ago. I am still a fan of Sarah no matter what. A true Canadian icon of the music scene. She'll stand the test of time.

[thewitch131313]

I seen her at 2 Lilith Fairs and i seen her on her own at the molson canadian amphetheatre, great music

[JAMESINATORR]

Sarah looks so beautiful here! I remember seeing her in Vancouver perform for free at Virgin Records and this CD was just being promoted. We had just seen Toni Braxton and Kenny G the night before at GM place and to see her the next day in the store for free was just so magical. She was so awesome and focused despite all the screams. Thank you always Sarah! P.S. I wasn't one of the screamers who seemed to be bothering you. lol

[zorokid]

WHY DO I LIKE THIS SONG SO MUCH

[Trund27]

She has gorgeous range. So much cooler than Mariah Carey who yells all her songs, even if she has a huge range

[ROCKEMDEAD4LINDY]

everytime i meet a fellow female and she says she listens to sarah mclachlan, then i know she has brains.

[lickherslow1]

that woman is so gorgeous... another great talent from Canada

[JesterNeil]

that it be and how its going.....I have never seen lightening this much nor have ....

[JesterNeil]

that it be and how its going.....I have never seen lightening this much nor have I been looking aside.

[poodtang1]

Saarah said in a past interveiw that the song is loosely based on a stalker. One in particular that was stalking her at the time.

[TheD3mac]

@poodtang1 no that's what possession is about

[poodtang1]

@TheD3mac

Thanks.

I knew it was one of her many songs i liked but couldn't remember which one.

[JesterNeil]

FUCK YAH, SHE IS PURE BLOOD CANADIAN!!!!!

[Mr7777Slim]

Her titles pretty much sum up her music and yes I have heard every song.

Angle,I will remember you,possession,silence,will we burn.

I believe her to be a witch and she is working very hard at her craft.

[Mr7777Slim]

She is trashing God in this video.

A lot of this comes from the so much controversy surrounding the catholic church.

God is a mystery.The church is so riddled with occult activity.(catholic mainly)Statues/confession boxes,symbolism everywhere.

This is the voodoo dolls she is referring too.The ghost in the halls is the Holy Ghost.(The spirit of God)

Basically she is saying you Christians were your sandles in the snow,and a phony smile.Shadow/soul in the way.you beat fck up child.

[DocSedula]

@Mr7777Slim Except that she's said more than once that this song is about people who build a "false face" for the world, and trap themselves thereby, in that no one knows who they really are. But hey, believe what you like.

[spottedliver]

@Mr7777Slim Crazy on you., I hope , my friend Ted Nugent visits you, at night some time, to bring you cookies of love

[socialombudsman]

spell binding performance. truly remarkable

[LHawbster95]

@cyrusfruean nothing wrong with me

[lovinliverpool]

this song just hits home so much for me and is one of the best songs ive ever heard.. sarah is a genius!

[honeypot11]

ahhh nostalgia =)

looove this song!

[BodomTranquilityWorm]

Amazing song. Not usually what i am into, But still a fucking damn good song. Her voice is really nice. Very soothing. Very emotional, Can feel her words going through me when she sings. What else is music about in the end. Other than it flowing through you, and you two being one.

[Morgteck]

Perhaps.... ;-) But "Gortak" doesn't sound quite right. On the other hand, who can say for sure?

[spottedliver]

hey, she's got me pegged. -G- . what can I say.--

[simon726]

When I was between grade 6 and 7 in my elementary school days, this song brought me memories.

[Morgteck]

The song is brilliant. It gets into the mood of being around someone like that perfectly. The spookiness, the calculation, the fascination. I do not recommend hanging out with such types for long, unless you have a very strong sense of your own identity, and you don't mind risking it...

I would swear it was the very same man I knew....but I can't say for sure.

[Morgteck]

I knew a man exactly like the person described in this video. He had extraordinary charisma, and was constantly "building a mystery" to fascinate other people and control them. He did it for power and for his own gain. This made him dangerous to be around, but very interesting. He had a big effect on people. The ceremonials described here have to do with pre-Christian Earth-based religions that existed in Europe. The man I speak of described himself proudly as a "witch". And he meant it.

[spottedliver]

@Morgteck , Hey, It's Me .! Gortak. Gortex, he's with the ladies.

[sarahlivpaps]

good song, dont quite understand the video though ?

[rockynanach]

a canadian icon

[erinwantstobesigned]

david usher... mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[poodtang1]

I beleive Sarah stated this song was based on celebrity stalkers one of which was stalking her.

[Nandun5]

@cyrusfruean I agree!

[nightowl8936]

Lame, they censored the F-word in the vid ... losers.

[BodomTranquilityWorm]

@spottedliver Yes she does. But she has such an amazing voice too. Honestly, I''m a huge metal head. I love slayer, Metallica, Mile, Megadeth Stuff like that you know. But I love sarah too. She has such a pretty voice. It just makes me feel tranquility and very few things can ever give someone such a positive feeling of peace. Damn good song too.

[TheGeorgecostanza]

A really nice beautiful song. God bless you Sarah for all your good humanitarian and animal cruelty programs and efforts. You are beautiful looking and have an incredible god given music talent. Proud you are a Canadian! GO CANADA!

[campaign4liberty]

STOP THE WAR!

LIBERTYPOET

website

[turfturbo]

@campaign4liberty which one? Theres currently 8 full scale wars going on in the world ( by the U.N.s definition of what constitutes a war). And dozens of smaller conflicts.

[Appleboy05]

i love this song so so so much ...i feel like crying when ever i hear it ..its such a awesome song

[braxhardmach]

Brilliant

[stfuih8ulol]

"You stretch your ass to wear???!!" WTF is that ? the heck does she mean by that??! lol

[tyme4mike]

@stfuih8ulol It goes: You come out at night That's when the energy comes And the dark side's 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 You're building a mystery... Every hear of looking up the lyrics on the net?

[stfuih8ulol]

@tyme4mike Ok so wth duz : u strut ur rasta wear mean then? what is rasta wear? jamaiacan clothes?!!? :S

[tyme4mike]

@stfuih8ulol You ever hear of an internet search or a "modern dictionary"? YES, it's a type of clothing with a reggae/rastafarian/Bob Marley type appeal. You "strut" it because you feel "COOL" in it. What the heck ever happened to cognitive creativity? Exercise your brain occasionally instead of "what's this mean?" and "what's that mean?" and "somebody tell me". And finally, LEARN TO SPELL somewhere within the realm of what is called "The English Language". Work on punctuation too.

[stfuih8ulol]

@tyme4mike WHY ARE YOU PREACHING?? GEEZ stfu lol

[tambam89]

@stfuih8ulol it's 'rasta wear' not 'ass to wear'

[BobRenoir]

Very nice song...

[oxforddictonary]

Wowwwwww, she looks STUNNING in this video !!

Hair + make up + wardrobe = perfection

[sleepinjiva]

Uuuuu....I like it...I like it...I LIKE it!!

[bustamantedavid]

beautiful song of sarah :)

[VanHowle]

man when I was 15 I had the biggest crush on Sarah McLachlan....I still do actually.

[skoaldipchewer]

was thinking the same thing frumpity

[frumpify]

The mysterys in my pants. I wana fuck sarah

[rubberguard83]

@frumpify rofl

[lindasbrazil]

Sarah McLachlan's Music

Song Meanings | Lyrics | Discography

Here are a few of Sarah's songs and the meanings of

them as explained by her on the program, VHI Storytellers.

Building a Mystery

This song is about how "we all put on masks to hide who we really are."

[Science35]

I love Sarah!

[misstrajedy]

One of the most inspirational people I've ever had the pleasure of meeting. Her music is so beautiful, and touching.

[LaHermite]

Brilliant song writer and beautiful singer. She's got IT, that magic.

[1958mdm]

she is absolutely the most beautiful, soulfun woman....

[larrysasmom]

she is so talented. I love real musicians.

[MTizzle75]

I love Sarah in this Video...she looks amazing! She was my ideal women in the 90's that short haired, dark eyed, sexy women!

[claudyx69]

muy linda voz de exo tengo su dvd, genial :P

[Workin0nit]

i'm not a mclachlan fan or even this type of genre really, but this really takes me back to when i was just a youngan

[JessMmmkay]

I want to go back to the 90s :( Music today sucks!

[campaign4liberty]

I will never commit suicide

[WordofApollo]

probably the most angelic and sexy voice I've ever heard !!!!

[gary3340]

the twin towers at 32 seconds into the video

help "building the 9-11 mystery"

[onelessreason2]

Love her in this vid. Yummy .

[qukarlz]

god damn this is a good one

[doubiedups]

WTF 12 stupid ass ppl... prob beeber fans..hahaha

[pinkbleach]

Im missing the 90s too

[gary3340]

the twin towers in background at 31 seconds

interesting.. the buildings are a mystery?

the Zionists tuck tons of clues in Music and media..movies..

maybe to far fetched but who really knows..

the &*%$#@% inside the Mossad,the CIA, and military industrial complex that pulled off 9-11 that's who..

19 hijackers controlled by a bearded man in a cave beat a trillion dollar defense system..yeah right..my 5 year old knows better

Sara.. one of the best things about 90's music..thanx Sara

[waytooredheaded]

@gary3340 you are hilarious! LMFAO! thank you. today was a dreary day and i needed that laugh!

[Roadwolf612]

@gary3340 Those are not the twin towers...

[1Alekc]

I remember waking up to this song on the radio many mornings. Coulda swore it was earlier than '97, but I won't fight Wikipedia over it. When I think of the 90s, I think of Sarah McLachlan. Her voice and words on the radio every morning made going to school as a poor minority white-boy in southern California a little easier. I survived.

Thanks Sarah. And thanks 97.5 KHTY.

[blackitalian888]

LOVE

[PamelaKW]

Love her, Beautiful Voice, Love Mystery!

Artist!

[genckee]

everything in this world before year 2000 was great ..after that everything is about money ,fame ,lands,wars,Brittney Spears ,Lady Gaga , Justin gay bieber ,

i just don get it ,wat does pople find on a crap music like Lady Gaga or J.B

[NoisemakerArrow]

@genckee Right, before 2000 there were no wars, no suffering, everything was great.

[Silverquick100]

What makes this song so strangely fascinating, is that the symbolism here that is talked about is very pagan. Even down to the behavior of someone involved in some kind of occult style secrecy. It is interesting as Sarah is tight lipped on this song. Its almost like she's met someone like this that was completely fascinating. Her true beliefs are christian in nature but she takes the time to write about a strangely fascinating pagan man or its symbolism without malice but rather with tenderness

[NoisemakerArrow]

@Silverquick100 You have no way of knowing what her true beliefs are.

[waytooredheaded]

@Silverquick100 sarah said herself that the song was about the facades that people put up to impress others and hide their true selves.

[Nunocalhatuga]

Das minhas perferidas.

[guysinai]

הלוואי שרה תגיע לישראל..

[guysinai]

הרבה אנשים בישראל איינם מכירים את הזמרת יוצרת והמוכשרת "שרה מקלכלן" { Sarah McLachlan}הקנדית. אז הבאתי לכם טעימה מאחד הלהיטים הגדולים שלה "בניין המסתורין" {Building A Mystery}. תהנו ושיהיה לכולם חג שמח..גיא ס

[vcarcuro]

@cyrusfruean haha totally right....nice comment 

[colty77]

Wonder if we'll ever see talent like this (the '90s) again?

[juppukun]

@colty77 With technology as it is right now and how easy it is to make ''music'' through them, nowadays, I don't really think it might come back...

But I do hope that we do for maybe one last time.

[poseypink76]

I love her voice & her videos are amazing!!

[CareyBGrant]

I agree I love this Canadian Artist

[dmkjlong]

live versions of this song are better, 90's were cool but the 80's were awesome

[slammeddown]

I told myself I'd never fall in love again but I just fell in love.

[fugbo]

i agree with everyone. the 90's were the awesomest

[VideoKiwi2008]

i wouldnt mind taking this woman to bed. shes beautiful

[MTizzle75]

My God! She is so hot in this video!!! Great music, words that have a meaning, and made you part of the story she is telling in every song, everyone can relate! Love her

[cristinacochina1]

Its about Edward Cullen

[roddie44]

@cristinacochina1 That's fucking funny!

[beerbrain420]

Sarah McLachlan: Canadian GODDESS of Nova Scotia.

[66nowheregirl]

oops SARAH!!!I`m sorry eh ;)

[66nowheregirl]

I agree 11 MORONS,WTF!?!?actually.Real good music is hard to find.Real good videos died in the 90`s.It`s sad,much music SUCKS since ctv bought and took over.It`s all so called reality?CRAP.I do mourn for the good old?days.I refuse to mention the female CRAP so called singers out there(who always have to be half naked for some reason!?WTF again!!!!LONG LIVE SAHAH,I DO LOVE HER!!!

[AshwinManOfSteel]

Sarah is so beautiful. I love her.

[CadillacManJeffrey]

Wow 11 Morons WTF>?

[JasmineBitsy]

Anyone else think sarah is bangin' hot in this vid?

[KLASandSAS]

this song is so beautiful

[LaurentziuRo2010]

Wonderful.

Wonderful !

Unbilieveble voice

[carreterovip]

I like her beautiful voice. She has a nice style and an attractive rithm. Excellent!!!

[riocowboy]

The way she moves her mouth when she's singing is the sexiest thing on Youtube.

[finestchiko]

Gloomy and beautiful track. Amazing for a rainy day.

[TheMisterWeirdo]

this is amazing Live, recommended for sure. or play this on a surround sound. love the guitar playing!!

[radioguy420]

She's so beautiful.

[listentoalex]

This woman is talented as hell and I've been meaning to pick up one of her early albums, I just haven't done it yet. That's a damn shame, I already know!! lol

[vocaltalent1]

Sarah might just have been the best female artist of the 1990's. Although, I LOVE the Cranberries. Its my opinion.

[Kataanmonster]

I loved these songs of the 90's. The words made no sense to anyone other than the singer/songwriter but everyone could relate to them.

[FatalKaos]

@Kataanmonster i like this song

[Kataanmonster]

@FatalKaos Me too. It's a great song.

[placibito]

i heard this song acccidentally on a radio station then since that moment i fell in love with her music and her of course she has an angel voyce

[yellowbird39tc]

@placibito - Same here and that first time I saw her music video in 1997 and I sure miss her music alot from the 90's.

[SUGanten]

First video I ever saw Sarah in and the first time I fell inlove with her and her music. Is it just me or do her eyes have a hypnotic effect?

[paulyrjr]

Miss the 90's!

[DKnightJCL]

@paulyrjr

agreed, the 90s were the pinacle of music

[LHawbster95]

@DKnightJCL lol they were the downfall, dumbasses

[DKnightJCL]

@LHawbster95 because opinion is definitely a reflection of intelligence

[LHawbster95]

@DKnightJCL yeah sorry bout that, i just have to do an english assignment about this music video and it pisses me off listening too it alot.

[newfiemale25]

@DKnightJCL 80s

[newfiemale25]

@DKnightJCL 80s, to much boy band crap during the 90s

[themancdogg]

@DKnightJCL yea rite buddy keep dreaming.

[Bansheeeyes78]

Such a beautiful song. Really takes me home again. Sarah McLachlan is a great artist. Goodbye 90's...

[diporsamigos]

"Really takes me home again" Me too

[catseatingclouds]

@Bansheeeyes78 don't say that. i was born in 1990, and already my twenties seem depressing. = (

[yellowbird39tc]

@Bansheeeyes78 - Me to and I miss this song so much when I stopped drinking and dried out. It really brings back memories for me.

[kisshykiss]

still keep this song till the day i die...90s live forever!!!!

[HannaSheramna]

Do you think she ever gets tired of playing this song? Hope not, this is my favorite!

:D

[xioux66]

awesome singer,beautiful voice,very pretty woman,5 star for sarah......

[glamflowpinkrock]

Yeah its like the music was with different sound and it made you happy ^^,but now music means few emo kids tryin' to rhyme >_>.

This song helped me through really bad time,i was building a mystery ^-^

Hah xD that sound emo xD im not Emo xD,but im a kid :P

[PsychLion]

I remember this when it came out. I was in college at that time. Ahhh the memories. Thank you Sarah. :)

[DMSteller87]

Ever notice the artists on YouTube who actually have talent have very few views? True art goes unnoticed in recent years. Pity. Love this woman.