Music is very nebulous, and you can conjure up a lot of moods with music. But lyrics - they're a lot more tangible. They're much more specific. And you want to say something meaningful and creative and artistic and that tells a story and that takes people someplace else.

More Quotes by Sarah McLachlan

Trying to force creativity is never good.

There's beauty everywhere. There are amazing things happening everywhere, you just have to be able to open your eyes and witness it. Some days, that's harder than others.

Happiness is like a cloud, if you stare at it long enough, it evaporates.

I think often sadness is a great place to get songs from.

Change and growth is so painful. But it's so necessary for us to evolve.

Deadlines are meant to be broken. And I just keep breaking them.