Wow…this is a shocker.  Canadian songstress, Sarah McLachlan and her husband of 11 years Ashwin Sood, have ended their marriage.

Two songs from her latest greatest hits album (out October 7),”Closer: The Best of Sarah McLachlan,” that reflect her grief are:   “U Want Me 2″ and “Don’t Give Up on Us“ . 

She tells Billboard.com:

“I’m separating from my husband, so these are the songs about that,” McLachlan, 40,  “I wasn’t planning on saying anything,” McLachlan added, “but it’s gonna come out at some point. I haven’t said anything about it because I’ve been terrified to, but I figure … there’s no good time to say it, so I just said it.

Ashwin and Sarah have two children, both girls.  He is a drummer in her band.

She describes U Want Me To as:

“about that really uncertain, confusing place at the end of a relationship when there’s no communication or closure, everything’s still up in the air and there’s a lot of anger and sadness. It’s sort of that working through ‘How do we move forward … with some dignity and grace.”

And she says that Don’t Give Up,” is:

“pretty self-explanatory, basically just a plea to give it another chance and keep trying.” 

If there is anyone who can write a song and reflect on the grief or melancholy that one feels, it’s Sarah McLachlan, add to that her melodic voice and we will all be crying along with her songs.

She will be promoting the two new songs and is hoping to have a new album out within the next two years.

Reuters