"Building a Mystery" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter #SarahMcLachlan from her fourth studio album, #Surfacing (1997). At a live performance, Sarah explains the song as being "basically about the fact that we all... have insecurities to hide, and we often do that by putting on a facade." She also goes on to say that "unfortunately, if we just be who we are, that's usually the more attractive and beautiful thing". Released on 9 June 1997.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaGzGv6Pt4M