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I don't want to understand this horror
There's a weight in your eyes that I can't admit
Everybody ends up here in bottles
But the name tags the last thing that you wanted
As the world explodes we fall out of it
But we can't let go becuase this will not go away
There's a house built out in space...
I can't see that thief that lives inside of your head
But I can be some courage at the side of your bed
And I don't know what's happening and I won't pretend
But I can be your... be your...
Someone help us understand who ordered
This disgusting arrangment with time and the end
I don't want to hear who walked on water
Because the hallways are empty and the clock ticks
As the world implodes we fall into it
And we can't go home because this will not go away
There's a house built out in space...
I can't see that thief that lives inside of your head
But I can be some courage at the side of your bed
And I don't know what's happening and I can't pretend
It's a long long getaway
It's a long long getaway
Make it home again
Make it home again
It's a long long getaway
It's a long long getaway
I can't see that thief that lives inside of your head
But I can be some courage at the side of your bed
I don't know what's happening and I can't pretend
But I can be your... be your...
I can be your... be your...
It's a long long getaway
The band met a small girl with a brain tumor in the hospital and she inspired them to write this song. Its about how they felt talking to the girl and how they tried to comfort a girl that was so young and couldn't really understand what was happening to hear.
ender...this song is NOT saying there is a heaven. Notice he starts to say "i can be your...." "there's a house built out in space...." but can't finish these ideas because he is honestly just as helpless and lost as everyone else
gorgeous music, gorgeous lyrics and and the meaning behind it is just so beautiful
I meant to say what was happening to her not hear.
I absolutely love this song and its music video :) And the way / reason they wrote it?
OLP > *
I just gotta say I love this damn song...my dad has cancer and it made me cry the first couple times I listened to it...very powerful, it's up there with The Offspring's Gone Away
This song is amazing. Our Lady Peace always comes out with songs that i can't imagine being any better than they already are. Amazing and touching lyrics.
Wow, thanks egoat711! I always wondered who that girl they mentioned at the beginning of the video was, and now I know, thanks to you :)
I just wanted to comment on the video... it uses some truly amazing filming techniques, but the real amazing thing is how beautiful it is, although the whole thing just consists of the band sitting on a park bench in the middle of a rain storm! And has anyone noticed how appropriate the video is? When I first heard the song, the guitar and drums in the intro always made me visualize rain, and sure enough, when the video came out, there was rain :)
I'm not a sentimental type, and I think songs written like sympathy cards are an overused, easy way writers get people to associate strong feelings with their songs. But this song is well-written, has a good melody which coheres with the lyrical theme, and is a decent addition to the rest of the Our Lady Peace legacy.
I've got tears coming everytime I hear the first sound of this song....