Now Peter sat on the mountaintop
Northern wind blowin through his hair
Now Peter never took the time to stop
He just stood out there and stared
I said but Peter didn't care bout the air down there
He was lookin right at the sun
The sun said son don't ya come around here
And Peter then began to run
Hey
Now Peter he never cried too much
He just looked out toward the west
He was dreamin of a land that was way over there
And dreamin of what comes next
But Peter didn't care bout the air down there
He was lookin right out at the sun
And the sun said son come around here
So Peter started to run
He said ladandandandandandandanday (2x)
Now Peter started walkin down the mountain
Just runnin out toward the West
It was slippery like the water from a fountain
And Peter though that was best
Cause he slid down there to the town over there
And people just started to cry
But Peter didn't care about the air
And Peter was never shy
Ladanday (4x)
BRIDGE
Now he sang out loud to a unified crowd
Singing something bout he thought he was
But the crowd didn't care bout the air up there
And Peter wasn't nothin but nothin
But Peter didn't care he just looked over there
And the crowd was smilin back
He was singin to his heart and praying to his soul
That they would ask hime back
Ladandandandandandandanday (2x)
Now Peter
Was lookin round to the back
mountainside slipped from under his feet
He didn't really care bout the air down there
He just looked out at the sun
The sun said son don't ya come around here
So Peter then began to run
He said ladandandandandanday (4x)
Northern wind blowin through his hair
Now Peter never took the time to stop
He just stood out there and stared
He was lookin right at the sun
The sun said son don't ya come around here
And Peter then began to run
Hey
He just looked out toward the west
He was dreamin of a land that was way over there
And dreamin of what comes next
He was lookin right out at the sun
And the sun said son come around here
So Peter started to run
Just runnin out toward the West
It was slippery like the water from a fountain
And Peter though that was best
And people just started to cry
But Peter didn't care about the air
And Peter was never shy
Singing something bout he thought he was
But the crowd didn't care bout the air up there
And Peter wasn't nothin but nothin
And the crowd was smilin back
He was singin to his heart and praying to his soul
That they would ask hime back
Was lookin round to the back
mountainside slipped from under his feet
He just looked out at the sun
The sun said son don't ya come around here
So Peter then began to run
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Could sombody pease tell me what Ladanday is. WHEELS you seem to know alot about the band.
I know u didn't ask me but i always thought that Landanday was just a jazzy type filler they were making because it fits in the song and goes with the melody. i do wonder if it means more though. Anyways i like this song, everyone can relate to not careing about certian things and yet looking at other subjects with more attention.
This is a quote that is directly from Marc, I believe: "The word is a made up word, a cry for freedom really I guess. The song is about being who you are and not what others tell you to be. It is about standing up for what you believe in and praying that others will see what it is you believe in."
I'm not quite sure but i'd assume - this song is about a boy (Peter) and his struggle to grow up - you've got lines like - "but peter never took the time to look and stop" - i'd assume that means that you should appriciate your childhood while you've got it where in this song peter just wants to move on - "the sun" - i don't know who he/she is - keeps peter from growing up too quick - the sequel "revisted" is about how peter did grow up - and stop thinking too much on the future
marc said that this song was about his friend peter and he simply wanted to write a song about peter's open-mindedness and free spirit.
Peter stood there looking for love, looking for freedom, and that was freedom's call Ladanday ~Live version