Glass Tiger's debut album The Thin Red Line (1986) produced two hit international singles, "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" [#2 on Billboard] and "Someday," [#5 on Billboard], and featured additional singles "I Will Be There [#34 Billboard] and domestic single "You're What I Look For". The album set a record for being the fastest selling debut recording in Canadian history, going gold within weeks of its release. To date, this album has received four Platinum records in Canada and went Gold in the United States.
Glass Tiger's sophomore release Diamond Sun, spawned domestic Canadian singles "Diamond Sun," "I'm Still Searching," "My Song," and "(Watching) Worlds Crumble," and achieved Double Platinum status in Canada.
Simple Mission, their third album, was not formally released in the USA, but it went Platinum in Canada and featured the singles "Animal Heart", and the Celtic duet "My Town" with Rod Stewart. "My Town" was also featured on a special 'Back-To-Back' series compilation in the early 90's and sold through EMI-Capitol's Special Market's division.
Several of Glass Tiger's songs were co-written and produced by Bryan Adams' collaborator, Jim Vallance. In fact, Adams makes a cameo in their top single "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)". The band won three Juno Awards in 1986 and two more in 1987. They were also nominated for a Grammy Award in 1987. In late 1988, Chris McNeill (drums), a sought after session drummer joined the band, and the foursome have been touring and playing ever since.
Glass Tiger released a special DVD 'No Turning Back' in 2005, which is a special commemorative 20th Anniversary DVD collection featuring their many videos and a couple of new songs, "No Turning Back" and "Give It Away". It also features footage of the band touring in Europe supporting Tina Turner in 1987 and in Ireland performing with The Chieftains.
On June 23, 2005, Glass Tiger appeared on the NBC show Hit Me, Baby, One More Time, performing their classic hit "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" and covering "Everything You Want" by Vertical Horizon. Although they lost the audience voting to Thelma Houston, Glass Tiger were judged the winners by online voters.
In early 2006 Glass Tiger released their first live CD, GT Live which was recorded in 2005 at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto. The band is currently working on a special TV production and is very active touring and performing, with over 50 shows a year. In 2008 lead singer Alan Frew published "The Action Sandwich", lessons from a tour bus, with his perspective and insight into the trials and tribulations of life in a rock band on the road. The band did a special support trip to visit the Canadian troops in Afghanistan in March, 2009, accompanied by many of the NHL's hockey legends.
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Someday
Glass Tiger Lyrics
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To say you're waiting for me
I ask you why, I hear you cry
But you're still waiting for me
Someday you'll be shedding your tears
To cry over me
Someday I'll be losing this fear
Now I'm alone, you telephone
To tell me you don't need me
I ask you why, you tell me lies
And say the truth would hurt me
Ooh, someday you'll be shedding your tears
To cry over me
Someday I'll be losing this fear
Oh, oh someday
Down in the street where lovers meet
That's where I'm waiting for you
In the streets where lovers meet
I'm still waiting for you
Ooh someday you'll be shedding your tears
And then you'll cry over me (cry over me)
Someday I'll be losing this fear, oh
Someday you'll be shedding your tears
And then you'll cry over me (cry over me)
Someday I'll be losing this fear, oh
The lyrics of Glass Tiger's song "Someday" depicts a complicated relationship where one person is unsure of their feelings while the other is waiting patiently. The singer of the song comes home to receive a call from their partner who says they are waiting for them. The singer is confused about why their partner is waiting for them and asks why they are crying. Despite their confusion, the partner continues to wait for them.
In the second verse, the situation is reversed where the singer is now alone and receives a call from their partner saying they do not need them anymore. The singer is surprised by this statement and asks why. Their partner tells them lies, afraid that the truth would hurt them. Despite the lies, the singer is confident that someday their partner will shed tears over them and they will overcome their fear of being alone.
The chorus repeats the sentiment of waiting for someday when their roles will change. The final verse takes place where lovers meet, and the singer is still waiting for their partner. The song ends with the repetition of the chorus, emphasizing the hope for a future where both parties shed tears and overcome their fears.
Overall, "Someday" highlights the complexities of relationships and how feelings can be confusing and uncertain. The hope for a future where both parties overcome their fears and shed tears suggests a desire for emotional honesty and clarity in the relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
When I come home you telephone
When I arrive at home, you call me on the phone
To say you're waiting for me
You tell me that you're eagerly waiting for me
I ask you why, I hear you cry
I inquire why you're crying and I hear you cry over the phone
But you're still waiting for me
But you're still anxiously expecting me to arrive
Someday you'll be shedding your tears
One day, you will be crying
To cry over me
You will cry because of me
Someday I'll be losing this fear
One day, I won't be afraid anymore
Now I'm alone, you telephone
Now that I'm alone, you call me
To tell me you don't need me
You tell me that you don't require my presence anymore
I ask you why, you tell me lies
I ask you why, but you speak falsehoods in return
And say the truth would hurt me
You claim that the truth would cause me mental anguish
Down in the street where lovers meet
In the street where couples rendezvous
That's where I'm waiting for you
That's where I'm waiting patiently for you
In the streets where lovers meet
In the vicinity where people in love gather
I'm still waiting for you
I'm still patiently waiting for you
And then you'll cry over me (cry over me)
And at that time, you will cry because of me
Oh, oh someday
Oh, oh at some unknown future time
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Al Connelly, Alan Graham Frew, Jim Vallance
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