“Acid folk” is said to have been born in an old garage off Clinton Avenue in Toronto, concocted by Tom Wilson from Blackie & the Rodeo Kings, a few Cowboy Junkies, and some Skydiggers.
Allowing bass, hypnotic rhythms and a lot of groove into their songwriting circle, the artist collective LeE HARVeY OsMOND created a sound that would creep out of the Northern woods and across the Great Lakes into the South, the same way The Band did forty years before them.
Tom Wilson (guitar and vocals) struck Canadian rock gold in the ‘90s as the leader of the much-loved Junkhouse, and then found a whole new audience as a crucial component of roots-rock super-group Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, who have just released a compilation of some of their most loved songs entitled “Swingin’ from The Chains of Love” on True North Records. He released solo albums in 2001 and 2006, and his 2005 collaboration with Bob Lanois, The Shack Recordings, was critically acclaimed.
A Quiet Evil, the first release by LeE HARVeY OsMOND, was released on Latent Records in 2009, and the group toured with the Cowboy Junkies in the U.S. to support the release.
Oh the Gods
Lee Harvey Osmond Lyrics
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Turn it on start again
Since you've been gone
Every love song has been beating in my head
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
That I get up then I get down
Oh the Gods oh the Gods
Have mercy on my head
'Cause your memory is burning in my bed
Yah yah yah yah yah yah yah
C'mon morning try to save me
Try to save me if you can
I'm a fire in the shadows
All night long I can pretend
That I get up then I get down
Then I'm old and all my love is gone
Oh the Gods oh the Gods
Have mercy on my head
'Cause your memory is burning in my bed
Oh the Gods oh the gods
Have mercy on my head
'Cause your memory is burning in my bed
Yah yah yah yah yah yah yah
C'mon morning try to save me
Try to save me if you can
I'm a fire in the shadows
All night long I can pretend
That I get up then I get down
Then I'm old and all my love is gone
Oh the Gods oh the Gods
Have mercy on my head
'Cause your memory is burning in my bed
Oh the Gods oh the Gods
Have mercy on my head
'Cause your memory is burning in my bed
The lyrics of the song ‘Oh the Gods’ by Lee Harvey Osmond paint a picture of a person in agony of a heartbreak. The singer conveys that the person they address does not own them, but love them. However, despite their love, they cannot change the fact that they have left. The person left behind is inundated with memories of their love, with every love song constantly beating in their head, an eternal reminder of what was once there.
The singer then conveys that despite the constant burning fire of these memories the person tries to forget about it all, getting up only to fall again. The chorus 'Oh the Gods oh the Gods Have mercy on my head ' reflects the person's desperation for relief from this tormenting pain. The singer asks for intervention from the Gods, begging for mercy from the relentless mental anguish. The person is so consumed by the memory of their love that even the bed that they once shared burns them at night, a metaphorical representation of the agony of this person's mind.
In the end, the song concludes by saying that the person begs for the morning to come to save them, but until then, they will remain a lost soul, with the fire of memories and what-ifs of a love lost ruling over their thoughts, causing them to be nothing but a fire in the shadows all night long, pretending to be okay.
Line by Line Meaning
You don't own me but you love me
Although you don't have ownership of me, you have a strong affection towards me.
Turn it on start again
Begin anew by getting things started or in motion once more.
Since you've been gone
Ever since you departed from my life.
Every love song has been beating in my head
I cannot seem to get away from listening to love songs and reminiscing about you.
Oh yeah
An expression used to emphasize that the preceding statement holds true.
That I get up then I get down
My mood is volatile and unpredictable, fluctuating between highs and lows.
Then I'm old and all my love is gone
As time passes, I become jaded and lose the ability to love with the same intensity as before.
Oh the Gods oh the Gods
An exasperated plea directed towards the divine powers to offer some assistance in my time of need.
Have mercy on my head
Show me compassion and understanding in regards to the thoughts and memories plaguing my mind.
'Cause your memory is burning in my bed
The recollection of you is causing me great distress and affecting my sleep.
Yah yah yah yah yah yah yah
An interjection used to indicate excitement or anticipation.
C'mon morning try to save me
I am hopeful that the start of a new day can rescue me from my current state.
Try to save me if you can
I implore the morning to do its best in rescuing me from the misery I am experiencing.
I'm a fire in the shadows
Despite feeling consumed by sadness, there is still a spark of passion inside me that remains hidden from the world.
All night long I can pretend
I pretend that everything is okay and force myself to push through the night, ignoring the pain within.
Writer(s): TOM WILSON, JESSIE O'BRIEN
Contributed by Ella H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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