After gaining a following as a popular live act on college campuses, the band has gained popular success since signing to Lava Records in 2005, with their singles "Love and Memories" and "Shattered (Turn the Car Around)" gaining mainstream radio airplay. Speaking with Songfacts in an interview, Roberge explained "Love and Memories" was inspired by the Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet movie, The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
The members of O.A.R. first came together in Rockville, Maryland in the basement of drummer Chris Culos' childhood home in 1996. As a young group of musicians, they were the prototype of the modern, self-starting band--taking charge of their fate by working the internet and building an identifiable sound. The band’s music, a rock/reggae fusion, consisted of songs that were fully accessible, yet teasingly elusive. Attracting fans all across the country, the band members toured relentlessly, pushing their album sales through boundless dedication and word-of-mouth appeal, never waiting for the industry to catch up. O.A.R. owes much of their success to piracy and Napster, the mp3 sharing engine. Around 2000, O.A.R.'s popularity greatly increased among college students because their song "Crazy Game of Poker" was a huge hit on Napster.
By the time the band had reached their 10 year anniversary together, they had sold over 1.2 million albums and performed in front of over 1 million people. Their studio record, Stories of a Stranger, produced radio favorites “Love and Memories” and “Heard the World” as well as mtvU’s Most Downloaded Video of 2006, “Lay Down.” The band followed up the successful release with a live double disc CD and DVD set, Live From Madison Square Garden, recorded during the band’s second sold-out performance at the prestigious arena.
Early in 2008, the band members holed themselves up in a studio in Los Angeles to work on their next project, All Sides. The album was released on July 15th.
The Heaven Songfacts reports that the first single from O.A.R.'s seventh studio album, King was released on June 7, 2011 on Wind-Up Records.
. For more information about O.A.R., go to www.ofarevolution.com.
I Feel Home
O.A.R. Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
And home is one of the few.
We'd have a drink outside,
Maybe run and hide if we saw a couple men in blue.
To me it's so damn easy to see
That true people are the people at home.
Well, I've been away but now I'm back today,
I feel home,
When I see the faces that remember my own.
I feel home,
When I'm chillin outside with the people I know.
I feel home,
And that's just what I feel.
Home is reality,
And all I need is something real.
Feelin alright, headin out tonight,
Maybe out to a dark driveway.
I say now some feel bored,
And some are lookin for more.
Well, we all just decide to stay.
We got nothin to do,
And I look at you
I see something that I know and love.
And with the crack of a smile we all stay a while
We know from home there ain't nothing above.
Well in the end we can all call a friend
Well that's something I know as true.
And then a thousand years and a thousand tears
I come to findingin(something's wrong here) my original crew
'Cause to me throughout eternity
There's somewhere where you're welcome to go
I said it's something free that means a lot to me
When I'm with my friends I feel home.
I feel home,
When I see the faces I remember my own
I feel home,
When I'm chillin outside with the people I know.
I feel home,
And that's just what I feel.
Home is reality,
And all I need something real
Home is reality,
And all I need something real
I feel home.
The song "I Feel Home" by O.A.R. is an ode to the feeling of belonging and comfort that comes with being at home. The opening lines of the song acknowledge how few things are pure in this world anymore, but home is one of the few. Drinking outside and hiding from the police are activities that harken back to the carefree and rebellious nature of youth, but they are also emblematic of the sense of security and privacy one feels at home.
For the singer, it's easy to see that true people are the ones at home. Having been away, he realizes that there isn't a place he'd rather go than home. Throughout the song, the singer describes the various activities he does with friends and loved ones at home, from chilling outside to heading out to a dark driveway, and feeling alright. The sense of community and camaraderie is palpable in the song, and the singer notes that throughout eternity, there's always somewhere you're welcome to go - home.
Line by Line Meaning
There are few things pure in this world anymore,
Not many things in this world remain untarnished.
And home is one of the few.
One of the few pure things in the world is home.
We'd have a drink outside,
We would drink outdoors.
Maybe run and hide if we saw a couple men in blue.
We might run and hide if we saw some police officers.
To me, it's so damn easy to see
In my opinion, it's effortless to notice
That true people are the people at home.
The people who are genuine are the ones at home.
Well, I've been away but now I'm back today,
I was gone but now I've returned today
And there ain't a place I'd rather go.
There's nowhere else I'd rather be.
I feel home,
I experience a sense of belonging
When I see the faces that remember my own.
When I look at familiar faces that recall mine.
I feel home,
I'm comforted by the feeling of home.
When I'm chillin outside with the people I know.
When I'm relaxing outdoors with familiar faces.
I feel home,
I experience a sense of belonging.
And that's just what I feel.
And that's simply how it feels.
Home is reality,
Home is actuality.
And all I need is something real.
All I require is something genuine.
Feelin alright, headin out tonight,
Feeling good, going out tonight.
Maybe out to a dark driveway.
Perhaps to a dimly lit driveway.
I say now some feel bored,
Now some people feel uninterested.
And some are lookin for more.
And some are seeking something more.
Well, we all just decide to stay.
We all choose to remain.
We got nothin to do,
We have nothing to occupy ourselves.
And I look at you,
And I gaze at you.
I see something that I know and love.
I see something that I'm familiar with and adore.
And with the crack of a smile we all stay a while
With a smile, we all remain for a while.
We know from home there ain't nothing above.
We know that nothing surpasses the feeling of being at home.
Well in the end we can all call a friend,
Ultimately, we can all consider each other as friends.
Well, that's something I know as true.
That's something I know for a fact.
And then a thousand years and a thousand tears
Even after countless years and tears
I come to findingin my original crew
I end up reuniting with my first group of friends.
'Cause to me throughout eternity
Because to me in infinite time
There's somewhere where you're welcome to go
There will always be a place where you are accepted.
I said it's something free that means a lot to me
I said it's something priceless that matters to me.
When I'm with my friends, I feel home.
I feel at home when I'm with my friends.
Home is reality,
Home is actuality.
And all I need is something real.
All I require is something genuine.
Home is reality,
Home is actuality.
And all I need is something real.
All I require is something genuine.
I feel home.
I experience a sense of belonging.
Lyrics © REACH MUSIC PUBLISHING
Written by: MARC ANDREW ROBERGE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@oarmusic
Hey, LaUghy0Guy!
Love the post <3
Our new album, "The Mighty" just released and we're reaching out to see if you could add the following text to the bottom of your video description:
"
O.A.R.’s ninth studio album, The Mighty, is out now! https://red.lnk.to/TheMightyOAR/
LISTEN NOW:
Amazon Music: https://RED.lnk.to/TheMightyOAR/amazonmusic
Apple Music: https://red.lnk.to/TheMightyOAR/applemusic
Spotify: https://red.lnk.to/TheMightyOAR/spotify
O.A.R. TOUR TIX & VIP :
http://www.liveoar.com/tour
FIND O.A.R. ON:
Instagram | https://instagram.com/ofarevolution
Twitter | https://twitter.com/ofarevolution
Facebook | https://facebook.com/ofarevolution
"
We really appreciate it!
Thanks,
TEAM O.A.R.
@zailafiller909
My dad used to sing this to me around a camp fire. he died 11 years Ago and I was taken from my mother. Nothing is the same:( I came back to reminisce.
@wildseraphim21
It’s ok. We all suffer. It’s just how you make it through
@AdamGoodson
This song was shared with me by a Marine Corps buddy of mine while on deployment. I play it every time I fee home sick or are arriving back home to Texas. It gets me in the feels in all the right ways. Thank you for posting the song up
@hewett0420
this song helped me thru my combat tour in iraq... a guy i met there introduced me to this band in baghdad iraq in late "03... love this song... ty
@m.g.b.h.8429
I heard this song when I was deployed to Iraq in 05'. crazy thing is i was an LA gang member before. listening to only rap and the like. a total blue collar type of guy introduced me to OAR 11 years ago while deployed and I thank him!!!
@Hechtic44
usmc? and was his last name Fenton?
@jtmeehan1391
Semper Fi
@djlancer88
What a great song for that kind of situation
@Benjamin369Show
Wow. I herd this song and the live album for the first time when I was deployed to Iraq in 2004-05. I use to lay on my cot at night and get lost in the album.
@mikei019
I first heard of them in 2003-2004 in Afghanistan. I'm noticing a trend.