The band has sold over five million albums worldwide, won four Juno Awards, and ten MuchMusic Video Awards. OLP has released eight studio albums to date, with "Clumsy" often being considered the most popularized of the set. The Heavyweight Songfacts reports that their eighth studio album Curve was recorded from 2010 through 2012 at vocalist Raine Maida's home recording studio. It was released on April 3, 2012.
Full circle: a theme that eagerly resonates with each member of multiplatinum survivors, Our Lady Peace. As the band approached the release of their seventh studio album, a feeling of renewal and excitement washed over Toronto’s favorite sons in a manner not felt since their earliest days.
Self-produced in lead singer Raine Maida’s Los Angeles home studio, the 10-track Burn Burn (in stores July 21 2009), marks the longest period between studio albums for Our Lady Peace. It also signifies a sonic and philosophical rebirth. The band now enjoys a creative and professional freedom that they haven’t experienced since the release of their now classic debut. “I think about the way we made Naveed,” Maida recalls. “We were just starting, we knew nothing about the business and we had no expectations. It was four guys in a room just trusting their instincts. We went back to that. ‘Liberating’ doesn’t really even sum it up.”
Burn Burn is a triumphant return to what Maida terms “a proper, mature rock album,” steeped in the kind of raw intensity that drove their early material. Blinding rays of anthemic light make way to the tender poise and precision of a band that was looking for a way out and found a satisfying new way in.
With caution thrown to the wind, tracks such as the stunningly arranged “Dreamland” and the overpowering first single, “All You Did Was Save My Life,” soar above angry clouds of confusion and insecurity with an ascending clarity that can only come from experience and growth.
The pounding affirmation of “The Right Stuff” and the vigilant build of band favorite “Refuge,” also reinforce the notion that OLP now occupy a unique and enviable mindspace. “We’re not looking back with any kind of regret,” Maida points out, “but we’ve been doing this long enough now that we know what we want to say. We didn’t want to compromise a thing.”
Having scattered in different directions after the release of 2005’s Healthy In Paranoid Times, all four members took on projects of their own, ranging from solo records, production and songwriting work, tours and guest performances. Over the last two years, Raine Maida, guitarist Steve Mazur, bassist Duncan Coutts and drummer Jeremy Taggart sporadically reconvened and lived at Madia’s home, creating what he calls their best effort to date.
Members would leave each session without tapes, giving themselves a much fresher perspective on the material they created when they returned. Producing themselves and an adherence to rolling tape off the floor gave birth to an urgent, natural body of work. “We didn’t put a lot of pressure on ourselves,” Coutts confirms. “We left things alone and haven't done that in a long time."
“For us,” adds Maida, “a big part of this band is playing live. It has to be something that we’re going to enjoy; a real dynamic collection of songs. When we really started to understand that, the record took on this whole other life.”
This work ethic allowed room for guitarist Steve Mazur, who joined the band in 2002, to blossom on Burn Burn. “On this album I really felt comfortable with my role and what I sound like as the guitarist of Our Lady Peace.” Mazur shines on tracks such as “Escape Artist” and “Paper Moon,” a song where Mazur’s solowork was nailed on the first go-round.
Our Lady Peace is also striking out on their own professionally this time around, opting for what the band terms a “true partnership” with both North American record labels. “We’ve never been this prepared for an album,” adds OLP founding member Jeremy Taggart. “In the past, we’ve never had the foresight to have maybe two or three singles in the can already with videos, etc.”
“Nobody knows us better than ourselves,” Taggart continues. “We didn’t over think a good song or idea or under think anything. The good songs really picked themselves.”
Boy
Our Lady Peace Lyrics
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It's time for relief.
It's time that we've wasted.
It's time that we need.
It's time for decision.
It's time to be brave.
It's the time of your life,
Don't let it slip away yeah
Boy,
You'll be running but can't get anywhere
Don't carry the weight of the world
Boy
It's time that we borrow.
It's time that we bleed.
It's time that will cure us.
You just gotta believe, yeah
There's a warning up ahead,
The alarms gone off again,
But the sun will fill the sky,
Fill the sky
Boy,
You'll be running but can't get anywhere
Don't carry the weight of the world
And boy,
Help is coming, I'll get you out of here.
Don't carry the weight of the world,
The weight of the world, the weight of the world
Just when you think you're done,
What can ever be won?
I'll be there to pick you up, and dust you off,
And bring you home, and make you feel,
Alive.
Don't carry the weight of the world
And boy,
You'll be running but can't get anywhere
Don't carry the weight of the world
And boy,
Help is coming, I'll get you out of here.
Don't carry the weight of the world,
The weight of the world,
And the weight of the world
The weight of the world,
And the weight of the world
Tonight, is a fireball,
And tonight, oh you're not alone
And tonight, we start again,
Tonight, all the best is yet,
To come.
The lyrics of Our Lady Peace's song, "Boy," are an uplifting reminder to those feeling lost, burdened, or hopeless. The chorus of the song encourages the titular "boy" not to carry the weight of the world and promises that help is coming to get him out of wherever he is. The song is a call to action, telling the boy that it's time to forgive, to be brave, to make decisions, to believe, and to take advantage of the time he has.
The verses of the song build on this theme of taking action, acknowledging that we have wasted time and been warned of upcoming obstacles, but that we have the power to overcome them if we believe and take action. The final lines of the song speak of a new beginning, a renewal of hope and purpose.
Overall, "Boy" is a song that speaks to the struggles of the human condition but does so with hope and optimism. It's a call to action to take control of our lives, to seek help when we need it, and to embrace the possibilities that life has to offer.
Line by Line Meaning
It's time for forgiveness.
We need to forgive those who have wronged us and move on.
It's time for relief.
We need to find a way to stop feeling stressed and anxious.
It's time that we've wasted.
We have wasted too much time on things that do not matter.
It's time that we need.
We need to make the most of the time we have left.
It's time for decision.
We need to make a difficult choice.
It's time to be brave.
We need to face our fears.
It's the time of your life,
Don't let it slip away yeah
This is the best time of our lives, and we should not waste it.
Boy,
You'll be running but can't get anywhere
Don't carry the weight of the world
Boy
No matter how much you run, you cannot escape your problems. Don't let them bring you down.
It's time that we borrow.
It's time that we bleed.
It's time that will cure us.
You just gotta believe, yeah
We need to experience pain to heal and become better. We just need to have faith.
There's a warning up ahead,
The alarms gone off again,
But the sun will fill the sky,
Fill the sky
We may be facing trouble, but the situation will improve soon enough.
Boy,
You'll be running but can't get anywhere
Don't carry the weight of the world
And boy,
Help is coming, I'll get you out of here.
Don't carry the weight of the world,
The weight of the world, the weight of the world
Again, don't let problems bring you down. Help is on the way to get you out of the situation.
Just when you think you're done,
What can ever be won?
I'll be there to pick you up, and dust you off,
And bring you home, and make you feel,
Alive.
When we have nothing left to give, someone will be there to help us and make us feel alive again.
And tonight, we start again,
Tonight, all the best is yet,
To come.
Every night is a new beginning, and we should look forward to the future.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave
Written by: MICHAEL MAIDA, JEREMY TAGGART, DUNCAN COUTTS, STEVE MAZUR, BOB ROCK
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patrick grondines
love this song
Super J
OLP needs to play this song live more!
Eric Young VFX
so glad you boys came back <3