Our Lady Peace (also known as OLP) is an alternative rock band formed in To… Read Full Bio ↴Our Lady Peace (also known as OLP) is an alternative rock band formed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1992.

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.”

Do you like it
Our Lady Peace Lyrics

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I crawled out from the pain of yesterday
I crawled to you and
I said all the things that you said to say
Have I said enough?

Do you like it, yeah yeah
Do you like it, yeah yeah

I know how you're playin' these dirty games
They're killing me and
I know how you love to watch me beg
So here I am

Do you like it, yeah yeah
Do you like it, yeah yeah
Do you like it, yeah yeah, yeah yeah, yeah yeah

[Chorus]
I don't want to be the puppet for you
I don't want to bite the hand that's feeding
I don't want to be a sucker for you
Ah yes, you
I hate myself for begging
I hate myself for staying
I hate myself for listening to, you

It's too little too late, I can't escape
So I'm begging you please
I changed all the things that you told me to change
And now I'm on my knees

Do you like it, yeah yeah
Do you like it, yeah yeah
Do you like it, yeah yeah, yeah yeah, yeah yeah

[Chorus]

I just want to get out
Stuck inside of this
Waiting for something else
Waiting to exist
Can you offer me help?
Help for what I've missed
I've missed
I've

Do you like it, yeah yeah
Do you like it, yeah yeah
Do you like it, yeah yeah, yeah yeah, yeah yeah

[Chorus]

For listening to you, ah

For listening to you, ah
For listening to you, ah

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Our Lady Peace’s song “Do You Like It” are about a tumultuous relationship characterized by power struggles, manipulation, and toxicity. The singer is addressing their partner, questioning whether they enjoy causing pain, playing mind games, and being in control. The opening lines suggest that the singer has endured a lot of emotional hurt in the past, and they have turned to this partner for comfort only to end up being manipulated like before. The line “Have I said enough?” implies that the singer has been trying to please their partner but is unsure if they have done enough to earn their approval.

The chorus repeatedly asks the question “Do you like it?” which could mean that the partner is enjoying the power they hold in the relationship, and perhaps even the pain they cause. The singer then shifts to a position of self-blame, explaining how they hate themselves for begging and listening to their partner. Despite trying to change and please their partner, the singer is stuck in the cycle of manipulation and begs for help to escape.

Overall, the lyrics of “Do You Like It” convey a feeling of desperation and futility in a relationship that is characterized by abuse, manipulation, and power struggles. The singer is stuck in the cycle of trying to please their partner, feeling immense pain and self-hatred, and questioning whether their partner enjoys causing them harm.

Line by Line Meaning

I crawled out from the pain of yesterday
I left behind the pain of my past and came to you for help.

I crawled to you and
I came to you on my hands and knees, desperate for your help.

I said all the things that you said to say
I repeated back to you everything you’ve instructed me to say.

Have I said enough?
I’m unsure if I’ve done everything you need me to do.

Do you like it, yeah yeah
Are you happy with what I’ve done for you?

Do you like it, yeah yeah
Are you satisfied with my actions?

I know how you're playin' these dirty games
I recognize that you’re manipulating me.

They're killing me and
Your games are having a harmful impact on my well-being.

I know how you love to watch me beg
You take pleasure in seeing me grovel and plead.

So here I am
Once again, I’ve returned to you despite my better judgment.

I don't want to be the puppet for you
I no longer want to be controlled by you.

I don't want to bite the hand that's feeding
I don’t want to reject the assistance you’ve given me.

I don't want to be a sucker for you
I don’t want to continue being fooled by you.

Ah yes, you
You are the one who has been manipulating me.

I hate myself for begging
I despise the fact that I’ve had to plead with you for help.

I hate myself for staying
I regret not leaving you earlier.

I hate myself for listening to, you
I loathe the fact that I followed your instructions.

It's too little too late, I can't escape
I’ve realized too late that your influence is too strong for me to escape.

So I'm begging you please
Despite my misgivings, I’m still asking for your help.

I changed all the things that you told me to change
I’ve done everything you’ve ordered me to do.

And now I'm on my knees
I’m still at your mercy.

I just want to get out
I want to leave this situation.

Stuck inside of this
I’m trapped in this situation.

Waiting for something else
I’m hoping for a better alternative.

Waiting to exist
I’m waiting for my life to truly begin.

Can you offer me help?
Are you able to provide me with assistance?

Help for what I've missed
Help me remedy the issues I’ve neglected.

I've missed
I’ve missed out on important things because of my involvement with you.

For listening to you, ah
I blame myself for trusting you.

For listening to you, ah
I regret taking your advice.

For listening to you, ah
I hold myself accountable for following your orders.

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Royalty Network
Written by: DUNCAN COUTTS, JEREMY TAGGART, MICHAEL MAIDA

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