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.”

Don't Stop
Our Lady Peace Lyrics

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Can't get out of bed
Straighten up my head
I swear this is goodbye
I feel like lying here
I feel like dying here
And only you can save me tonight

I felt this earth spin and crash

The end of the world shouldn't come so fast

[Chorus]
Don't stop sucking me in
Making me come back to you
No one will ever compare
Will ever be better than you

I feel powerless
I feel under dressed
I swear this is goodbye
I don't want to go
I just seem to blow everything that I love tonight
I've been hiding here
I've been lying here
Watching life passing by
And I want you to know
I want you to know
I'd die for you
I'd die for you

I felt this earth spin and crash
The end of the world shouldn't come so fast

[Chorus]

Don't stop sucking me in
Making me come back to you
No one will ever compare
Will ever be better, better, better than you

Oh everyone's losing their minds
Healthy in paranoid times
I've said all my prayers for tonight
It's never goodbye
It's never goodbye

[Chorus]

Don't stop sucking me in
Making me come back to you
Oh, no one will ever compare
Will ever be better, better, better than you

Better than you
Better than you

Better than you
Better than you.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Our Lady Peace's "Don't Stop" express feelings of hopelessness and despair, as the singer struggles to cope with their emotions. They can't get out of bed or straighten up their head and feel like dying, but they know deep down that only the person they love can save them tonight. They feel powerless, underdressed, and can't seem to stop blowing everything they love tonight. The line "I felt this earth spin and crash, the end of the world shouldn't come so fast" expresses a sense of impending doom and the feeling that everything is falling apart.

The chorus of the song repeats the line "Don't stop sucking me in, making me come back to you," representing the feeling of being drawn back to someone even when they may not be good for you. The singer believes that no one will ever compare to their love and that they will always be better than anyone else.

The bridge of the song is somewhat hopeful, as the lyrics speak of saying their prayers for the night and expressing that it's never really goodbye.

The overall theme of the song seems to be one of struggling with a difficult relationship, being drawn back to someone even when it's not healthy, and feeling like there's no way out.

Line by Line Meaning

Can't get out of bed
I am feeling depressed and cannot bring myself to get out of bed

Straighten up my head
I need to clear my mind and get myself together

I swear this is goodbye
I am feeling hopeless and feel like giving up, but I am trying to convince myself that it's time to move on

I feel like lying here
I don't want to do anything or go anywhere, I just want to lie in bed all day

I feel like dying here
I am experiencing deep emotional pain and feel like I am at the end of my rope

And only you can save me tonight
I am relying on someone else to help me feel better and pull me out of this dark place

I felt this earth spin and crash
I am overwhelmed by my emotions and am having trouble coping

The end of the world shouldn't come so fast
I am feeling like everything is falling apart and I wish I had more time to fix things

Don't stop sucking me in
I am addicted to someone or something and can't resist their pull

Making me come back to you
I am being drawn towards someone or something that I know isn't good for me

No one will ever compare
I believe that this person or thing is the best and nothing else will come close

Will ever be better than you
This person or thing is the ultimate for me and I don't think I could ever find something better

I feel powerless
I feel like I have no control over my life

I feel under dressed
I feel inadequate and unprepared for what's going on around me

I don't want to go
I am afraid to face what's waiting for me outside of my comfort zone

I just seem to blow everything that I love tonight
I feel like I am ruining everything that I care about and don't know how to stop

I've been hiding here
I am avoiding dealing with my problems by withdrawing from the world

I've been lying here
I am feeling defeated and am not being honest with myself or others about how I am feeling

Watching life passing by
I am not actively participating in my own life, but rather just observing it go on around me

And I want you to know
I need someone to hear me and understand how I am feeling

I'd die for you
I am willing to give everything that I have for this person or thing

Oh everyone's losing their minds
I feel like everyone around me is going crazy and I am the only one who is struggling to keep it together

Healthy in paranoid times
I am trying to stay mentally healthy in a world that feels dangerous and uncertain

I've said all my prayers for tonight
I have done everything that I can and am now just hoping for the best

It's never goodbye
Even in my lowest moments, I am still hopeful for a better future

Better than you
This person or thing is the best and nothing else will come close

Better than you.
This person or thing is the best and nothing else will come close

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave
Written by: MICHAEL MAIDA, JEREMY TAGGART, DUNCAN COUTTS, STEVE MAZUR, BOB ROCK

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