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.”
Naveed
Our Lady Peace Lyrics
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Come, come Naveed
Come, come Naveed
Come, come save
Come, come Naveed
Come, come Naveed
Come, come Naveed
Are you there, and is it comfortable?
Did you want to escape, try to escape the population?
Sure is deceiving for you particularly
To let a young man die oh
Let him die if he wants to, die if he wants to
I can't live here anymore
But it's hard when you reach for that floor
There's something that tears me inside
So I can't go
Brother, are you there?
Now tell me, is it wonderful
Or were you hoping to find, hoping to find
Something a little more
Counting down the hours
I need to know now
Do the hands of time only rule this chapter
I'll have to try once again, oh
I'll have to try when I want to
I'll have to try when I want to
I can't live here anymore
But it's hard when you reach for that floor
There's something that tears me inside
I can't live here anymore
Anymore, anymore
There he's on his knees again
Trying hard to understand
Why Naveed would let a young man die
Convinced that he might break
He reaches for that phone
And another day has gone
Oh another day has gone
Oh another day
Has gone, has gone, has gone, has gone, has gone, has gone
Has gone, has gone, has gone, has gone, has gone, has gone
Has gone, has gone, has gone, has gone
I can't live here anymore
But it's hard when you reach for that floor
There's something that tears me inside
I can't live here anymore
I can't live here anymore
I can't live here anymore
I can't live here anymore
I can't live here anymore
Anymore
Come, come Naveed
Come, come Naveed
Come, come save
Come, come Naveed
Come, come Naveed
Come, come now
Come, come Naveed
Come, come Naveed
Come, come now
Come, come now
Come, come Naveed
The song "Naveed" by Our Lady Peace is about the struggles of a young man who is trying to escape the difficulties of life. Through the repetition of the lines "Come, come Naveed, come, come save," the singer of the song is pleading with someone named Naveed to come and help them out of their current situation. The singer feels trapped and unable to live in their current environment, but they do not know how to escape.
The lyric "Are you there, and is it comfortable? Did you want to escape, try to escape the population?" suggest the singer is talking to someone who may have escaped the population, or at least escaped the singer's current surroundings. The lyrics "Sure is deceiving for you particularly, to let a young man die oh, let him die if he wants to, die if he wants to" implies that the outcome of the escape may have resulted in the death of someone close to the singer.
The song touches on themes of struggling with feeling trapped and trying to break free, as well as coping with the consequences of actions that sometimes lead to tragedy.
Line by Line Meaning
Come, come Naveed
The singer is calling out to someone named Naveed repeatedly, urging them to come and save.
Are you there, and is it comfortable?
The singer is asking Naveed (presumably a close friend or family member) if they are present and content in their current situation.
Did you want to escape, try to escape the population?
The singer is questioning if Naveed ever desired to leave their crowded surroundings and find solace elsewhere.
Sure is deceiving for you particularly
The artist acknowledges that Naveed may feel particularly deceived about something.
To let a young man die oh
The artist expresses sadness over the death of a young man and possibly blames Naveed for not preventing it.
Let him die if he wants to, die if he wants to
The singer is torn between anger towards Naveed and understanding that ultimately it was the young man's choice to die.
I can't live here anymore
The singer cannot handle their current situation and is seeking change.
But it's hard when you reach for that floor
The artist is struggling to find a way out of their current circumstances.
There's something that tears me inside
The artist is deeply troubled by something they cannot ignore or overcome.
So I can't go
Despite their desire to leave, the artist feels trapped and incapable of escaping their situation.
Brother, are you there?
The singer addresses Naveed as 'brother' and wonders if he is present and listening.
Now tell me, is it wonderful
The artist wants to know if Naveed's life is better than their own.
Or were you hoping to find, hoping to find something a little more
The singer wonders if Naveed was looking for greater fulfillment in life than what they have now.
Counting down the hours
The singer is marking time, waiting for something to change or improve.
I need to know now
The singer is anxious and impatient for answers, desperate for change.
Do the hands of time only rule this chapter
The artist is questioning if they are stuck in a never-ending cycle of misery or if there is hope for a new, brighter chapter in their life.
I'll have to try once again, oh
The artist is determined to persist and try again, despite past failures.
There he's on his knees again
The singer describes someone, possibly themselves, as being in a hopeless position.
Trying hard to understand why Naveed would let a young man die
The singer is still grappling with the young man's death and blaming Naveed for not preventing it.
Convinced that he might break
The artist is worried that they or someone close to them may not be able to handle the stress and pressure of the situation and may crack under the strain.
He reaches for that phone
The artist describes someone reaching for their phone, possibly to ask for help.
And another day has gone
The artist expresses disappointment that another day has passed and nothing has changed or gotten better.
I can't live here anymore
The singer repeats their desire to escape their current situation.
Anymore, anymore
The artist emphasizes that they cannot continue to tolerate their current circumstances any longer.
Come, come Naveed
The singer repeats their plea for Naveed to come and help them escape their situation.
Come, come save
The singer urges Naveed to come and rescue them from their current predicament.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Arnold Lanni, Chris Eacrett, Michael Maida, Michael Turner
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kristie vessell
Naveed
Our Lady Peace
Lyrics
Are you there, and is it comfortable?
Did you want to escape, try to escape the population?
The pressure is deceiving,
And for you particularly should we let a young man die?
Let him die if he wants to?
I can't live here anymore
It's hard when you reach for that floor and
And there's something that tears me inside, so I can't
Go brother are you there?
Now tell me is it wonderful
Or were you hoping to find something a little more?
Climbing down the hours I need to know now
Do the hands of time only rule this chapter
I'll have to try once again, I'll have to try when I want to
There he's on his knees again
Trying hard to understand
Why Naveed would let a young man die
Convinced that he might break he reaches for that phone
And then another day has gone
chris belos
you didn't got this in your recommended, you searched for this song. You are a legend
Mike Martin
Me!
Heather Noelle
Fuck yes
John Nada
@Richard Sherman jr I live in Ohio.... Couple hours to Windsor but still definitely not Canada! But I grew up with MuchMusic as well....and NOT muchmusic USA or fuse...the real deal!
Naveed is cool but a true Much fan might follow up with Age of Electric's remote control and then Serial Joe's mistake!
P. Convenience
Not even 1M views. How the hell?
nickwick35
That chorus has to be one of the best ever written. Raine's voice blows me away.
walshy
nickwick35 these guys are maybe the most underrated band in the world
Caius Madison
This band will always destroy me with its unbelievable talent for the time. I cannot stop listening to them, and its been since the 90's. I love this band. Too good, really.
Michael Flanagan
@walshy omg yes!
Ryan Larcher
thinks that he might break, he reaches for that phone, another day is gone, oh another day ... is gone oh another day is gone is gone is gone is gone is gone is gone is gone is gone....IS GONE IS GONE IS GONE ... i cant live here any more...