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.”

Sorry
Our Lady Peace Lyrics

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Today's a reason for living
Today's the blood from a stone
Today's a light from a candle
Helping us to find our way home

Today we carry each other
Today the past is a freak
Today's a time for forgiveness

You were never that good to me

(Welcome to this world of mine)

I'm sorry, I can't lie
I'm wasting too much time
Drowning I've been blind
But I've opened up my eyes
Sorry, I can't lie
So I just say goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
Yeah

Today's tasting the honey
Today's the strike of a match
And today's the lines in the pavement
Helping us to find our way back
Today's the crosses we carry
Today's the strength that we need
And today's the hand of an angel
You were not the kind to believe

(Welcome to this world of mine)

I'm sorry, I can't lie
I'm wasting too much time
Drowning I've been blind
But I've opened up my eyes
Sorry, I can't lie
So I just say goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
Yeah

Oh what a day, oh what a day, oh my God
Oh what a day, oh what a day, oh my God
Oh what a day, oh what a day, oh my God
And oh my God, and oh my God, yeah

Today we carry each other
Today we do what we should
Today's a time for forgiving
Today I wish I could

I'm sorry, I can't lie
I'm wasting too much time
Drowning, I've been blind
But I've opened up my eyes
Sorry, I can't lie
So I just say goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
Another bye, goodbye, goodbye
Another bye, goodbye, goodbye, yeah

Another bye, goodbye, goodbye
Another bye, goodbye, bye

Overall Meaning

The song "Sorry" by Our Lady Peace is about forgiveness, redemption, and self-awareness. The verses describe the struggles and pain that the singer has experienced, while the choruses express the desire to apologize and let go of negative feelings. The line "Today's a time for forgiveness, you were never that good to me" suggests that the singer is not only apologizing for their past mistakes, but also realizing that they have been wronged in the past and acknowledging the hurt they feel.

The song also contains imagery of light and darkness to represent the contrast between the pain of the past and the hope for the future. "Today's the blood from a stone" could refer to the difficulty of finding hope in a bleak situation, while "Today's a light from a candle" represents the possibility of finding a way out of the darkness.

Overall, "Sorry" is a song about the healing power of forgiveness and self-awareness, and the importance of letting go of negative feelings in order to move forward.

Line by Line Meaning

Today's a reason for living
Today is a day worth living, with purpose and meaning

Today's the blood from a stone
Today's a day where something difficult and nearly impossible has been achieved

Today's a light from a candle
Today's a day of hope and guidance, like a small but helpful light in the darkness

Helping us to find our way home
Today's a day where we can find direction and clarity, guiding us towards where we belong

Today we carry each other
Today's a day of support and unity, where we help lift each other up

Today the past is a freak
Today's a day where the past seems strange and distant, irrelevant to the present

Today's a time for forgiveness
Today's a day to let go of grudges and anger, and seek healing and reconciliation

You were never that good to me
Acknowledgement that the person addressed was not treated well in the past

I'm sorry, I can't lie
Admission of fault and mistake, honesty

I'm wasting too much time
Awareness of wasted opportunities or efforts, and a desire to change

Drowning I've been blind
Feeling overwhelmed, struggling to see things clearly

But I've opened up my eyes
Realization, growth, and progress, opening up to new perspectives

So I just say goodbye
Decision to move on and end something or someone, closure

Today's tasting the honey
Today's a day of enjoyment and sweetness, like honey

Today's the strike of a match
Today's a day of new beginnings and potential, like lighting a fire

And today's the lines in the pavement
Today's a day of order and structure, like the lines in the road

Today's the crosses we carry
Today's a day of challenges and burdens, like the crosses we carry

Today's the strength that we need
Today's a day where we find the inner strength to face challenges and overcome them

And today's the hand of an angel
Today's a day where help and guidance come from unexpected sources, like an angel's hand

You were not the kind to believe
Recognition that the person addressed did not have faith or trust in the artist in the past

Goodbye
Final farewell, end of a chapter

Oh what a day, oh my God
Expression of awe, wonder, or surprise at the events of the day

Another bye, goodbye
Repetitive farewell, emphasis on finality

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing
Written by: ANDRE BAILEY, DALE VIRGO, AUGUSTUS CLARKE, HERMAN DAVIS, SHELDON CAMPBELL

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