Their debut single, I'm an Adult Now, quickly became a hit across Canada in 1986, sparked by a low-budget video which made it onto the Canadian music video channel MuchMusic. However, the band did not immediately sign to a record label, and released another independent single, Killed by Love, in 1988. The Amabile twins left the band that year, and were replaced by Kris Abbott and Leslie Stanwyck.
Also in 1988, they signed to Chrysalis Records. Their debut album, Love Junk, was produced by Todd Rundgren and released that year. "I'm an Adult Now" was re-recorded and released as a single again, making it to the charts a second time. The album sold over 100,000 copies in Canada, and was certified platinum, and is considered one of the classics of Canadian rock.
Stanwyck and Sinclair left, going on to form Universal Honey, after completing the band's follow-up with Rundgren, 1990's One-Sided Story.
Starting with the tour for the album, Brad Barker and Susan Murumets joined the lineup. Rachel Oldfield replaced Murumets in 1992. The band then went through difficulties with their record label, but signed to Mercury Records for 1993's The Downward Road.
Label troubles continued, and the band recorded their next two albums for the now-defunct Canadian label Iron Music. Oldfield left the band in 1995, and was replaced by Jennifer Foster, who in turn left the following year and was replaced by Renee Suchy.
Although the group never officially disbanded, after 1996 they did not record as a unit until 2005, when they recorded two new tracks for a greatest hits compilation.
All I Want
The Pursuit Of Happiness Lyrics
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It's the sound that I want to put me to sleep at night
There's no word like the name that I call you
It's the song that I sing to make everything right
I don't want to change your way of thinking
I don't want to change what you believe
I don't want you to change a single thing
All I want is your hand tonight
Your face lights the light of hope inside of my heart
The miracle of when we're together
Lives inside of me through the times that we are apart
I don't want you to walk on the water
You don't have to prove yourself to me
I don't need you to catch the roof above me
All I want is your hand tonight
Sometimes I think about you walking the street
Doing things that any other person might do
Sometimes I wonder what makes you think of me
Is it anything that I can follow you through
We don't have to be lovers in danger
Wouldn't put that kind of strain on you
Maybe we won't live happy ever after
All I want is your hand tonight
The Pursuit of Happiness's song "All I Want" is an ode to the power of love and the beauty of a simple gesture. The song is a declaration of the singer's love for someone, and how all that he wants is to hold her hand. The lyrics suggest that the sound of her breathing is what he wants to hear to help him fall asleep at night. He goes on to say that her name is the only word he wants to say and the only song he wants to sing. He doesn't want to change anything about her, he just wants her by his side every night.
The chorus emphasizes the singer's belief in his lover, as he refers to her as the heaven he has chosen to believe in. Her face gives him hope, and being together is a miracle that he holds dear even when they are apart. He doesn't need grand gestures from her, just her hand to hold. The singer acknowledges the mundanity of life, suggesting that sometimes he thinks about what she might do walking down the street, but he is comforted by the thought that she might be thinking of him too. The singer concludes by saying that they don't have to be in danger or living in a fairytale, all he wants is to hold her hand tonight.
Line by Line Meaning
There's no sound like the sound of you breathing
The sound of your breathing is the most soothing sound to me.
It's the sound that I want to put me to sleep at night
I find solace in the sound of your breathing that I want to be the last thing I hear before I sleep.
There's no word like the name that I call you
Your name holds a special place in my heart that no other word can replace.
It's the song that I sing to make everything right
I utter your name to set everything right and find my bearings.
I don't want to change your way of thinking
I respect your thoughts and opinions and don't want to control them.
I don't want to change what you believe
I don't want to mould your beliefs to conform to mine.
I don't want you to change a single thing
You are perfect just the way you are, and I don't want you to change for me.
All I want is your hand tonight
All I desire is the warmth of your hand in mine tonight.
You are the heaven that I've chosen to believe in
I believe in you like I believe in heaven, as a source of comfort and hope.
Your face lights the light of hope inside of my heart
Your face brings a glimmer of hope to my life and lights up my heart.
The miracle of when we're together
Being together with you feels like a miracle.
Lives inside of me through the times that we are apart
Even when we are apart, the magic of being together stays with me.
I don't want you to walk on the water
I don't expect you to perform miracles to prove your worth to me.
You don't have to prove yourself to me
I trust you, and you don't need to go out of the way to prove yourself to me.
I don't need you to catch the roof above me
I don't need you to be my savior or protector.
Sometimes I think about you walking the street
I think of you doing regular things like walking, but I still think of you fondly.
Doing things that any other person might do
You may do things that everyone does, but you stand out to me.
Sometimes I wonder what makes you think of me
I ponder about what thoughts of mine cross your mind.
Is it anything that I can follow you through
I want to be a part of your thoughts, to understand them and to be with you.
We don't have to be lovers in danger
We can be together without always being on edge or in peril.
Wouldn't put that kind of strain on you
I do not want our relationship to become a burden, and I don't want you to be weighed down.
Maybe we won't live happy ever after
Our story might not necessarily have a fairytale ending.
All I want is your hand tonight
All I seek is the comfort of holding your hand tonight, regardless of what the future holds.
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