Our Lady Peace 1994 Sony Music Canada all words by Raine Maida 1. The Birdman: Hopelessly a man starts to feed your day Once he was there you never looked back How did you think that his words might just fade away He seemed harmless enough so you let him in and now you'll pay I can't see him but he's stalking my thoughts How does it feel when you can't concentrate? I just stare All of your daydreams are a seesaw for him to play on Now how do you feel when he calls your name You can plug your ears but it's not the same How do you know when he pulls you back Oh it pulls you back Chorus: Get it on, get it on. get it on Nobody's wrong, nobody's right the birdman wouldn't lie Nobody's wrong, nobody's right I just can't trust him tonight How do you forget a stranger that plagues your days We arm ourselves when there's nothing to fear right? wrong! How does it feel when it comes to pass There's something there but it's just not quite right How does it fell, does it make you mad? (Chorus) I feel him, I feel him close I feel him, ahh I feel him, oooohhhh! Oh, oh, but I'm doing fine (Chorus) 2. Supersatellite I've read the bilble, I've read Dylan I'm reading people now because it's much more chilling But I sit on a sattelite with the stars made of gold And there's life through that hallow lens But I know, I know Supersatellite I watch the traffic, I find the seeds And one man in particular well he's not what he seems So I can't focus in on the lies in his head He's convinced that his blood is blue but it's red Supersatellite And nothing dazzles me, I am in his dreams And nothing is shocking Ttransparent human being Supersatellite On the soul, inside the world Far better in the eye, inside the mind Fuck you! I am you, you hear me? Stop crying, stop crying. 3. Starseed: I let go of the world I was holding a passenger that could not fly in search of soul in search of something let it go let it slide Chorus: When I find out what we are We'll bring it back but it won't be easy They won't believe how a man he could drown in a starseed I hoped to find why this world wasn't glowing It darker as we end this ride I've fallen back under the equator I'm back inside we're back inside (Chorus) It's over nothing nothing When I find out what we are We'll bring it back but it won't be easy They won't believe the man he could But I'd choose starseed over nothing, nothing Starseed over, starseed over 4. Hope Hope climbs atop of the piano Reaching out towards the warmth of the sun Some man tries to ask her down Well now maybe that's where she belongs My god she said: "I'm the sunflower who wants" My god he said: "This woman is gone" Into the dark is there anybody there My god she said He climed up top to find that she was slipping Let her go, let her go, let me go How long must they leave before they're winning They don't know, they don't know, they just don't know My god she said: "We're the sunflowers want" My god he said: "The woman is gone" Into the dark is there anybody there My god she said If she can't be there I know it's best that nothing is denied If she can't be there I know it's best that everyone change sides Into the dark is there anybody there Into the light, the light, the light My god she said: "My god!" If she can't be there I know it's best that nothing is denied If she can't be there I know it's best that everyone change sides 5. Naveed Come, come Naveed... 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 To let a young man die? Oh, let him die if he wants to Chorus: 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 Bother are you there? Tel me is it wonderful, oh 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 want I want to (Chorus) 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 the phone And then another day is gone (Chorus) Come, come Naveed... 6. Dirty Walls So you feel the stain of Dried up discussions without weight It's that feeling that you will not have to destroy It's that feeling that you will not have to ignore The dirty walls So you've been plagued but is everything ok I cannot bear the shallow words they throw It's that feeling that you will not have to employ It's that felling that you will not - it's gotta go The dirty walls The conversation is going nowhere It's transparent as fuck The conversation must be over Because all I see is mud The dirty walls 7. Denied The telephone is ringing - disconnect the line The tension is building but I'm alright, yeah I'm alright The stars are colliding so you might as well let me go The television is burning I set it on fire The wheels they keep turning, but I'm fine What about the questions we have locked up inside Chorus: Somewhere, somehow we've been denied Hand and hand we walk behind Pretending, defending while our souls are tied It's only the third hour, my conscience subsides But something will remind me that you lied What about the consequences? This can't be right (Chorus) 8. Is It Safe? Time can't fix it fast enough So we won't notice what it was went wrong I saw somthing there that was much too familiar A butterfly with a broken wing She's fallen under, she's past the end Communication is down and down and down The scars have healed but they are back again We've got to believe this man must bend Cause if you could you'd try to destroy her And there we would be with nothing at all Chorus Is it safe to be a man when your tired and lonely Only the confident know where to stand Is it safe to be a man when the world is loaded Thousands that can't figure out just what they did Time can't fix it fast enough So we won't mesure just how far below You kept pushing her you'll have to pay back All the years that you stole She's walking backwards, she spun around Her ears are ringing loud She's on her knees please understand It's obvious it this man must bend Cause if you could you'd try to destroy her And there we would be with nothing at all (Chorus) 9. Julia Can you see her standing there And well she trying to find just anywhere There are flowers in her hand And she doesn't know why And offered is advice to you But all you do was fake it Chorus: (Mother) And she's only yours tonight (Mother) Oh she never cries (Mother) But I know there is hurt inside (Mother) Julia Drowning in her own visions She's begging the past to stay behind A black cat in the night, and there's a black cat in that sky But offered is advice to you You left but I don't blame you (Chorus) We're digging up the past Cross it, cross it, cross that line To bury, to bury, to bury it one last time But offered is advice to you I know there's pain inside that truth But you just gotta take it (Chorus) 10. Under Zenith Maybe they'll come back again Maybe they've all gone One day you'll find me Sending this message stong Under your feet the city falls Down so far the ground is sky We're under zenith again It's healthy if not for long Leave a little room for us to breathe Much more than seven days You've slipped to deep Much stronger than sympathy Let your best friend pull back that leash Sitting by a frozen man Someone somewhere has to cry We're under zenith again Let the cycle run we don't die Leave a little room for us to breathe I love, love how you let me fall Under, under not to far I love, love how you let me fall Only now I see where we are Hold me 11. Neon Crossing All you people can you feel it waiting Innocence and love Wrapped in the arms of the burning neon I feel it, I feel it It's so entertaining and so wonderful It magically calls for you Chorus: Big neon crossing show me the way Big neon crossing save my soul today Don't you worry and don't be afraid does it send you to the world appealing There is spoken word that I can't take So I'm the liar, I'm the liar You're so disappointed to find out That the magic was not really meant for you (Chorus) I can't wait, and I can't be a liar I can't wait, and I can't be a liar (Chorus)