Take these plastic people
Read their lips, now let it linger
Is there anything that makes them sound sincere?
Tightly hold your hand
Take a deep breath, give them the finger
Are you worried
That your thoughts are not quite clear?
(Twitch)
Overlooked, unfit appearance
I remember falling
I remember marching
Like a one man army
Through the blaze
I know I'm coughing
I believe in something
I don't want to remember falling
For their lies
Unbutton your clothes
Undress your soul, show them your vigor
Are those inhibitions easiest to fear?
Take this gasoline tin
Head up high, walk like a winner
Let the bare feet be the last sound that they hear
Our Lady Peace - Happiness... Is Not a Fish That You Can Catch Album Lyrics
Our Lady Peace - Happiness... Is Not a Fish That You Can Catch Lyrics
Writer: ARNOLD LANNI, MICHAEL MAIDA
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Happiness & the Fish
I confess
Everyone is overweight
And I'm obsessed
Talking is just masturbating
Without the mess
Addiction leaves you sad today and unimpressed
I can't remember all the names
Everyone you meet today
Is just so f*cking vain
Bored again by happiness
And all those friends, I've lost in there
I'm upset
Happiness is not a fish
That you can catch
Imagination can't resist
The laziness
That pins you down, get on your knees
Everyone you meet
Is feeling useless and ashamed
Bored again by happiness
And all those friends I've lost in, oh oh oh
Everyone you meet
Is feeling useless and ashamed
Bored again by happiness
And all those friends I've lost in there
But I want to remember
But I want to forget this
But I won't forget for long
But I want to remember
But I want to forget this
But I only forget for long
And lost in this
Everyone is overweight
And I'm obsessed
Talking is just masturbating
Without the mess
Addiction leaves you sad today and unimpressed
I can't remember all the names
Everyone you meet today
Is just so f*cking vain
Bored again by happiness
And all those friends, I've lost in there
I'm upset
Happiness is not a fish
That you can catch
Imagination can't resist
The laziness
That pins you down, get on your knees
Everyone you meet
Is feeling useless and ashamed
Bored again by happiness
And all those friends I've lost in, oh oh oh
Everyone you meet
Is feeling useless and ashamed
Bored again by happiness
And all those friends I've lost in there
But I want to remember
But I want to forget this
But I won't forget for long
But I want to remember
But I want to forget this
But I only forget for long
And lost in this
Writer: Arnold Lanni, Michael Maida
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Potato Girl
We live, we die
I don't know the reasons we ask why
We hate, we push
Recent tests show we are all misunderstood
Something's seizing
You know you lost your mind
You know we all need saving
She found you late last night
You feel the madness gaining
You know you just can't win
You know this
But I'm just so tired of waking up on the ground
I never knew the girl
And I never knew the world hurt
We beg, we pray
But everything still happens anyway
Something's teasing
Your conscience can't decide
She stopped your will from caving
But left you paranoid
You feel the constant straining
She reappears divine
You noticed
But I'm just so tired of waking up all alone
I don't know the reasons we ask why
We hate, we push
Recent tests show we are all misunderstood
Something's seizing
You know you lost your mind
You know we all need saving
She found you late last night
You feel the madness gaining
You know you just can't win
You know this
But I'm just so tired of waking up on the ground
I never knew the girl
And I never knew the world hurt
We beg, we pray
But everything still happens anyway
Something's teasing
Your conscience can't decide
She stopped your will from caving
But left you paranoid
You feel the constant straining
She reappears divine
You noticed
But I'm just so tired of waking up all alone
Writer: LANNI, MAIDA
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Blister
Lately I can't breathe
Waiting they're chasing me
No one listens but i'm ok with it
Only I wonder why
If only my hands weren't tied
The world's a blister
But i'm ok with it
What if I was there
What if I was scared
I'm waiting for...
They're at my door
But I'll be back again
Lonely, I'm wandering
Patrolling for enemies
No one listens but I'm ok with it
Waiting they're chasing me
No one listens but i'm ok with it
Only I wonder why
If only my hands weren't tied
The world's a blister
But i'm ok with it
What if I was there
What if I was scared
I'm waiting for...
They're at my door
But I'll be back again
Lonely, I'm wandering
Patrolling for enemies
No one listens but I'm ok with it
Writer: LANNI, MAIDA
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Is Anybody Home?
Goodbye, the future's sold out
There's no use screaming
Who thought we'd ever get this far
Tonight, your faith has come down
To money & a TV
Psychics who've never been to Mars
And nazis breast feeding
I know you must be upset
I can't find meaning
I'm sorry, we're sorry
We're all scared, all scared
Hey, is anybody home
Has anybody wasted tears on
The loneliness
That everyone becomes
Goodnight, the truth has come out
Everyone's needy
White teeth, a ticket to meet God
Be all that you envy
The shotgun under your bed has
Started breathing
You shot it, you shot it
I'm bare, I'm bare
Hey, is anybody home
Has anybody painted fear
On the bedroom walls that save us from . . .
There's no use screaming
Who thought we'd ever get this far
Tonight, your faith has come down
To money & a TV
Psychics who've never been to Mars
And nazis breast feeding
I know you must be upset
I can't find meaning
I'm sorry, we're sorry
We're all scared, all scared
Hey, is anybody home
Has anybody wasted tears on
The loneliness
That everyone becomes
Goodnight, the truth has come out
Everyone's needy
White teeth, a ticket to meet God
Be all that you envy
The shotgun under your bed has
Started breathing
You shot it, you shot it
I'm bare, I'm bare
Hey, is anybody home
Has anybody painted fear
On the bedroom walls that save us from . . .
Writer: ARNOLD LANNI, MICHAEL MAIDA
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Waited
Hit the ground
Weighed down again
You walked out
But I'm sure you're my friend
It must have been good
This can't be for good
Everyone's, oh
Is everyone okay?
I waited, oh I, oh I
Waited, oh I, oh I
Oh, I must be too dumb to be proud
'Cause I waited, waited, hey, oh I
Woke to sounds
Prayed you were there
Fell back down
But I'm sure you still care
It must have been good, oh
This can't be for good
Everything's, oh
Is everything okay?
I waited, oh I, oh I
Waited, oh I, oh I
Oh, I must be too dumb to be proud
'Cause I waited, waited, hey, oh I
Waited, waited, hey, oh I
Oh, I must have been bored in our town and I
I must have been bored
Waited, oh I, oh I
Waited, oh I, oh I
Oh, I must be too dumb to be proud
'Cause I waited, waited, hey, oh I
Waited, waited, hey, oh I
Waited, waited, hey, oh I
Waited, waited, hey, oh I
Weighed down again
You walked out
But I'm sure you're my friend
It must have been good
This can't be for good
Everyone's, oh
Is everyone okay?
I waited, oh I, oh I
Waited, oh I, oh I
Oh, I must be too dumb to be proud
'Cause I waited, waited, hey, oh I
Woke to sounds
Prayed you were there
Fell back down
But I'm sure you still care
It must have been good, oh
This can't be for good
Everything's, oh
Is everything okay?
I waited, oh I, oh I
Waited, oh I, oh I
Oh, I must be too dumb to be proud
'Cause I waited, waited, hey, oh I
Waited, waited, hey, oh I
Oh, I must have been bored in our town and I
I must have been bored
Waited, oh I, oh I
Waited, oh I, oh I
Oh, I must be too dumb to be proud
'Cause I waited, waited, hey, oh I
Waited, waited, hey, oh I
Waited, waited, hey, oh I
Waited, waited, hey, oh I
Writer: Arnold Lanni, Duncan Coutts, Jeremy Taggart, Michael Maida, Michael Turner
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Thief
I don't want to understand this horror
There's a weight in your eyes
I can't admit
Everybody ends up here in bottles
But the name tag's the last thing you wanted
As the world explodes
We fall out of it
And we can't let go
Because this will not go away
There's a house built out in space
I can't see that thief
That lives inside of your head
But I can be some courage at
The side of you bed
I don't know what's happening
And I can't pretend
But I can be your, be your
Someone help us understand
Who ordered this disgusting
Arrangement, time and the end
I don't want to hear who walked
On water, because the hallways are empty
And the clocks tick
As the world implodes
We fall into it
And we can't go home
Because this will not go away
There's a house built out in space
I can't see that thief
That lives inside of your head
But I can be some courage at
The side of you bed
I don't know what's happening
And I can't pretend
It's a long, long get away
It's a long, long get away
Make it home again
Make it home again
It's a long, long get away
It's a long, long get away
I can't see that thief
That lives inside of your head
But I can be some courage at
The side of you bed
I don't know what's happening
And I can't pretend
But I can be your, be your
There's a weight in your eyes
I can't admit
Everybody ends up here in bottles
But the name tag's the last thing you wanted
As the world explodes
We fall out of it
And we can't let go
Because this will not go away
There's a house built out in space
I can't see that thief
That lives inside of your head
But I can be some courage at
The side of you bed
I don't know what's happening
And I can't pretend
But I can be your, be your
Someone help us understand
Who ordered this disgusting
Arrangement, time and the end
I don't want to hear who walked
On water, because the hallways are empty
And the clocks tick
As the world implodes
We fall into it
And we can't go home
Because this will not go away
There's a house built out in space
I can't see that thief
That lives inside of your head
But I can be some courage at
The side of you bed
I don't know what's happening
And I can't pretend
It's a long, long get away
It's a long, long get away
Make it home again
Make it home again
It's a long, long get away
It's a long, long get away
I can't see that thief
That lives inside of your head
But I can be some courage at
The side of you bed
I don't know what's happening
And I can't pretend
But I can be your, be your
Writer: ARNOLD LANNI, MICHAEL MAIDA
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Lying Awake
I'm here to wear you out
I'm here to watch you hide
Nothing to figure out
I'm here to watch you die
Running away from the breast of
Your busy giant healing machine
Nobody left in line
Noone to make you shine
Hanging on to the backs of opinions
You're borrowed & betrayed
Lying awake
Don't ask why you should pay for this
A mother
Another
A shameless abusing
But this time we're saving you
I'm here to break you down
I'm here to bury time
Nothing to talk about
Nothing to change my mind
I'm here to watch you hide
Nothing to figure out
I'm here to watch you die
Running away from the breast of
Your busy giant healing machine
Nobody left in line
Noone to make you shine
Hanging on to the backs of opinions
You're borrowed & betrayed
Lying awake
Don't ask why you should pay for this
A mother
Another
A shameless abusing
But this time we're saving you
I'm here to break you down
I'm here to bury time
Nothing to talk about
Nothing to change my mind
Writer: LANNI, MAIDA
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Annie
You're a little bit shy
A little too quiet
You're the mixed up girl
That everybody leaves behind
A little bit weird
A little too bright
But you just might be
That little bomb at their side
They'll pull your hair
They'll leave you wide-eyed
But did anybody wonder
What Annie might have in mind
Oh, no
There's something in the way she explains to me
"Please be careful, I exist in someone else's head"
Oh, no
Something in the way that she makes believe
Please be careful
Annie dreams that everyone is dead
You're a little bit dry
A little uptight
You're the messed up girl
That everybody tries to hide
You've had enough
They're too unkind
But did anyone consider
What Annie might have in mind
Oh, no
Something in the way she explains to me
"Please be careful, I exist in someone else's head"
Oh, no
Something in the way that she makes believe
Please be careful
Annie dreams that everyone is dead
Something in the way she explains to me
"Please be careful, I exist in someone else's head"
Oh, no
Something in the way that she makes believe
Please be careful
Annie dreams that everyone is dead
Something in the way she explains to me
"Please be careful, I exist in someone else's head"
Oh, no
Something in the way that she makes believe
Please be careful
Annie dreams that everyone is dead
Everyone is dead
Everyone is dead
Everyone is dead
Everyone is dead
Everyone is dead
A little too quiet
You're the mixed up girl
That everybody leaves behind
A little bit weird
A little too bright
But you just might be
That little bomb at their side
They'll pull your hair
They'll leave you wide-eyed
But did anybody wonder
What Annie might have in mind
Oh, no
There's something in the way she explains to me
"Please be careful, I exist in someone else's head"
Oh, no
Something in the way that she makes believe
Please be careful
Annie dreams that everyone is dead
You're a little bit dry
A little uptight
You're the messed up girl
That everybody tries to hide
You've had enough
They're too unkind
But did anyone consider
What Annie might have in mind
Oh, no
Something in the way she explains to me
"Please be careful, I exist in someone else's head"
Oh, no
Something in the way that she makes believe
Please be careful
Annie dreams that everyone is dead
Something in the way she explains to me
"Please be careful, I exist in someone else's head"
Oh, no
Something in the way that she makes believe
Please be careful
Annie dreams that everyone is dead
Something in the way she explains to me
"Please be careful, I exist in someone else's head"
Oh, no
Something in the way that she makes believe
Please be careful
Annie dreams that everyone is dead
Everyone is dead
Everyone is dead
Everyone is dead
Everyone is dead
Everyone is dead
Writer: Arnold Lanni, Duncan Coutts, Jeremy Taggart, Michael Maida, Michael Turner
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Consequence of Laughing
Take all your pills
And divide them by color and size
And take all your problems
Advise them everything's fine
And since you ran away
You've been beating your habits to death
And if you were to stay
Would you feel this white happiness?
Nobody wants to harm you when you're outside
But it's hard to believe when everyone's killing time
But somebody knows you're just not laughing
You're not laughing
High
Take all your pills
And divide them by number and might
And take all your problems
Chastise them, everything's nice
Since you ran away
You've been beating them ladders instead
And if you were to stay would you feed them with violence
And nobody wants to harm you when you're outside
But it's hard to believe when everyone's killing time
But somebody knows you're just not laughing
You're not laughing
Nobody wants to harm you when you're outside
But it's hard to believe when everyone's killing time
But somebody knows you're just not laughing
You're not laughing, you're not laughing
You're not laughing
High, high, high
And divide them by color and size
And take all your problems
Advise them everything's fine
And since you ran away
You've been beating your habits to death
And if you were to stay
Would you feel this white happiness?
Nobody wants to harm you when you're outside
But it's hard to believe when everyone's killing time
But somebody knows you're just not laughing
You're not laughing
High
Take all your pills
And divide them by number and might
And take all your problems
Chastise them, everything's nice
Since you ran away
You've been beating them ladders instead
And if you were to stay would you feed them with violence
And nobody wants to harm you when you're outside
But it's hard to believe when everyone's killing time
But somebody knows you're just not laughing
You're not laughing
Nobody wants to harm you when you're outside
But it's hard to believe when everyone's killing time
But somebody knows you're just not laughing
You're not laughing, you're not laughing
You're not laughing
High, high, high
Writer: Arnold Lanni, Michael Maida
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Stealing Babies
I'm teething on answers you're saving
How ya gonna make me sleep again
While I'm dreaming you're stealing babies
When ya gonna to make me understand
Why? How should I say I'm so sorry
How should I pray to know that we're alive
Eve stands alone
By the knock on the door
By the thin in her bones
She's courageous and loving
Exhausted and cold
She's not ready to go
So the ghost on the phone
Helps her safely to her dream
You're leaving pieces of family
How ya gonna help them understand
While I'm screaming you're stealing babies
Why you want to knock us down again
Why? How should I say I'm so sorry
How should we pray and make us feel alive
Eve stands alone
By the knock on the door
By the thin in her bones
She's courageous and loving
Exhausted and cold
She's not ready to go
So the ghost on the phone
Helps her safely to her dream
It must be our egos
It must be my lack
Of faith that it might not come back
It must be our egos
It must be my lack
Of faith that it might not come back
I've been waiting again
I've waited again
I've been waiting again
I've waited
How ya gonna make me sleep again
While I'm dreaming you're stealing babies
When ya gonna to make me understand
Why? How should I say I'm so sorry
How should I pray to know that we're alive
Eve stands alone
By the knock on the door
By the thin in her bones
She's courageous and loving
Exhausted and cold
She's not ready to go
So the ghost on the phone
Helps her safely to her dream
You're leaving pieces of family
How ya gonna help them understand
While I'm screaming you're stealing babies
Why you want to knock us down again
Why? How should I say I'm so sorry
How should we pray and make us feel alive
Eve stands alone
By the knock on the door
By the thin in her bones
She's courageous and loving
Exhausted and cold
She's not ready to go
So the ghost on the phone
Helps her safely to her dream
It must be our egos
It must be my lack
Of faith that it might not come back
It must be our egos
It must be my lack
Of faith that it might not come back
I've been waiting again
I've waited again
I've been waiting again
I've waited
Writer: Arnold Lanni, Michael Maida
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Happiness... Is Not a Fish That You Can Catch (written as simply Happiness... on the cover) is the third studio album by Canadian alternative rock band Our Lady Peace. It was released on September 21, 1999, by Columbia Records. The album was very successful in Canada, debuting at #1 on the Canadian Albums Chart.
The album was certified 3× Platinum in July 2001. Hit singles from the album include "One Man Army", "Annie", "Is Anybody Home?", and "Thief". The final track on the CD, "Stealing Babies", features Elvin Jones, a prominent post-bop jazz drummer. The photo shoot for this album took place around Staten Island in New York State.
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Our Lady PeaceThe album was certified 3× Platinum in July 2001. Hit singles from the album include "One Man Army", "Annie", "Is Anybody Home?", and "Thief". The final track on the CD, "Stealing Babies", features Elvin Jones, a prominent post-bop jazz drummer. The photo shoot for this album took place around Staten Island in New York State.
Genre(s): Alternative rock, art rock, post-grunge
Producer(s): Arnold Lanni
Length: 43:23
Released: September 21st, 1999
Year: 1999