You, looked at me as you walked in the room
Like the red sea, you split me open
Somehow I knew these wings were stolen
All you did was save my life

Tried to run but I couldn't move
Well I paid for these concrete shoes
But like a singer that sings the blues
You saw hope in the hopeless

I'm not dying
All you did was save my life
Pulled me out of that flat line
Put the heartbeat back inside
I'm not dying
All you did was get me through
I owe every breath to you
Heart and soul unparalyzed
All you did was save my life

Save my life

I'm not for sale but I've been sold
The more I hear the less I know
And the lies are swallowed whole
In their insignificance
The story's been told a million times
But it's different when it's your life
I won the lottery tonight
The lottery tonight
The lottery tonight

I'm not dying
All you did was save my life
Pulled me out of that flat line
Put the heartbeat back inside
I'm not dying
All you did was get me through
I owe every breath to you
Heart and soul unparalyzed
All you did was save my life

I started to come around
The dogs are backing down
I'm not afraid to see

The devil's gone underground
This tightrope's been cut down
And I can finally breathe

You, looked at me as you walked in the room
Like the red sea you split me open
Somehow I knew these wings were stolen

I'm not dying
All you did was save my life
Pulled me out of that flat line
Put the heartbeat back inside
I'm not dying
All you did was get me through
I owe every breath to you
Heart and soul unparalyzed
All you did was save my life

All you did was save my life
(Put the heart beat back inside)
All you did was save my life
(Put the heart beat back inside)
All you did was save my life.


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All You Did Was Save My Life Lyrics as written by Raine Maida Jess Cates

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    General Comment

    anyone who grew up in the 'burbs should relate to this song. i know the 'suburban man...' lyric is only a small part of the song, but it says so much, part of what makes OLP so kick-ass.

    stoles44on May 29, 2002   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    wow, this song hasnt been talked about in a while.. ;) but i JUST found this site.. and actually saw OLP in concert the summer this cd was released.. and as usual, waited outside by their bus to hang out with the band after the concert (SO cool how they hang out with their fans afterwards) anyways, i had a copy of most of the songs on the cd before it came out (it wasnt out before the concert) and i was actually wondering on the meaning of this song - so i asked raine.. and indeed, the song is about his father.

    iamlucaskingon January 15, 2006   Link
  • +1
    My Interpretation

    I'd say that this song looks at the Freudian divisions of the human psyche: the suburban man is the superego, what society expects us to be. The Jack Kerouac segment is the opposite, the impulsive id. In the middle of this battlefield is the ego, the "I."

    scifoxon June 26, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Yeah! This song is amazing.

    Leodadominicoon May 23, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    What CD is this from?

    Concepton May 24, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Gravity, their new CD.

    zetsword2001on May 26, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Thank you.

    Concepton May 27, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    olp rawks. raine is a sexy man. ^_^

    Perky9253on June 04, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    olp rawks. raine is a sexy man. ^_^

    Perky9253on June 04, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Raine is a very sexy man, but I rather have Jermey! =O)

    RebeccaSaxonon June 10, 2002   Link

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