Our Lady Peace – 4am

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  General Comment:My parents have been divorced since I was born. I met my dad when I was only 7 and I only seen for only 4 years after that. He walked out of my life for unknown reasons and did the same for my two brother, my sister and her 3 children. My sister found out he was sick with Lyme Disease in the very few months after he had left but now it has come to my understanding, after he was diagnosed with Lyme Disease, he's been very sick after that.
  My dad is dying from cancer- or so the doctors think that's the problem- and because of everything that has been going on with him, he seems to believe that he's dying and as much as my sister and I don't want to think that, we believe it as well.
  
  I can relate to this song 'cause it's making me realize that even though he had left and I was mad at him for doing so, getting that phone call on telling me he is sick made me realize that I was wrong for being mad.

  Flag sammxakcxon October 10, 2009   Link

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  General Comment:I got the post that evens out the numbers!
  
  Anyways, sorry to say for that interruption.
  
  The emotion that this whole song gets across never ceases to amaze me. Everything about it is so right.
  
  

  Flag Fallen Leaveson January 21, 2009   Link

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  General Comment:I thought it was about not feeling like you will get a chance to tell someone you love them before you go. Which does go along with the whole father idea. Great song!

  Flag Rocklovinggirlon December 14, 2008   Link

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  General Comment:pwned.

  Flag 010020003on August 31, 2008   Link

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  General Comment:The message is very straight forward and it doesn't take much interpretation. I haven't cut ties with my father but I can relate and I'm sure almost anyone can. It's about a fear or losing someone without ever patching things up. It's a song about forgiveness.
  It reminds me of, "one" by U2 and "the living years" by Mike and the Mechanics.

  Flag penny-laneon August 16, 2008   Link

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  General Comment:So everytime i hear this song i tear up its beautiful and created by the heart, almost like a late confession.
  
  When people try to say well its for these reasons
  1. it was written for his father or brother "Adam Madia"
  
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  2. it was written at 4am in the morning...
  
  It angers me because even though those reasons may be right or not i think that something like that is personal and Raine may have only wnated his father to know that. overall i think that the song speaks about forgiveness though. The only regret a person may have in their life is having regrets, make sure you make every second count. "this is your life passing by minute after minute, are you happy with your life" (Edward Norton as Tyler Durdan in Fight Club). Just remember keep loved ones close and never run to far, always stay close enough to hear someone's voice, nomatter what you do your family is always your family, unless you change the meaning of the word.

  Flag carm.bonoon June 16, 2008   Link

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  General Comment:Ok i know what the songs actualy about and what is inteded to be. But heres my take on it.
  
  Its about a relation ship gone bad.
  
  He THOUGHT he had good intetions for her but turns out he had none. He blames his father for not warning him about these things that happen in life. The girl broke up with him over the phone.
  
  He wants her to know he's sincerly sorry for what he's said/done. And he has and will always love her. So he apolgizes and she doesnt except it. And he wants to figrue out what in the wolrd is wrong with him.
  
  The second verse describes him walking around in his room not thinking. So he's so deppresed he cant even think. He blames him slef for being to much like his gf. He never saw himself being like this.
  
  Great song

  Flag ajslikes2argueon March 17, 2008   Link

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  General Comment:"i blame myself for being too much like somebody else"
  
  that line is definitely the most powerful of them to me.. i'm the exact same way with my father, we haven't talked in 9 months... not even on my birthday or christmas.. my mom keeps trying to tell me to call him and that the only reason i'm being so stubborn and can't get along with him is because we're exactly alike... i cry everytime i hear this song..
  i love you dad.. and i miss you

  Flag mrsjoshramsayon December 30, 2007   Link

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  General Comment:B-e-a-u-tiful.
  
  Our Lady Peace is ace

  Flag Fallen Leaveson November 04, 2007   Link

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  General Comment:my ex sent me this song as one of the songs in the cd before our break up, it was about him not growing up that well. he has had a catastrophic childhood life and his dad never really took care of him. he did everything all by himself including things like entering and registering to school. he knows he was smart and he used to be one of this bright boy that has dreams though he never really stayed with his parents when he was younger. he's dad has given him a false promise which has changed his life ever since. he gave up almost everything in life, what is left is that feeling that never contained. he became worst as he faces a lot of the world coldness and cruelness. he now live without any guidelines, he give up almost everything including school but he loves doing what he likes he works for what he wants and he lives in it. somehow, he has turned into this very dark soul. i remembered that he was so adorable, i guess it's because of his "lack of love" life. we were together for almost seven months and we were a rough patch the whole time. one day i found out that i wasnt the only girl in his life. i wasnt even close to his main girl. it's sad because i loved him so much and the whole time he was the only one that i placed within me though we were mostly apart. it was the most terrible shocked i have had ever experience in life finding out about the truth of everything. few months later he came back doing his repent towards me and this song just reminded me. i fell on it til i realised it was just a new game. we didnt end it good. i have gotten rid of him from every corner of my life. what hurts the most is that the pain stays the same. my life has never been the same and i know i will always love him. people often say that stay away from broken people, but where do they belonged?

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