“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 tags are the last thing you wanted
As the world explodes you fall out of it
And you can’t let go because this
Will not go away
There’s a weight in your eyes I can’t admit
Everybody ends up here in bottles
But the name tags are the last thing you wanted
As the world explodes you fall out of it
And you can’t let go because this
Will not go away
There’s a house built out in space
And I can’t see the thief that lives inside of your head
But I can be some courage at the side of your bed
And I don’t know what’s happening and I can’t pretend
But I can be all, be all
But I can be some courage at the side of your bed
And I don’t know what’s happening and I can’t pretend
But I can be all, be all
Someone help us understand who ordered
This disgusting arrangement of time and the end
I don’t want to hear who walked on water
Cause the hallways are empty, clocks tick
As the world implodes we fall in to it
And we can’t go home because this
Will not go away
This disgusting arrangement of time and the end
I don’t want to hear who walked on water
Cause the hallways are empty, clocks tick
As the world implodes we fall in to it
And we can’t go home because this
Will not go away
There’s a house built out in space
And I can’t see the thief that lives inside your head
But I can be some courage at the side of your bed
And 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
But I can be some courage at the side of your bed
And 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
And I can’t see the thief that lives inside your head
But I can be some courage at the side of your bed
And I don’t know what’s happening and I can’t pretend
But I can be all, be all I’m here
But I can be all, be all I’m here
It’s a long, long get away”
But I can be some courage at the side of your bed
And I don’t know what’s happening and I can’t pretend
But I can be all, be all I’m here
But I can be all, be all I’m here
It’s a long, long get away”
Songwriters: Arnold Lanni / Michael Maida
Death is a thief; we are all it’s takings.
Death does not care if you are rich.
Death does not care how popular you are
Death does not care how young or old you are
Death does not care how loved or hated you are
Death does not care for pain or peace
Death does not care about the colour of your flesh
Death does not care about what gods or goddesses you worship
Death does not care how much you fight it or not
Death does not care
Death is. Nothing more, nothing less
Death comes for all, no matter the shape, size species or form.
Death is.
I, and many others I know, have suffered too many losses in the last few years. It seems to be one hit after another, old, young, healthy, disease filled, awful or angelic. We lost them all.
I’ve always loved this song. I know it was written for a young girl with a brain tumor. From Wikipedia – “Vocalist Raine Maida has stated that the song was written about a young Kitchener girl that he knew named Mina Kim who had an inoperable tumor in her brain. The “thief” mentioned in the song refers to the tumor. The short clip at the end of the song consisting of a young girl singing a Sunday school song is a real audio clip of Mina Kim singing “Little By Little” with Maida‘s wife Chantal Kreviazuk and band member Jeremy Taggart.”
To me, that Thief can represent so many things – illnesses, heartbreak, loss, emotional trauma.
Just remember you are never alone, even when you feel you are.
Our Lady Peace – Thief
Life Through My Eyes 