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Rhythm 9.8
Melody 9.8
Instruments 9.5
Lyrics 9.5
Vocal 9.8
This song has been reviewed 8 times. Overall score for this song, 9.7.
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Our Lady Peace - Clumsy Lyrics

Song details
TitleClumsy
ArtistOur Lady Peace
AlbumClumsy (1997) , Track 7 ,
A Decade (2006) , Track 5
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Song lyrics
Throw away the radio suitcase
That keeps you awake
Hide the telephone, the telephone, telephone in case
You realize that sometimes you're just not okay
You level off, you level off, you level off
But it's not alright now
You need to understand
There's nothing strange about this
You need to know your friends
You need to know that

I'll be waving my hand
Watching you drown
watching you scream
Quiet or loud

And maybe you should sleep
And maybe you just need
A friend as clumsy as you've been
There's no one laughing
You will be safe in here 
You will be safe in here 

Throw away this very old shoelace,
That tripped you again
Try and shrug it off, shrug it off, shrug it off
It's only skin now
You need to understand
There's nothing fake about this
You need to let me in
I'm watching you and...

I'll be waving my hand
Watching you drown
Watching you scream
No one's around

And maybe you should sleep
And maybe you just need
A friend as clumsy as you've been
There's no one laughing
You will be safe in here 
You will be safe in...Oooo

I'll be waving my hand
Watching you drown
Watching you scream
Quiet or loud

And maybe you should sleep
And maybe you just need
A friend as clumsy as you've been
There's no one laughing
You will be safe in here
You will be safe in here
You will be safe in here
In here
lyrics submitted by purpleneko
lyrics corrected by Megan Surtees




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23-04-2004 09:07cuwincalif is offline cuwincalif 

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I found this in an interview with the band:

"Clumsy is about making decisions. There is a connection between the song Clumsy and it being the title of the album. The lyric: I'll be waving my hand/watching you drown/ watching you scream is about seeing something, but not seeing it for what it really is. You may decide to help... or to just wave back."

I know that's pretty cryptic, but it provides some insight.
01-08-2004 16:35jiggylovesyou is offline jiggylovesyou 

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Throw away this very old shoelace,
That tripped you again

i think that's kind of like get rid of things that pull you down you know? i dont know it's just a great song by a great band.
12-08-2004 01:28thedecoy is offline thedecoy 

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i love this song...
12-08-2004 01:44juniorspank is offline juniorspank 

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I think it's about getting like the monkey off your back, getting rid of things that annoy you, moving foward and not being held back like that one guy said
12-08-2004 01:47iluvraine is offline iluvraine 

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Okay, I changed my mind. I'll only post when anything's affiliated with Our Lady Peace.

I've never really understood Raine's theories or inspirations...take Waiting for example, that song has stumped almost every single OLP fan. I would have never guessed Clumsy meant that if you hadn't posted it. But yeah, they rock.


(And Mariah- if you happen to read this, thanks for thinking I'm "fricking hot". )
29-08-2004 23:11Skater_jenM82 is offline Skater_jenM82 

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This song is awesome.This is like my favorite cd.This song is meaningful too.Along with most of thier other songs.I mean some people might not really catch on to what it means.But you just have to listen to whats going on and every song tells a story ya know.
30-10-2004 23:01Match is offline Match 

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Hey guys, I never really thought about it like that either. My take is that the person he is talking about is a clumsy friend in that they are careless with how others feel, and isn't there for them when they need it, and so when the clumsy person needs help they will have no one there to help them.

my $0.02 anyway.
14-11-2004 16:11guitaristchick is offline guitaristchick 

225 posts
i like this song
23-11-2004 17:23comicbook_crush is offline comicbook_crush 

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that just means that she should forget about the other things that have brought her down.
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that just means that hes sincere and she shouldnt be scared to be with him...
23-11-2004 17:27comicbook_crush is offline comicbook_crush 

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And maybe you just need
A friend as clumsy as you've been
There's no one laughing
You will be safe in here
You will be safe in here

I think it means that shes been clumsy with her heart, but he understands and she can be safe with him...

Throw away this very old shoelace,
That tripped you again

I think it means to let go of everything and everyone from the past that brings her down

You need to understand
There's nothing fake about this
You need to let me in

I think it means that he isnt fake he is sincere so she should open up her heart for him. Hes not gonna hurt her like everyone else.

but i dont know, thats just how i see it
19-03-2005 11:40Zombie2532 is offline Zombie2532 

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I always thought this was about a friend that had lashed out at everyone, and he forgives him/her. He accepts them despite the mistakes that have been made in the past.
19-06-2005 00:22Shanwa is offline Shanwa 

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I looove this song, and I looove this group thumbs up bab-e
19-06-2005 01:53igotacd is offline igotacd 

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:wave: :wave:
Fuck you very much, have a nice day
19-06-2005 02:22DolphinStarr is offline DolphinStarr 

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seems like someone trying to convicne a friend that the world isn't as bad as it seems, and they'll be there for them.
20-12-2005 00:05Juliie is offline Juliie 

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Makes me want to throw up. Its not a bad thing.
20-12-2005 00:07Juliie is offline Juliie 

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Makes me want to throw up. Its not a bad thing.
01-03-2007 16:20poisonbrain is offline poisonbrain 


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This song always makes me think of the fact that over here, it's legal to watch someone drown without doing anything to help them. I don't know, it just always makes me laugh, even though the rest of the lyrics really have nothing to do with that.


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