One Man Army

Our Lady Peace
Song Category Released
Live Count 462 Performances
Lyrics
[i]Save me from this space Save me from this space, space[/i] Take these plastic people Read their lips, now let it linger Is there anything that makes them sound sincere? Come on, 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 your lies Unbutton your clothes Undress your soul, show them your vigor Are those inhibitions easiest to fear? Come on, take this gasoline tin Head up high, walk like a winner Let the bare feet be the last sounds that they hear (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 your lies Falling 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 I remember crawling Through the waste I know I'm falling I remember marching I don't remember falling I don't want to remember falling For your lies
Discography
Summary 1 Albums / 3 Promos / 1 Singles
Albums Singles Promos Live Performance History
Live Debut 1999-07-16
Kee to Bala
Most Recent 2026-03-31
Toad's Place
2026
14
2025
19
2024
12
2023
16
2022
19
2021
13
2019
7
2018
21
2017
23
2016
15
2015
9
2014
7
2013
6
2012
41
2011
4
2010
32
2009
42
2008
3
2006
20
2003
10
2002
50
2001
45
2000
21
1999
13
Song Notes
Raine Maida, Woodstock.com, 19 July 1999:
One Man Army is about the struggle for individuality. It's about finding the courage to strip naked and set fire to all your inhibitions. It's about cleansing yourself of all the people and things that suffocate your individuality.


Mike Turner, Ottawa Sun, 20 Sep. 1999:
It's very much saying I've figured out who I am and what I think and believe and screw you if you don't understand it. And everything else is just trash and you can put it in a big fat trash heap and burn it because it is useless to me.


Raine Maida, Asbury Park Press, 2 Oct. 1999:
The chorus is kind of like this weird anti-chorus where for the regular listener, a program director, it's like 'Are we in the chorus yet?' And we really fought for that song to be the first single because of that. A lot of people would say, 'Are you guys out of your minds? It will be really tough selling it to radio. It's not one of those immediate songs.' But we were like, 'Well, let's be known for that kind of stuff, at least,' the same way 'Superman's Dead' had like 15 different parts that didn't repeat. And everyone was saying the same thing about that. And you know what, it wasn't a No. 1 song, but it stayed in the Top 10 for like 10 weeks and it's a song that I think really affected people on an emotional level. So that's OK with us.
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