Ballad of a Poet

Our Lady Peace

Song Category Released
Live Count 75 Performances
Lyrics
He came on like a mountaineer Exploring beauty through the syllables and cheers And there was something different in the air Something magical, the crowd was unprepared And he was long and lean, he held that stage And Jenny looked at me with reverence on her face And she said we left our bodies there that night Cause the music shook our souls and saved our lives Tonight we radiate The lines have been erased And I can't leave this place, leave this place, leave this place This ain't New York or Berlin It's just a small town Bringdown kind of happening Conviction etched upon his face Cloaked in denim head to toe He traded words like souvenirs in stereo Something different about this night Cause it was happening right before our eyes Tonight we radiate The lines have been erased And I can't leave this place, leave this place, leave this place Tonight we radiate, tonight we radiate Tonight we radiate The lines have been erased And I can't leave this place, leave this place, leave this place Tonight we radiate The lines have been erased And I can't leave this place, leave this place, leave this place He came on like a mountaineer Exploring beauty through the syllables and cheers And there was something different in the air Something magical, the crowd was unprepared
Discography
Summary 1 Albums / 0 Promos / 0 Singles
Albums Live Performance History
Live Debut 2017-10-20
Upstate Concert Hall
Most Recent 2024-09-25
Lee's Palace
2024
9
2023
5
2022
3
2021
11
2019
7
2018
27
2017
13
Song Notes
Raine has stated multiple times that this song is directly written about the first time he ever saw Gord Downie and the Tragically Hip perform live.