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Feel, feel it grow
In your mind, in your mind
Life is how you live it
Through time, through time
And there's no desert sun that is hot enough to feed your fire
We shipwreck like fools only to become the ocean's choir
And the sun dies until it's reborn
But there's no road that ain't a hard road to travel on
Got lost on the way, but you found the road again
Stay true to your friends, 'cause they'll save you in the end
There must be something in the air, in the air
Some kind of answer to my prayers, to my prayers
Some kind of answer to my prayers
Been dying since the day I was born
'Cause there's no road that ain't a hard road to travel on
I have a vision in my mind of a life that I've left behind
Yeah, can't you see that lost souls can't swim
You know you'll sink, but you still jump in
And it's alright to get caught stealing back what you've lost
Yeah, don't you know that lost souls can't swim
You beat them back, but they drag you in
And I can't say that I am sorry for all my many sins
And you try to find the love that'll see you through your darkest days
And her soft brown hair is as long as a Canadian highway
And the sun dies until it's reborn
But there's no road that ain't a hard road to travel on
Been dying since the day I was born
'Cause there's no road that ain't a hard road to travel on
There must be something in the air, in the air
(repeat)
| cosmiclint (Vancouver BC) | Posted: Sep 02, 2012 - 08:50 lily34 wrote: wow. i've never heard it on mainstream radio. Sam Roberts is probably played more on mainstream radio in Vancouver than he is in lexvegas ;) |
| kojiroh (Istanbul, Turkey) | Posted: Sep 02, 2012 - 08:47 Two of Us, anyone? |
| lily34 (lexvegas) | Posted: May 30, 2012 - 13:55 sailorgirl wrote: I do like this song, but it's a bit overplayed these days on mainstream radio. wow. i've never heard it on mainstream radio. |
| djengs | Posted: Jan 24, 2012 - 17:43 sailorgirl wrote: I do like this song, but it's a bit overplayed these days on mainstream radio. Funny- first time I've heard it. While conscious, anyway. But I like it, so could understand being played a lot. |
| martinc (Ottawa Canada) | Posted: Jul 19, 2011 - 06:34 Sam Roberts headlined at the Canada Day celebrations at Parliament Hill on July 1. Good show. There were about 250,000 people there. Apparently the appearance is Prince William and his bride brought extra people down for the celebrations. |
| sailorgirl (Vancouver) | Posted: Feb 11, 2011 - 14:06 I do like this song, but it's a bit overplayed these days on mainstream radio. |
| Zigi (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) | Posted: Aug 05, 2010 - 10:33 Getting some Beatles vibes from this, especially the solo guitar. Sounds somewhat similar to Rain, which can't be a bad thing. |
| davidrudolph | Posted: Aug 05, 2010 - 10:32 How is this guy not more famous in the states? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCi17SEPgpc |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: Jul 04, 2010 - 13:37 Yet another artist of whom I'd never heard until now. Thanks, RP - I'm getting quite a collection of music "wants." All I need now is to win the lottery and buy a radio station - I already have the music programmer!  |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Feb 27, 2010 - 18:06 This song is good for the ears... |
| audiolizard | Posted: Nov 25, 2009 - 10:48 adroc wrote: There's a couple very solid cuts on the new album "Love at the End of the World" that would be more than worthy of making the RP playlist... you listening Bill and Rebecca? :) I totally agree. I saw him play live this past summer, and it was a great show. |
| peter_james_bond (Lunenburg, NS) | Posted: Jun 20, 2009 - 13:52 Jimmy2000 wrote: Sam Roberts and the Tragically Hip put on a fantastic show. They sell out at major venues in Canada, but you can still see them at bars in the States. Well worth standing in line for. I recently heard Sam and his band live on the radio, they played a couple of songs and were they ever tight!  |
| jagdriver (Tunin' in from the aptly-named Grass Valley, CA) | Posted: Mar 17, 2009 - 16:19 Thanks for resurrecting this nugget. I've missed it on RP in recent times. |
| Mark_Moosier (Yukon, Canada) | Posted: Jan 13, 2009 - 10:03 th3boon wrote: He's got a new album out "Chemical City" Just saw him in Chicago last weekend, really puts on a good show and the new album is much less pop and better rock, imho. Check it out, maybe we'll even get some on here... Totally agreed, Chemical City is an inspired bit of songwriting and performance that sounds way less formulaic than WWBIAF. Give "Mind Flood" a spin RP, and I will guarantee good ratings. |
| spudboy | Posted: Oct 10, 2008 - 15:36 Anyone else hear "All Apologies" in there? |
| ThePoose | Posted: Aug 08, 2008 - 10:15 We were born in an explosion: an orgasm. You could also call it the Big Bang. |
| adroc (T dot O dot) | Posted: Jun 06, 2008 - 07:30 There's a couple very solid cuts on the new album "Love at the End of the World" that would be more than worthy of making the RP playlist... you listening Bill and Rebecca? :) |
| ejsamuel (great white north) | Posted: Feb 01, 2008 - 10:41 SmilinJimmy wrote: Many years ago, I offered a challenge to the world: I would pay 1,000 dollars to whomever could make Katie Couric stop smiling. I am upping the ante:
1,000 dollars bag of pucks the team bus the Simpsons on DVD, Seasons 1-6 to anyone who can make SR shut the hell up. For a non-Canadian audience, hearing it on RP might be a novelty. One of the shortcomings of Cancon - a chronic overplaying of stuff that should be brought out only occasionally. SmilinJimmy - lead the way!! |
| a_genuine_find (Planet Brueklen) | Posted: Nov 30, 2007 - 14:20  |
| SmilinJimmy (Canada) | Posted: Apr 08, 2007 - 20:23 Many years ago, I offered a challenge to the world: I would pay 1,000 dollars to whomever could make Katie Couric stop smiling. I am upping the ante: 1,000 dollars bag of pucks the team bus the Simpsons on DVD, Seasons 1-6 to anyone who can make SR shut the hell up. |
| Alifreckles50 (Frederick, MD) | Posted: Mar 24, 2007 - 05:17 kinda bouncin in my seat .... cool stuff  |
| tnt_thomas (No C&W - This ain't RodeoParadise!!) | Posted: Mar 08, 2007 - 14:17 Tireux_De_Roche wrote: He puts-on a solid show.
But The Hip are gods. Shh-Yah! huh!  |
| Viv515 (Calgary, Alberta) | Posted: Feb 05, 2007 - 14:17 Yeah! Sam Roberts on RP! |
| lily34 (derby, ny) | Posted: Nov 24, 2006 - 16:43 i like this! |
| xs9095 (Dayton, Ohio) | Posted: Sep 12, 2006 - 12:58  |
| Tireux_De_Roche (Central Massachusetts) | Posted: Sep 12, 2006 - 12:56 I saw Sam Roberts open up for The Tragically Hip a couple years ago. He puts-on a solid show. But The Hip are gods. |
| Zobi_la_mouche (Far, far, away...) | Posted: Jul 30, 2006 - 15:40 Hurray! Nice to hear some Canadian stuff. Saw him in Montreal in April and he was AMAZING! |
| th3boon (chicago) | Posted: May 18, 2006 - 12:44 He's got a new album out "Chemical City" Just saw him in Chicago last weekend, really puts on a good show and the new album is much less pop and better rock, imho. Check it out, maybe we'll even get some on here... |
| huebdoo | Posted: Apr 19, 2006 - 09:16 Sam has some good stuff... but the Canadian (eastern media) has certainly put this guy into the spotlight His music is OK but not Godlike by any means. Some good tunes... but no divine messanger or anything like that |
| kismet700 (over valleys of endless seas) | Posted: Jan 21, 2006 - 06:12 fuh2 wrote: I cant quite place it why, but this is good. Must be something in the air.
I think it catches you but then in a few minutes it seems pop-ish. The lyrics are somewhat interesting but then seem simple-ish. You know what I mean-ish? |
| fuh2 (I think I'm in the USA) | Posted: Jan 06, 2006 - 16:45 I cant quite place it why, but this is good. Must be something in the air. |
| larz (too close for comfort) | Posted: Dec 08, 2005 - 16:40 rascal420 wrote: If you don't then you aren't This feels like that episode of the Twilight Zone where the guy all of a sudden can't understand anything anyone is saying. Fasten your stepdad. |
| rascal420 (Truckee, CA - 5000 feet above Paradise) | Posted: Dec 08, 2005 - 16:13 larz wrote: Are you random? What does that even mean? If you don't then you aren't |
| nohopenofearnoname (wine country) | Posted: Dec 08, 2005 - 16:11 my toe is involuntarily tappin'! excellant! |
| larz (too close for comfort) | Posted: Dec 08, 2005 - 16:11 annanyc wrote: lol...at the very beginning, I thought I was hearing some live version of "Pink Houses"
Poll: Am I A. Crazy B. Random C. Neither or all of the above Are you random? What does that even mean? |
| jagdriver (CAISO, Folsom, CA) | Posted: Nov 09, 2005 - 09:21 One of the first new tracks to which I was exposed on RP... AND one of those tracks that made me a dedicated RP listener! |
| strick (Syracuse- your sympathy accepted...) | Posted: Nov 09, 2005 - 09:19 absurdist wrote: never heard The Sam Roberts band before today. I liked the song a lot, checked their website and bought their album.
RP comes through again with the good stuff.  RP is the best.
By the way, best of luck to you & everyone else getting out of that shithole ASAP!!! Godspeed to you... |
| Coppertop (San Diego, CA) | Posted: Sep 02, 2005 - 12:47 Jimmy2000 wrote: Sam Roberts and the Tragically Hip put on a fantastic show. They sell out at major venues in Canada, but you can still see them at bars in the States. Well worth standing in line for.
I've seen the Hip at the Fillmore in SF. Awsome show. Not exactly a "bar" |
| TheLoneIguana (Central California) | Posted: Sep 02, 2005 - 12:46 annanyc wrote: lol...at the very beginning, I thought I was hearing some live version of "Pink Houses"
Poll: Am I A. Crazy B. Random C. Neither or all of the above "C", but don't worry, that's all of us here  |
| deanofox (Yorkshire, England) | Posted: Jul 29, 2005 - 02:00 This sounds good! The thing I like about RP is that you get to hear good music like this that wouldnt normally reach our distant shores. |
| Jimmy2000 | Posted: Jul 14, 2005 - 07:18 Sam Roberts and the Tragically Hip put on a fantastic show. They sell out at major venues in Canada, but you can still see them at bars in the States. Well worth standing in line for. |
| absurdist (Currently in Central Iraq) | Posted: Jun 29, 2005 - 14:24 never heard The Sam Roberts band before today. I liked the song a lot, checked their website and bought their album. RP comes through again with the good stuff. |
| flandersdog (the sunny Pac NW) | Posted: Jun 29, 2005 - 14:13 this song (the entire album, in fact) rocks! "don't you know that lost souls can't swim/you know you'll sink but you still jump in...and I can't say that I'm sorry for all my many sins" |
| wbmarco2 | Posted: May 16, 2005 - 13:06 Two big thumbs up for these Canadian rockers. Great album, start to finish |
| annanyc (NYC) | Posted: May 16, 2005 - 13:06 lol...at the very beginning, I thought I was hearing some live version of "Pink Houses" Poll: Am I A. Crazy B. Random C. Neither or all of the above |
| Coppertop (San Diego, CA) | Posted: Apr 08, 2005 - 07:36 mmmmmmm..... Me likeeee mmmmmmm.... |
| Darlington (Columbia, South Carolina) | Posted: Apr 08, 2005 - 07:36 This album is one of my favorite "discoveries" through RP. Very, very good. |
| Knocton (Halifax, Nova Scotia) | Posted: Mar 24, 2005 - 14:10 Great album and Sam puts on a very good live show ! Full of energy, leaves you wanting more. I'm really looking forward to the follow up to 'We Were Born in a Flame' |
| Old_Pool_Skunk (Whayyy out there.) | Posted: Mar 09, 2005 - 20:39 Here we go... up to 'leven. Yup. |
| trekhead | Posted: Feb 17, 2005 - 08:29 MickMan wrote: I have seen the Sam Roberts band open for The Tragically Hip and they are a great band. Very high-energy.
 Nice combo! |