Released October 10, 1994 Recorded 1994 | Format Promo-only CD single Length 5:15 album version | |
Genre Post-grunge, alternative rock Label | ||
"Hope" is a song by Canadian music group Our Lady Peace. It was the third single released from their debut 1994 album, Naveed. It was included on the compilation album 10 of Modern Rock's Best...
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Origin
When first being recorded, the song was titled "Sunflower" and had a psychedelic style similar to The Doors and according to Jeremy Taggart, a Police vibe out of the bridge.
Meaning
Hope, the main character of the song, descends into insanity. She thinks she's a sunflower. She climbs on top of the piano and reaches towards the sun. Most of the lyrics remain ambiguous.
Hope climbs atop of the pianoReaching out towards the warmth of the sunSome man tries to ask her downBut now maybe that's where she belongsMusic video
The music video for the song shows the band playing in a smoky bar. It switches back and forth to a woman in a sunflower field who seems lost. It shows her and another man doing various unusual things.