Three Days Grace

Released: June 13, 2006

Songwriter: Neil Sanderson Gavin Brown Brad Walst Barry Stock Adam Gontier

Producer: Howard Benson

[Verse 1]
I can't escape this hell
So many times I've tried
But I'm still caged inside

[Pre-Chorus]
Somebody get me through this nightmare
I can't control myself

[Chorus]
So what if you can see the darkest side of me?
No one will ever change this animal I have become
Help me believe, it's not the real me
Somebody help me tame this animal
(This animal)
(This animal)

[Verse 2]
I can't escape myself
(I can't escape myself)
So many times I've lied
(So many times I've lied)
But there's still rage inside

[Pre-Chorus]
Somebody get me through this nightmare
I can't control myself

[Chorus]
So what if you can see the darkest side of me?
No one will ever change this animal I have become
Help me believe, it's not the real me
Somebody help me tame this animal I have become
Help me believe, it's not the real me
Somebody help me tame this animal

[Verse 3]
Somebody help me through this nightmare
I can't control myself
Somebody wake me from this nightmare
I can't escape this hell

[Bridge]
This animal
This animal
This animal
This animal
This animal
This animal
This animal

[Chorus]
So what if you can see the darkest side of me?
No one will ever change this animal I have become
Help me believe, it's not the real me
Somebody help me tame this animal I have become
Help me believe, it's not the real me
Somebody help me tame this animal

[Outro]
This animal I have become

Three Days Grace is a Canadian alternative rock band formed in 1997 and now based in Toronto. Consisting of lead vocalist Matt Walst, lead guitarist Barry Stock, drummer Neil Sanderson, and bassist Brad Walst, the band is best known for their metal-influenced, hard rock sound and clever songwriting.

TDG grew out of Groundswell, a five-member high-school band founded in 1992. With Adam Gontier as lead vocalist, Neil Sanderson as drummer, Brad Walst as bassist, Phil Crowe as lead guitarist, and Joe Grant as rhythm guitarist, Groundswell released one album, Wave of Popular Feeling in 1995. That same year, the band broke up, and it was not until 1997 that Adam Gontier, Neil Sanderson, and Brad Walst got together as “Three Days Grace”.

Working with local producer Gavin Brown, the trio re-worked a number of their past songs and compiled a demo album. After handing it to EMI Music Publishing Canada, TDG produced their smash single “I Hate Everything About You”, which would be released in 2003 alongside their eponymous debut album Three Days Grace through American label Jive Records.

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