Three Days Grace

Released: July 22, 2003

Songwriter: Gavin Brown Neil Sanderson Brad Walst Adam Gontier

[Intro]
I could be mean
I could be angry
You know I could be just like you

[Verse 1]
I could be fake
I could be stupid
You know I could be just like you

[Pre-Chorus]
You thought you were standing beside me
You were only in my way
You're wrong if you think that I’ll be just like you

[Chorus]
You thought you were there to guide me
You were only in my way
You're wrong if you think that I'll be just like you
You thought you were there to guide me
You were only in my way
You’re wrong if you think that I'll be just like you

[Verse 2]
I could be cold
I could be ruthless
You know I could be just like you

[Bridge]
I could be weak
I could be senseless
You know I could be just like you

[Pre-Chorus]
You thought you were standing beside me
You were only in my way
You're wrong if you think that I'll be just like you

[Chorus]
You thought you were there to guide me
You were only in my way
You're wrong if you think that I'll be just like you
You thought you were there to guide me
You were only in my way
You're wrong if you think that I'll be just like you

[Bridge]
On my own, because I can’t take living with you
I’m alone, so I won't turn out like you want me to

[Pre-Chorus]
You thought you were standing beside me
You were only in my way
You’re wrong if you think that I'll be just like you

[Chorus]
You thought you were there to guide me
You were only in my way
You're wrong if you think that I'll be just like you
You thought you were there to guide me
You were only in my way
You’re wrong if you think that I'll be just like you

[Outro]
I could be mean
I could be angry
You know I could be just like you

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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