Released: October 2, 2012

Songwriter: Barry Stock Neil Sanderson Brad Walst Adam Gontier

Producer: Don Gilmore

[Verse 1]
I reach out when I have a confession
I reach out in desperation
I reach out but no one is listening
So I go looking for the next best thing

[Chorus]
Happiness straight from the bottle
When real life’s too hard to swallow
Happiness straight from the bottle
When real life’s too hard to swallow

[Verse 2]
I feel them judging on me for their own pleasure
If they really knew, they’d know better
That I’m the one who caves under pressure
When desperate times call for desperate measures

[Chorus]
Happiness straight from the bottle
When real life’s too hard to swallow
Happiness straight from the bottle
When real life’s too hard to swallow

[Bridge]
I know there’s got to be some peace in me
But I can’t find it
I get so sick of the looking

[Chorus]
Happiness straight from the bottle
When real life’s too hard to swallow
Happiness straight from the bottle
When real life’s too hard to swallow

[Outro]
Too hard to swallow

Three Days Grace

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.