HERE WITHOUT YOU

3 DOORS DOWN

SONGWRITERS: Todd Harrell; Matt Roberts; C. DJ Smooth Henderson & Brad Arnold

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: AWAY FROM THE SUN

LABEL: REPUBLIC LABELS

GENRE: ROCK

YEAR: 2003

 

       3 Doors Down is an American rock band from Escatawpa, Mississippi, that formed in 1996. The band originally consisted of Brad Arnold(lead vocals, drums), Matt Roberts (lead guitar, backing vocals), and Todd Harrell (bass guitar). The band rose to international fame with their first single, "Kryptonite", which placed in the top three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The band then signed with Republic Records and released their debut album, The Better Life, in 2000. The album was the 11th-best-selling album of the year and was certified 6x platinum in the United States. The group was later joined by drummer Richard Liles, who played during the tour for their first album.

      The band's second album, Away from the Sun(2002), continued the band's success; it debuted at Nº 8 on the Billboard 200 chart, went multi-platinum in the U.S. like its predecessor, and spawned the hits "When I'm Gone" and "Here Without You". The band toured extensively for two years. Daniel Adair played drums on tour from 2002 to 2006. This configuration played nearly 1,000 shows across the world following the release of Away from the Sun. In 2005, Greg Upchurch(Puddle of Mudd) joined to play drums to replace Adair. 3 Doors Down released their third album, Seventeen Days, in 2005. The album debuted at Nº 1 on the Billboard 200 chart and was certified platinum within one month of release. The band continued their success with their next two albums, 3 Doors Down(2008) and Time of My Life(2011), debuting at Nº 1 and Nº 3 respectively on the Billboard 200 chart. Their latest album, Us and the Night, was released in 2016; they were working on new material for a seventh studio album as of 2019.

         The band has been primarily described as post-grunge and alternative rock, while occasionally crossing into hard rock, and Southern rock. Their lyrical content contains overarching themes of angst, rebellion, revenge, yearning, and abandonment. 3 Doors Down has sold 30 million copies worldwide.

        "Here Without You" is a song by American rock band 3 Doors Down. The power ballad was released on July 28, 2003, as the third single from the band's second studio album, Away from the Sun(2002). The song reached Nº 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in November 2003 and was certified double platinum in the US for shipping over 2,000,000 units. It was also successful around the world, peaking at Nº 2 in Australia and reaching the top 10 in Denmark, the Netherlands, and New Zealand.

A hundred days have made me older

Since the last time that I saw your pretty face

A thousand lies have made me colder

And I don't think I can look at this the same

But all the miles that separate

They disappear now when I'm dreaming of your face

 

I'm here without you, baby

But you're still on my lonely mind

I think about you, baby

And I dream about you all the time

I'm here without you, baby

But you're still with me in my dreams

And tonight, it's only you and me

 

The miles just keep rolling

As the people leave their way to say hello

I've heard this life is overrated

But I hope that it gets better as we go

 

I'm here without you, baby

But you're still on my lonely mind

I think about you, baby

And I dream about you all the time

I'm here without you, baby

But you're still with me in my dreams

And tonight, girl, it's only you and me

 

Everything I know, and anywhere I go

It gets hard, but it won't take away my love

And when the last one falls, when it's all said and done

It gets hard, but it won't take away my love

 

I'm here without you, baby

But you're still on my lonely mind

I think about you, baby

And I dream about you all the time

I'm here without you, baby

But you're still with me in my dreams

And tonight, girl, it's only you and me.

BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS

GREEN DAY

SONGWRITERS: MICHAEL PRITCHARD; BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG & FRANK WRIGHT

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: AMERICAN IDIOT

LABEL: REPRISE RECORDS

GENRE: ALTERNATIVE ROCK

YEAR: 2004

 

         Green Day is an American rock band formed in the East Bay of California in 1987 by lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong and bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt. For much of the band's career, they have been a trio with drummer Tré Cool, who replaced John Kiffmeyer in 1990 before the recording of the band's second studio album, Kerplunk(1991). Touring guitarist Jason White became a full-time member in 2012, but returned to his role as a touring member in 2016. Green Day was originally part of the late-'80s/early-'90s punk scene at the DIY 924 Gilman Street club in Berkeley, California. The band's early releases were with the independent record label Lookout! Records. In 1994, their major-label debut Dookie, released through Reprise Records, became a breakout success and eventually shipped over 10 million copies in the U.S. Green Day is credited alongside fellow California punk bands Sublime, the Offspring, and Rancid, with popularizing mainstream interest in punk rock in the U.S.

          Though the albums Insomniac(1995), Nimrod(1997), and Warning(2000) did not match the success of Dookie, they were still successful with the former two reaching double platinum status while the latter achieved gold. Green Day's seventh album, a rock opera called American Idiot(2004), found popularity with a younger generation, selling six million copies in the U.S. Their next album, 21st Century Breakdown, was released in 2009 and achieved the band's best chart performance. It was followed by a trilogy of albums, ¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, and ¡Tré!, released in September, November, and December 2012, respectively. The trilogy did not perform as well as expected commercially in comparison to their previous albums largely due to lack of promotion and Armstrong entering rehab. Their twelfth studio album, Revolution Radio, was released in October 2016 and became their third to debut at Nº. 1 on the Billboard 200. The band's thirteenth studio album, Father of All Motherfuckers, was released on February 7, 2020.

      "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" is a song by American rock band Green Day. It is the fourth track from their seventh studio album American Idiot(2004). Reprise Records released "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" as the second single from American Idiot on November 29, 2004. The song's lyrics were written by lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong, and the music was composed by the band. Production was handled by Rob Cavallo and Green Day.

      The song speaks from the point of view of American Idiot's main character, "Jesus of Suburbia", and is a moderate midtempo song characterized by somber and bleak lyrics. This is in contrast to the previous track on the album, "Holiday", which illustrates Jesus of Suburbia's high of being in The City. MTV's Green Day Makes a Video described "Holiday" as a party, and "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" as the subsequent hangover.

       The song was ranked number one on Rolling Stone's Reader's Choice: Singles of the Decade list in 2009 and number 65 on the 100 Best Songs of the Decade list in the same year. It has sold over 2 million copies in the United States as of 2010. The single peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, behind "Candy Shop" by 50 Cent and Olivia, making it Green Day's most successful song in the United States. The song was the ninth-highest-selling single of the 2000–2009 decade with worldwide sales exceeding 5 million copies. "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" remains one of Green Day's signature songs.

I walk a lonely road

The only one that I have ever known

Don't know where it goes

But it's home to me, and I walk alone

 

I walk this empty street

On the Boulevard of Broken Dreams

Where the city sleeps

And I'm the only one, and I walk alone

 

I walk alone, I walk alone

I walk alone, I walk a-

 

My shadow's the only one that walks beside me

My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating

Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me

Till then I walk alone

 

Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, aaah-ah

Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah

 

I'm walking down the line

That divides me somewhere in my mind

On the borderline

Of the edge, and where I walk alone

 

Read between the lines

What's fucked up, and everything's alright

Check my vital signs

To know I'm still alive, and I walk alone

 

I walk alone, I walk alone

I walk alone, I walk a-

 

My shadow's the only one that walks beside me

My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating

Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me

Till then I walk alone

 

Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, aaah-ah

Ah-ah, ah-ah

I walk alone, I walk a-

 

I walk this empty street

On the Boulevard of Broken Dreams

Where the city sleeps

And I'm the only one, and I walk a-

 

My shadow's the only one that walks beside me

My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating

Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me

Till then I walk alone.

WHAT I’V DONE

LINKIN PARK

SONGWRITERS: JOSEPH HAHN; BRAD DELSON; DAVE FARRELL; MIKE SHINODA; CHESTER BENNINGTON & ROBERT BOURDON

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT

LABEL: WARNER BROS

GENRE: ALTERNATIVE ROCK

YEAR: 2007

 

       Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. The band's current lineup comprises vocalist/rhythm guitarist/keyboardist Mike Shinoda, lead guitarist Brad Delson, bassist Dave Farrell, DJ/turntablist Joe Hahn and drummer Rob Bourdon, all of whom are founding members. Vocalists Mark Wakefield and Chester Bennington are former members of the band. Categorized as alternative rock, Linkin Park's earlier music spanned a fusion of heavy metal and hip hop, while they later transitioned into more electronica- and pop-influenced music.

           Formed in 1996, Linkin Park rose to international fame with their debut studio album, Hybrid Theory(2000), which became certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America(RIAA). Released during the peak of the nu metal scene, the album's singles' heavy airplay on MTV led the singles "One Step Closer", "Crawling" and "In the End" all to chart highly on the Mainstream Rock chart; the latter crossed over to the pop chart. Their second album, Meteora(2003), continued the band's success. The band explored experimental sounds on their third album, Minutes to Midnight (2007). By the end of the decade, Linkin Park was among the most successful and popular rock acts.

          "What I've Done" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. It was released as the first single from their third studio album, Minutes to Midnight(2007), and is the sixth track. The song is composed in the key of G minor. The song was released as a radio single on April 1, 2007, as a digital download on April 2, and as a CD single on April 30. The live version of "What I've Done" from Road to Revolution: Live at Milton Keynes was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance at the 52nd Grammy Awards, but did not win. It also serves as the main theme of the 2007 science fiction film Transformers and also appears on Transformers: The Album (2007). Being certified five times platinum by the RIAA, it is the band's most commercially successful single in terms of pure sales, and reached number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100.

          "What I've Done" was featured in the video game Guitar Hero World Tour. In January 2011, it was released in a Linkin Park DLC pack for Rock Band 3. The song is also a B-side to the UK single of "Iridescent". An instrumental version of the song is currently used by Sky UK as background music for their interactive services.

In this farewell

There's no blood, there's no alibi

'Cause I've drawn regret

From the truth of a thousand lies

So let mercy come and wash away

 

What I've done

I'll face myself

To cross out what I've become

Erase myself

And let go of what I've done

 

Put to rest

What you thought of me

While I clean this slate

With the hands of uncertainty

So let mercy come and wash away

 

What I've done

I'll face myself

To cross out what I've become

Erase myself

And let go of what I've done

 

For what I've done

I start again

And whatever pain may come

Today this ends

I'm forgiving

 

What I've done

I'll face myself

To cross out what I've become

Erase myself

And let go of what I've done

 

What I've done

(Na-na, na, na)

(Na-na, na, na)

 

Forgiving what I've done

(Na-na, na, na)

(Na-na, na, na)

(Na-na, na, na)

(Na-na, na).

FAR AWAY

NICKELBACK

SONGWRITER: CHAD KROEGER; RYAN PEAKE; DANIEL ADAIR & MICHAEL KROEGER

COUNTRY: CANADA

ALBUM: ALL THE RIGHT REASONS

LABEL: ROADRUNNER RECORDS

GENRE: POP ROCK

YEAR: 2006

 

         Nickelback is a Canadian rock band formed in 1995 in Hanna, Alberta. It is composed of guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, guitarist, keyboardist and backing vocalist Ryan Peake, bassist Mike Kroeger, and drummer Daniel Adair. It went through several drummer changes between 1995 and 2005, achieving its current lineup when Adair replaced Ryan Vikedal.

      Nickelback is one of the most commercially successful Canadian rock bands, having sold more than 50 million albums worldwide. In 2009, Billboard ranked it the most successful rock group of that decade; "How You Remind Me" was the best-selling rock song and the fourth-best overall. The band ranked at Nº 7 on the Billboard top artist of the decade list, with four albums among the publication's top albums of the decade.

          The band signed with Roadrunner Records in 1999 and re-released its once-independent álbum The State. This album was commercially successful, as was its follow-up, Silver Side Up, in 2001. The band then released its biggest hit, "How You Remind Me", a Nº 1 on the Billboard and Canadian Singles Charts. The fourth album, The Long Road, was released in 2003 and spawned five singles, including Canadian Nº 1 "Someday", which also reached Nº 7 on the Billboard Hot 100.

         In 2005, the band's best-selling album to date, All the Right Reasons, produced three top-ten and five top-twenty singles on the Billboard Hot 100, including "Photograph", "Far Away", and "Rockstar". Dark Horse sold well in 2008, producing eight singles, one cracking the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 and two in the top twenty. In 2011, the seventh album, Here and Now, topped the charts. The eighth, No Fixed Address, was released in 2014, followed by Feed the Machine in 2017.

       Nickelback is based in Vancouver, British Columbia. It originally published through EMI Canada before signing a global distribution deal with Roadrunner Records. For Here and Now, it left EMI Canada for Universal Music Canada.

      "Far Away" is a single by Canadian band Nickelback. Released in late 2005 or early 2006 in the United States and February 13, 2006 in the United Kingdom. It was released as the fourth U.S. single of All the Right Reasons, but the second in Europe. "Far Away" peaked at number eight in the United States, making All the Right Reasons the only Nickelback album to date to have more than one top ten hit. The band's lead singer and guitarist Chad Kroeger described this song on the Tour when in Australia as the "only real love song" that Nickelback has. He described many others as "being about love" but not solely about "being in love".

          The song was re-released in the United Kingdom on September 22, 2008 following the success of "Rockstar" and the re-release of "Photograph". This release also reached number 40 in the UK singles chart, equalling its original chart peak, although this re-release was download-only.

This time, this place

Misused, mistakes

Too long, too late

Who was I to make you wait?

 

Just one chance, just one breath

Just in case there's just one left

'Cause you know, you know, you know

 

That I love you

I have loved you all along

And I miss you

Been far away, for far too long

 

I keep dreaming you'll be with me

And you'll never go

Stop breathing if I don't see you anymore

 

On my knees, I'll ask

Last chance for one last dance

'Cause with you; I'd withstand

All of hell to hold your hand

 

I'd give it all; I'd give for us

Give anything, but I won't give up

'Cause you know, you know, you know

 

That I love you

I have loved you all along

And I miss you

Been far away, for far too long

 

I keep dreaming you'll be with me

And you'll never go

Stop breathing if I don't see you anymore

 

So far away, so far away

Been far away, for far too long

So far away, so far away

Been far away, for far too long

 

But you know, you know, you know

I wanted, I'd wanted you to stay

'Cause I needed

I need to hear you say

 

That I love you (That I love you)

I have loved you all along

And I forgive you (And I forgive you)

For being away, for far too long

 

So keep breathing

'Cause I'm not leaving you anymore

Believe it

Hold on to me and never let me go

 

Keep breathing

'Cause I'm not leaving you anymore

Believe it

Hold on to me and never let me go

 

Keep breathing

Hold on to me and never let me go

Keep breathing

Hold on to me and never let me go.