Sum 41

est un groupe canadien de punk rock formé à la fin des années 1990. Leur style est trempé dans le metal sur plusieurs de leurs chansons, notamment sur les albums "Chuck" et "Does This Look Infected?". Il est composé du chanteur et guitariste Deryck Whibley, alias Bizzy D, du bassiste Jason McCaslin alias Cone et du batteur Steve Jocz, alias Stevo 32. Le guitariste Dave Baksh, alias Brownsound, a quitté le groupe en mai 2006. Le nouveau guitariste qui remplace Dave Baksh et qui suit le groupe pour les lives se nomme Tom Thacker ; il est aussi chanteur et guitariste rythmique du groupe GOB. Le groupe est considéré par sa composition entre le metal et le punk, comme un des principaux fondateurs de ce mélange.

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a vu le jour en 1996 à Ajax en Ontario le 41e jour de l'été, c'est de là que vient leur nom "Sum 41", Sum étant en anglais le diminutif du mot summer signifiant "été". Composé initialement de Deryck Whibley (guitare et chant) et Steve Jocz (batterie), la formation est complétée par le recrutement de Dave Baksh (guitare) et de Jason McCaslin (basse). Les membres du groupe sont alors âgés en moyenne de 16 ans et s'attachent d'un pseudo : Bizzy.D (Deryck), Stevo 32 (Steve), Dave Brownsound (Dave) et Cone (Jason).

Après plusieurs spectacles et premières parties de concert dont Blink 182, ils signent en 1999 avec le label Canadien Aquarius pour le Canada, et Island Records pour les États-Unis. Ce sera Universal qui sera chargé de la distribution.

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• Titre : Fat Lip
• Album : All Killer No Filler
• Année : 2001

Paroles :

Storming through the party like my name was El ninio
When I'm handgun out drinking in the back of an El camino
As a kid, I was a skid and no one knew me by name.
I trashed my own house party cause no body came.

I know I'm not the one you thought you knew back in high school
Never going, ever showing up when we had to.
attention that we crave don't tell us to behave,
I'm sick of always hearing act your age.

I don't want to waste my time
become another casualty of society.
I'll never fall in line
Become another victim of your conformity
And back down.

Because you don't
Know us at all we laugh when old people fall.
But what would you expect with a conscience so small.
Heavy metal and mullets it's how we were raised.
Maiden and priest were the gods that we praised

Cause we like having fun at other peoples expense and,
Cutting people down is just a minor offence then,
It's none of your concern, I guess I'll never learn.
I'm sick of being told to wait my turn.

I don't want to waste my time
become another casualty of society.
I'll never fall in line
Become another victim of your conformity
And back down.

Don't count on me, to let you know when.
Don't count on me, I'll do it again.
Don't count on me, it's the point you're missing.
Don't count on me, cause I'm not listening.

Well I'm a no goodnick lower middle class brat,
Back packed and I don't give a shit about nothing.
You be standing on the corner talking all that kufuffin.
But you don't make sense from all the gas you be huffing.

Then if the egg don't stain you'll be ringing off the hook,
You're on the hit list wanted in the telephone book.
I like songs with distortion, to drink in proportion.
The doctor said my mom should have had an abortion.

I don't want to waste my time
become another casualty of society.
I'll never fall in line
Become another victim of your conformity
And back down.

Waste my time with them
Casualty of society.
Waste my time again,
Victim of your conformity
And back down.

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• Titre : With Me
• Album : Underclass Hero
• Année : 2007

Paroles :

I don't want this moment to ever end
'Cause everything's nothing without you
I'd wait here forever just to see you smile
'Cause it's true I am nothing without you

Through it all
I've made my mistakes
I stumble and fall
But I mean these words

I want you to know
With everything I won't let this go
These words are my heart and soul
I'll hold onto this moment you know
As I'll bleed my heart to show
And I won't let go

Thoughts read unspoken forever in vow
And pieces of memories fall to the ground
I know what I didn't have so I won't let this go
'Cause it's true I am nothing without you
All these streets
That I walked alone
With nowhere to go
Have come to an end

I want you to know
With everything I won't let this go
These words are my heart and soul
I'll hold onto this moment you know
As I'll bleed my heart to show
And I won't let go

In front of your eyes
It falls from the skies
When you don't knoww what you're looking to find (x2)

I don't want this moment to ever end
'Cause everything's nothing without you

I want you to know
With everything I won't let this go
These words are my heart and soul
I'll hold onto this moment you know
As I'll bleed my heart to show
And I won't let go (x2)

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• Titre : Some Say
• Album : Chuck
• Année : 2004

Paroles :

Some say we're never meant to grow up
I'm sure they never knew enough
I know the pressures won't go away
It's too late

Find out the difference somehow
It's too late to even have faith
Don't think things will ever change
You must be dreaming

Think before you make up your mind
You don't seem to realize
I can do this on my own
And if I fall I'll take it all
It's so easy after all

Believe me 'cause now's the time to try
Don't wait, the chance will pass you by
Time's up to figure it out
You can't say it's too late

Seems like everything we knew
Turned out were never even true
Don't trust, things will never change
You must be dreaming

Think before you make up your mind
You don't seem to realize
I can do this on my own
And if I fall I'll take it all
It's so easy after all

Some say we're better off without
Knowing what life is all about
I'm sure they'll never realize the way
It's too late

Somehow it's different everyday
In some ways it never fades away
Seems like it's never gonna change
I must be dreaming

Think before you make up your mind
You don't seem to realize
I can do this on my own
Think before you make up your mind
You don't seem to realize
I can do this on my own
And if I fall I'll take it all
It's so easy after all

Believe me, it's alright
It's so easy after all
Believe me, it's alright
It's so easy after all

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• Titre : Underclass Hero
• Album : underclass hero
• Année : 2009

Paroles :

Well I won't be caught living in a dead-end job
Or praying to a government guns and gods
And now it's us against them
We're here to represent
And spit right in the face of the establishment

And now I don't believe (In having faith in nothing)
Stand on my own (And got no sympathy)
Wasting the youth (While feeling young and useless)
Speak for yourself (And don't pray for me)

Well because we're doing fine
And we don't need to be told
That we're doing fine
'Cause we won't give you control
And we don't need anything from you
'Cause we'll be just fine
And we won't be bought and sold
Just like you

(A call across the underclass)
Calling out loud with no respect
I'm not the one, just another reject
I'm the voice to offend
All those who pretend
Unsung against the grain I'm here to rise against

And now I'm desensitized (I state my place in nowhere)
Burning the flag (Of the degeneration)
Everyone sing (The anthem of no future)
Down with the mass ('Cause we're not listening)

Well because we're doing fine
And we don't need to be told
That we're doing fine
'Cause we won't give you control
And we don't need anything from you
'Cause we'll be just fine
And we won't be bought and sold
Just like you

May I have your attention, please?
I pledge allegiance to the underclass
As your hero at large!

1, 2, 3, 4

We're the saints of degeneration
We don't owe anyone an explanation
Fuck elitists, we don't need this
We're the elite of just alright

And well because we're doing fine
And we don't need to be told
That we're doing fine
'Cause we won't give you control
And we don't need anything from you
'Cause we'll be just fine
And we won't be bought and sold
Just like you

The faster we're falling,
We're stopping and stalling.
We're running in circles again
Just as things we're looking up
You said it wasn't good enough.
But still we're trying one more time.

Maybe we're just trying to hard.
When really it's closer than it is too far

Cause I'm in too deep, and I'm trying to keep,
Up above in my head, instead of going under.
Cause I'm in too deep, and I'm trying to keep,
Up above in my head, instead of going under.
Instead of going under.

Seems like each time
I'm with you I loose my mind,
Because I'm bending over backwards to relate.
It's one thing to complain
But when you're driving me insane
Well then I think it's time that we took a break.

Maybe we're just trying to hard.
When really it's closer than it is too far

Cause I'm in too deep, and I'm trying to keep,
Up above in my head, instead of going under.
Cause I'm in too deep, and I'm trying to keep,
Up above in my head, instead of going under.
Instead of going under.
Instead of going under.

I can't sit back and wonder why.
It took so long for this to die.
And I hate it when you fake it.
You can't hide it you might as well embrace it.
So believe me it's not easy.
It seems that something's telling me,

Cause I'm in too deep, and I'm trying to keep,
Up above in my head, instead of going under.
Cause I'm in too deep, and I'm trying to keep,
Up above in my head, instead of going under.
Instead of going under.
instead of going under.

instead of going under again.
instead of going under.
instead of going under again.
instead of going under again.

What's the difference of never knowing at all?
When every step I take is always too small.
Maybe it's just something I can't admit but lately,
I feel like I don't give a shit.

Motivation such an aggravation,
Accusations don't know how to take them.
Inspiration's getting hard to fake it.
Concentration's never hard to brake it.
Situation never what you want it to be.

What's the point of never making mistakes?
Self-indulgence is such a hard habit to brake.
It's all just a waste of time in the end.
I don't care so why should I even pretend.

Motivation such an aggravation,
Accusations don't know how to take them.
Inspiration's getting hard to fake it.
Concentration's never hard to brake it.
Situation never what you want it.

Nothing's new, everything's the same.
It keeps on dragging me down, it's getting kind of lame.
I'm falling further behind, there's nothing to explain.
No matter what you say nothing 's gonna change my mind.

Can't pretend on doubt until the end.
It seems like leaving friends has become
This years trend and though I can't pretend.
It's not the same but who's to blame,
For all those stupid things I never said.

Motivation such an aggravation,
Accusations don't know how to take them.
Inspiration's getting hard to fake it.
Concentration's never hard to brake it.
Situation never what you want it to be.

Motivation such an aggravation,
Accusations don't know how to take them.
Inspiration's getting hard to fake it.
Concentration's never hard to brake it.
Situation never what you want it to be.

Never what you want it to be.
Never what you want it to be.