1,2집 모두 멀티 플래티넘 기록! 가장 주목받는 펑크밴드 Simple Plan의 4년만의 신보! 한층 성숙해진 사운드로 팬들을 120% 만족시킬 셀프타이틀 앨범
SIMPLE PLAN 보컬 피에르 부비에(Pierre Bouvier,), 리드기타 제프 스팅코(Jeff Stinco), 베이스 데이빗 데로지에(David Desrosiers), 기타 세바스티앙 르페브르(Sebastien Lefebvre), 드럼 척 꼬모(Chuck Comeau)로 이루어진 몬트리올 출신 5인조가 돌아왔다. 첫번째와 두번째 앨범 모두 멀티 플래티넘을 기록한 이 밴드의 컴백은 가히 이목을 끌 만하다. 앨범 제작에 참여한 이들도 팀버랜드의 프로듀서 데인저(Danja), 켈리 클락슨, 에이브릴 라빈을 프로듀싱한 맥스 마틴(Max Martin), 에반에센스와 작업한 데이브 포트먼(Dave Fortman) 등 이름만 들어도 알 만한 쟁쟁한 프로듀서들이다. Simple Plan의 3집 [Simple Plan]은1,2집과 비교해 볼 때 좀 더 침착해지고 차분해진 느낌이다. 트레이드마크인 폭넓은 코러스는 팝 펑크 색채가 가득한 “Hold On”과 타이틀곡 “When I'm Gone”에서 절정을 이룬다. 파워풀한 발라드곡인 “I Can Wait Forever” 는 프론트맨 피에르 부비에가 사뭇 진심을 담아 노래를 만든 듯하다. 다소 비음이 섞인, 그러나 묘하게 호소력 짙은 그의 목소리는 “Generation”에서도 여지없이 발휘된다. Simple Plan다운 친숙한 느낌의 “Your Love Is a Lie”와 “No Love”에서는 ‘자기 연민’과 ‘절망’을 모토로 하는 이모코어적 색깔도 엿보인다. 그러나 이번 앨범이 단지 가만히 앉아서 노래를 들으며 흐느낄 만한 그런 것은 결코 아니다. 전작에 비해 사운드가 성숙해졌다는 평을 받지만, 듣는 이로 하여금 마음껏 뛰게 하고, 흔들게 하고, 신나게 할 것이라는 Simple Plan의 ‘심플’한 ‘플랜’은 여전히 효과적이다. 그리고 그러한 양면성이야말로 이번 앨범의 매력이라 할 수 있겠다. 청중에게 자신들의 음악을 재소개하겠다는 의지로 당당히 셀프 타이틀을 내건 Simple Plan. [Simple Plan]이 그들의 바이오그래피에 있어 일종의 전환점이 될 지 여부가 기대된다. .... ....
I look around me, But all I seem to see, Is people going no where, Expecting sympathy.
It's like we're going through the motions, Of a scripted destiny. Tell me where's our inspiration, If life wont wait, I guess it's up to me.
[Chorus:] Woah! No, we're not gonna waste another moment in this town. Woah! And we won't come back your world is calling out. Woah! We'll leave the past in the past, Gonna find the future. If misery loves company well, So long, you'll miss me when I'm gone.
Ooh, ooh, ooh. You're gonna miss me when I'm gone. Ooh, ooh, ooh.
Procrastination, running circles in my head. While you sit there contemplating, You wound up left for dead (left for dead) Life is what happens while you're busy making your excuses. Another day, another casualty. And that won't happen to me.
[Chorus]
Ooh, ooh, ooh. You're gonna miss me when I'm gone. Ooh, ooh, ooh. You're gonna miss me when I'm gone. When I'm gone-
Let's go!
Won't look back, When I say goodbye. I'm gonna leave this a hole behind me, Gonna take what's mine tonight. Because every wasted day becomes a wasted chance. You're gonna wake up feeling sorry, Because life wont wait, I guess it's up to you.
[Chorus]
Ooh, ooh, ooh. You're gonna miss me when I'm gone. Ooh, ooh, ooh. You're gonna miss me when I'm gone. Ooh, ooh, ooh. You're gonna miss me when I'm gone. Ooh, ooh, ooh. You're gonna miss me when I'm gone.
Sometimes I feel like everybody's got a problem Sometimes I feel like nobody wants to solve them I know that people say we're never going to make it But I know we're going to get through this (Close your eyes and please don't let me go) Don't, Don't, Don't, Don't let me go now (Close your eyes don't let me let you go) Don't, Don't, Don't
[Chorus] Take my hand tonight Let's not think about tomorrow Take my hand tonight We could find some place to go Cause our hearts are locked forever And our love will never die Take my hand tonight One last time
The city sleeps and we're lost in the moment Another kiss says we're lying on the pavement If they could see us they would tell us that we're crazy But I know they just don't understand (Close your eyes and please don't let me go) Don't, Don't, Don't, Don't let me go now (Close your eyes don't let me let you go) Don't, Don't, Don't
[Chorus] Take my hand tonight Let's not think about tomorrow Take my hand tonight We could find some place to go Cause our hearts are locked forever And our love will never die Take my hand tonight One last time
Hey Hey Hey Hey
The raindrops The tears keep falling I see your face and it keeps me going If I get lost your light's going to guide me And I know that you can take me home You can take me home
[Chorus] Take my hand tonight Let's not think about tomorrow Take my hand tonight We could find some place to go Cause our hearts are locked forever And our love will never die Take my hand tonight One last time
[Chorus] Take my hand tonight Let's not think about tomorrow Take my hand tonight We could find some place to go Cause our hearts are locked forever And our love will never die (Love will never die) Take my hand tonight One last time
I've been trying to tell you something But you never understand I feel like we've been going 'round in circles You look at me like I've become A stranger on the streets, A skeleton that's been hiding in your closet
I see you next to me but still you feel so far away Where did we go wrong? (Where did we go wrong?) I guess this is the part where you look at me And say goodbye
Don't, don't let me go It's not the end, whoa Girl you know it's not so bad It's not the end, whoa No it's not the end
I've been around the world And I've seen so many things I can't even tell you where I'm going But no matter where I'm heading And no matter what I do Something keeps me coming back to you
I see you next to me but still you feel so far away Where did we go wrong? (Where did we go wrong?) I guess this is the part where you look at me And say goodbye
Don't, don't let me go It's not the end, whoa Girl you know it's not so bad It's not the end, whoa You know it's not the end Don't, don't let me go It's not the end, whoa Girl you know it's not so bad It's not the end, whoa You know it's not the end
What can I do when you're gone When it feels so wrong What can I say To make you wanna stay So what can I do Don't leave me this way Cause it feels so wrong Let's stop all these games Cause I just can't say goodbye
Don't, don't let me go It's not the end, whoa Girl you know it's not so bad It's not the end, whoa You know it's not the end Don't, don't let me go It's not the end, whoa Girl you know it's not so bad It's not the end, whoa You know it's not the end
I fall asleep by the telephone It's 2 O'clock and I'm waiting up alone Tell me where have you been? I found a note with another name You blow a kiss, but it just don't feel the same Cause I can feel that you're gone
I can't bite my tongue forever While you try to play it cool You can hide behind your stories But don't take me for a fool
You can tell me that there's nobody else (But I feel it) You can tell me that you're home by yourself (But I see it) You can look into my eyes and pretend all you want But I know Your love is just a lie (Lie) It's nothing but a lie (Lie)
You look so innocent But the guilt in your voice gives you away Yeah you know what I mean How does it feel when you kiss when you know that i trust you And do you think about me when he fucks you? Could you be more obscene?
So don't try to say you're sorry Or try to make it right Don't waste your breath because it's too late, it's too late.
You can tell me that there's nobody else (But I feel it) You can tell me that you're home by yourself (But I see it) You can look into my eyes and pretend all you want But I know, I know, Your love is just a lie (Lie) It's nothing but a lie (Lie) You're nothing but a lie
You can tell me that there's nobody else (But I feel it) You can tell me that you're home by yourself (But I see it) You can look into my eyes and pretend all you want But I know, I know Your love is just a lie (Lie) I know you're nothing but a lie (Lie) Lie (Lie) Lie You're nothing but a lie Lie
Take a breath I pull myself together Just another step till I reach the door You'll never know the way it tears me up inside to see you I wish that I could tell you something To take it all away
Sometimes I wish I could save you And there're so many things that I want you to know I won't give up till it's over If it takes you forever I want you to know
When I hear your voice Its drowning in a whisper It's just skin and bones There's nothing left to take And no matter what I do I can't make you feel better If only I could find the answer To help me understand
Sometimes I wish I could save you And there're so many things that I want you to know I wont give up till it's over If it takes you forever I want you to know
That if you fall, stumble down I'll pick you up off the ground If you lose faith in you I'll give you strength to pull through Tell me you won't give up cause I'll be waiting if you fall Oh you know I'll be there for you
(Ahahaha) If only I could find the answer To take it all away
Sometimes i wish i could save you And there're so many things that I want you to know I wont give up till it's over If it takes you forever I want you to know (Oh) I wish I could save you I want you to know (Ohohh) I wish I could save you (oh)
I'm sick of all this waiting And people telling me what I should be What if I'm not so crazy Maybe you're the one that's wrong, not me So what you gonna do, what you gonna say When we're standing on top and do it our way You say we got no future You're living in the past So listen up, that's my generation
[CHORUS] (hey ho, let's go!) It's going down tonight (hey ho, let's go!) We're gonna do it til we die (hey ho, let's go!) 'Cause I, I, I got no reason to apologize That's my generation
(ohh, ohh) (ohh, ohh)
I don't need to say I'm sorry I do what everybody wants to do It's not so complicated 'Cause I know you want the same thing, too So what you gonna do, what you gonna say When we're standing on top and do it our way You say we got no future You're living in the past So listen up, that's my generation
[CHORUS]
(Listen)
Don't need to say I'm sorry (ohh, ohh) It's not so complicated 'Cause I know you want the same thing, too
I just don't want to waste another day I'm trying to make things right But you shove it in my face And all those things you've done to me I can't erase And I can't keep this inside It's time to say goodbye
On the first day that I met you I should have known to walk away I should have told you you were crazy And disappear without a trace But instead I stood there waiting Hoping you would come around But you always found a way to let me down
[Chorus] It's time to say goodbye (I just don't want to waste another day) It's time to say goodbye (Cause things will never be the same) It's time to say goodbye (You make me think I need to walk away) It's time to say goodbye It's time to say goodbye
After all the things I've done for you You never tried to do the same It's like you always play the victim And I'm the one you always blame When you need someone to save you When you think you're going to drown (Think you're going to drown) You just grab your arms around me and pull me down
[Chorus] It's time to say goodbye (I just don't want to waste another day) It's time to say goodbye (Cause things will never be the same) It's time to say goodbye (You make me think I need to walk away) It's time to say goodbye It's time to say goodbye
Now I'm gone It's too late You can't fix Your mistakes I was trying to save you from you So you scream So you cry I can see Through your lies You're just trying to change me (Trying to change me)
Somewhere in the distance There's a place for me to go I don't want you to hate me But I think you need to know You're weighing on my shoulders And I'm sick of feeling down So I guess it's time for me to say goodbye
You look so beautiful today When you're sitting there it's hard for me to look away So i try to find the words that i could say I know distance doesn't matter but you feel so far away And I can't lie Every time I leave my heart turns gray And I wanna come back home to see your face tonight Cause I just can't take it
Another day without you with me Is like a blade that cuts right through me But I can wait I can wait forever When you call my heart stops beating When you're gone it won't stop bleeding But I can wait I can wait forever
You look so beautiful today It's like every time I turn around I see your face The thing I miss the most is waking up next to you When I look into your eyes Man, I wish that I could stay and I can't lie Every time I leave my heart turns gray And I wanna come back home to see your face tonight And I Cause I just can't take it
Another day without you with me Is like a blade that cuts right through me But I can wait I can wait forever When you call my heart stops beating When you're gone it won't stop bleeding But I can wait I can wait forever
I know it feels like forever I guess that's just the price I gotta pay But when I come back home to feel your touch Makes it better Until that day There's nothing else that I can do And I just can't take it I just can't take it
Another day without you with me Is like a blade that cuts right through me But i can wait I can wait forever (I can wait forever) When you call my heart stops beating When you're gone it won't stop bleeding But I can wait I can wait forever I can wait forever I can wait forever...
Once again i'm falling to my knees (I try to escape cause i just can't take it) Now this feeling is spreading like a disease (I fake another day and the wheel keeps turning) This place is so pathetic Doesn't anybody get it Is there anybody home? Is there anybody home? There's nothing left. We're just a shadow of what we used to be
[chorus] In the night there's a fire in my eyes And this paradise has become a place we've come to cry. When i open your letter the words makes it better it takes it all away whoaoh it keeps me holding On whoaoh it keeps me holding on
Here we are preteding we're ok (you can say what you want but you still can't fool me) The life we're living It's all masquerade (i try to smile but i can't remember how) So how did we get so jaded Is it so complicated To not give up to me?
[chorus] In the night there's a fire in my eyes And this paradise has become a place we've come to cry. When i open your letter the words makes it better it takes it all away whoaoh it keeps me holding On
[bridge] Whenever i need you Whenever i run to I know where to find you It keeps me holding on Whenever i need you Whenever i run to I know where to find you On You keep me holding on You keep me holding on whoaoh
[chorus] In the night there's a fire in my eyes And this paradise has become a place we've come to cry. When i open your letter the words makes it better it takes it all away whoaoh it keeps me holding On
[bridge] Whenever i need you Whenever i run to I know where to find you It keeps me holding on Whenever i need you Whenever i run to I know where to find you It keeps me holding on
Staring out into the world across the street You hate the way your life turned out to be He's pulling up in the driveway and you don't make a sound Cause you always learn to hold the things you want to say Your always going to be afraid
[Chorus:] There's only hate There's only tears There's only pain There is no love here Oh so what will you do? There's only lies There's only fears There's only pain There is no love here
Broken down like a mirror smashed to peices You learned the hard way to shut your mouth and smile If these walls could talk they would have so much to say Cause everytime you fight the scars are gonna heal but there never gonna go away
[Chorus:] There's only hate There's only tears There's only pain There is no love here Oh so what will you do? There's only lies There's only fears There's only pain There is no love here Oh no So what will you do?
Your falling, your screaming Your stuck in the same old nightmare He's lying, your crying There's nothing left to salvage Kick the door cause this is over Get me out of here
(Kick the door)
[Chorus:] There's only hate There's only tears There's only pain There is no love here Oh so what will you do? There's only lies There's only fears There's only pain There is no love here Tell me what will you do? There's only hate There's only tears There's only pain There is no love here.
What if I lead the way? What if I make mistakes (will you be there?) What if I change the world? What if I take the blame (will you be there?)
I remember going back to the place we used to lay But I keep losing track And now the days they all turn black And our dreams all start to fade But there's no turning back
'Cause the world keeps turning (so why do you tell me you care if you're not gonna stay) And my heart's still burning (why do you tell me you care)
[Refrain:] What if I change the world If I lead the way? What if I be the one who takes the blame? What if I can't go on without you? What if I graduate? What if I don't? What if I don't?
Now I'm slowly giving up As the world keeps losing faith And you still turn your back Now the path I follow takes a toll on me, on you But there's no turning back.
'Cause the world keeps turning (so why do you tell me you care if you're not gonna stay) And my heart's still burning (why do you tell me you care)
[Refrain]
[x3] I'll be waiting here I'll be waiting here I'll be waiting here For you to call me
Oh...
What if I lead the way? What if I graduate? What if I change the world? Would you still remember me? What if I lead the way? What if I graduate? What if I change the world And I found the words to tell you what you mean to me?
I'll be waiting here I'll be waiting here I'll be waiting here For you to call me
I'll be waiting here I'll be waiting here I'll be waiting here
It's just another day, And it feels like you're still running late 'Cuz the times are gonna change, And you're stuck in your old mentality
You can try to lead us on, But there's no one else to blame Won't be left to clean the mess when you're gone
We're running out of time!
We're running out of time, And you just don't get it Now you're watching people die, And you still don't care We're running out of time, And you just don't get that this is how I feel There's a million things I hate about you
It's just another battle, When you exercise your authority When the dust is finally settled, Will you catch up with reality?
You've been waiting way too long Now it's time for us to pay, And we won't be looking back when you're gone
We're running out of time!
We're running out of time, And you just don't get it Now you're watching people die,
And you still don't care We're running out of time, And you just don't get that this is how I feel There's a million things I hate about you (about you)
About you About you (about you) About you
I don't wanna hear the same excuses (don't wanna hear) I don't wanna here the same excuses (don't wanna hear) I don't wanna hear your story
We're running out of time, And you just don't get it You're watching people die, And you still don't care We're running out of time, And you just don't get it If everybody dies, Will you still don't care?
We're running out of time, And you just don't get it Now you're watching people die, And you still don't care We're running out of time, And you just don't get that this is how I feel I don't wanna think about... This is how I feel
There's a million things I hate about you There's a million things I hate about you
I look around me, But all I seem to see, Is people going no where, Expecting sympathy.
It's like we're going through the motions, Of a scripted destiny. Tell me where's our inspiration, If life wont wait, I guess it's up to me.
[Chorus:] Woah! No, we're not gonna waste another moment in this town. Woah! And we won't come back your world is calling out. Woah! We'll leave the past in the past, Gonna find the future. If misery loves company well, So long, you'll miss me when I'm gone.
Ooh, ooh, ooh. You're gonna miss me when I'm gone. Ooh, ooh, ooh.
Procrastination, running circles in my head. While you sit there contemplating, You wound up left for dead (left for dead) Life is what happens while you're busy making your excuses. Another day, another casualty. And that won't happen to me.
[Chorus]
Ooh, ooh, ooh. You're gonna miss me when I'm gone. Ooh, ooh, ooh. You're gonna miss me when I'm gone. When I'm gone-
Let's go!
Won't look back, When I say goodbye. I'm gonna leave this a hole behind me, Gonna take what's mine tonight. Because every wasted day becomes a wasted chance. You're gonna wake up feeling sorry, Because life wont wait, I guess it's up to you.
[Chorus]
Ooh, ooh, ooh. You're gonna miss me when I'm gone. Ooh, ooh, ooh. You're gonna miss me when I'm gone. Ooh, ooh, ooh. You're gonna miss me when I'm gone. Ooh, ooh, ooh. You're gonna miss me when I'm gone.
I look around me But all I seem to see Is people going nowhere Expecting sympathy It's like we're going through the motions Of a scripted destiny Tell me where's our inspiration If life won't wait I guess it's up to me
Whoah No we're not gonna waste another moment in this town whoah we won't come back, the world is coming out Whoah Leave the past in the past gonna find the future And misery loves company Well so long You'll miss me when i'm gone You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
Procrastination running circles in my head While you sit there contenplating you'll wind up left for dead Life is what happens While you're busy making your excuses Another day, another casualty But that won't happen to me
Whoah No we're not gonna waste another moment in this town Whoah We won't come back, the world is coming out Whoah Leave the past in the past gonna find the future And misery loves company Well so long You'll miss me when i'm gone You're gonna miss me when i'm gone
You're gonna miss me when i'm gone When I'm gone
Let's go Won't look back When I say goodbye I'm gonna leave this hole behind me Gonna take what's mine tonight 'cause every wasted day Becomes a wasted chance you're gonna wake up feeling sorry 'cause life won't wait I guess it's up to you
Whoah No we're not gonna waste another moment in this town Whoah We come back, the world is coming out Whoah Leave the past in the past gonna find the future And misery loves company Well so long You'll miss me when I'm gone You're gonna miss me when I'm gone