Album: Taking One For The Team
Songwriters: Pierre Bouvier, Chuck Comeau
Length: 3:15
Cover: here
“It was a take on the whole thing about the band because when you’re in a band, you’re considered sort of like that ’emo’ genre and that you’re supposed to be ‘sad’. I’m like: ‘I don’t wanna be sad anymore, I’m happy now!’ And it’s another way to say ‘I wanna be happy'”
– Pierre Bouvier –
“The idea behind that song is that we have a lot of fans that write us and pull up by a concert and tell us how much our music has helped them. It’s crazy to see how many people seem to be struggling. Music can sometimes be the only lifeline for them. It becomes like their faith, what they use to keep going and I think that inspired us as a band. We were so saddened by how many kids are dealing with depression and we’ve written a lot of songs about that subject, but this time we wanted to write about it from a different perspective. So now it’s more like, ‘I’m sick of feeling like this, I wanna be happier.’ There’s an element of inspiration from the Bleachers’ song ‘I Wanna Get Better’. I suppose it’s about empowerment. Instead of complaining, the song encourages kids to be done with the sad.”
– Chuck Comeau –
No, I don’t wanna be sad
I don’t wanna be sad, sad, sad no more
It’s been 28 days since I’ve seen the sunshine
Cause I just can’t seem to lift this cloud away
I swear all the tears I’ve cried could fill an ocean
I’ve been swimming in a sea of misery
I can’t find the strength to leave this bed
I’m locked up in my cuckoo head
I feel so low and I can’t let go
I’ve got all the symptoms all the signs
I tell my friends I’ll be just fine
But truth be told
It’s getting old
No, I don’t wanna be sad
I don’t wanna be sad sad sad no more
And I know, some days will be bad
But I don’t wanna be sad sad sad no more
I’ve tried every pill the doctor will prescribe me
And I’ve put myself through weeks of therapy
I’ve tried meditation yoga and pilates
It’s like happiness just wasn’t meant for me
But I’m through I’m done I’ve had enough
I’ll ditch this funk I tell you what
Just watch me now
Cause I won’t back down
I’ve got a bad ass personality
So I just need to set it free
It starts today I’m on my way
No, I don’t wanna be sad
I don’t wanna be sad sad sad no more
And I know, some days will be bad
But I don’t wanna be sad sad sad no more
Oh, oh, oh
No no no
I don’t wanna be sad
Oh, oh, oh
No no no
I don’t wanna be sad
Oh, oh, oh
No no no
I don’t wanna be sad, sad, sad, sad, sad, sad
No, I don’t wanna be sad
I don’t wanna be sad sad sad no more
And I know, some days will be bad
But I don’t wanna be sad sad sad no more
No, I don’t wanna be sad
I don’t wanna be sad sad sad no more
And I know, some days will be bad
But I don’t wanna be sad sad sad no more
No no no
I don’t wanna be
No no no
I don’t wanna be
Sad, sad, sad no more
No no no
I don’t wanna be
No no no
I don’t wanna be
Sad, sad, sad no more