If someone listening to this in 2024, they're legends!

Green Day - Boulevard Of Broken Dreams Blink 182 - Adams Song Sum 41 - Pieces

I listen to this depressing song when I'm depressed to make me feel more depressed.

Lagu zaman now memang enak, tapi entah knapa lagu era 2000 an ke bawah jauh lebih enak. North Sumatra, Indonesia 26 june 2024

That feeling when you're sad, and you start listening sad songs so you can be sadder

shoutout to all the people that feel like they are never good enough.

Everyone is posting about how this song makes them more depressed. But as I look at the lyrics, and listen to them. It kind of actually makes me feel better. We all try to have these perfect lives, and fit in to the socially acceptable "norm" and it ends up crushing us "I tried to be perfect, it just wasnt worth it" is exactly right. We all try so hard to be perfect and lose sight of who we are and what makes us happy. To all of you listening to this in 2021, and to all of you who feel like youre alone, or are fighting depression, just know there is an army of people out there supporting you, and we love you for who you are, Thank you Sum 41 for showing us its okay to not be perfect.

2024 and this song ages like fine wine.. getting better every year. Who's with me?

Lyrics I tried to be perfect But nothing was worth it I don't believe it makes me real I'd thought it'd be easy But no one believes me I meant all the things that I said If you believe it's in my soul I'd say all the words that I know Just to see if it would show That I'm trying to let you know That I'm better off on my own This place is so empty My thoughts are so tempting I don't know how it got so bad Sometimes it's so crazy that nothing can save me But it's the only thing that I have If you believe it's in my soul I'd say all the words that I know Just to see if it would show That I'm trying to let you know That I'm better off on my own I tried to be perfect It just wasn't worth it Nothing could ever be so wrong It's hard to believe me It never gets easy I guess I knew that all along If you believe it's in my soul I'd say all the words that I know Just to see if it would show That I'm trying to let you know That I'm better off on my own

"These thoughts are so tempting" is such a brutal line.

Thank you sum 41 for the international depression anthem, and thanks for comforting me during sad moments

My favorite Sum 41 song❤ takes me back to my teen years. Early 2000s-2006.

*Perfect Family* *perfect Body* *perfect night* *perfect life* *perfect Vacation* *Perfect lie*

holy damn that last bit with the 'perfect life' becoming 'perfect lie' damn that was some good cinematography

That's meaningful as heck when you're depressed and want to listen to sad songs

Wow, this song will be having it's 20th anniversary next year. It hit me huge back then and it's still very important to me. Really a forgotten gem of its time.

2000-2003: Punk/Nu-Metal 2004-2006: Emo/Indie 2007-2010: Alternative 2010-Onward: We gave up

Lyrically beautiful and angry you can never beat sum 41. 2018, 30 years old, 15 years later and I'm still obsessed.

Bring back pop punk era's plss!!!!

Nostalgia hitting hard. Graduated high school in 2008. Younger years filled with B182, S41,TBS, Greenday, and the rest. Some memories never fade, baby.

12 years and still best!

I've listened to sum 41 really often when I was a teen. Now I listen to metal bands such as Behemoth, Belphegor, Decapitated, Finntroll etc and of course a lot of classic metal bands but for some reason Sum 41 always got stuck in my head to this very day. It may sound weird but apart from blink, good charlotte etc. I could listen to sum 41 even if I was 40 years old...I'm 22 btw. So much nostalgia, Sum 41 still kick ass

“I tried to be perfect, but nothing was worth it.” So much meaning in one line that can be applied to so many individuals stories. No matter what you’re going through. Sum 41 has always provided music to help escape and relate. They’ve definitely helped me. One of my favorite bands.

2024 anyone?

My favourite Sum 41 song. Still gives me goosebumps

2019... still hits hard. True masterpiece for people who are going through shit. Life is unfair.

in 2017 I still love this song. I used to feel so alone but every time I hear this song and read comments I realize there are tons of people who share my pain. It's like an entire family you never met.

как же такой музыки и исполнителей не хватает в сегодняшний день....

God, this song is sooo good

Wow i never noticed at the end of the video that the "f" on "life" fell off the truck so instead of it reading "the perfect life is waiting for you" it says "the perfect lie is waiting for you" damn.

This song predicted social media depression before social media even existed. So mind boggling

Trimakasih sudah ke JOGJAKARTA INDONESIA 2024 ❤❤❤

you'll never appreciate this song unless you walk through a tunnel at night while listening to it! seriously!

It feels so weird coming back to this song after so many years....same feelings, same situation.

It's 2020. I'm here, still listening to this masterpiece. Of course nobody cares what year we're here at, so keep on listening to great songs. This is good song and i'll keep on listening to it.

When you're older, you realize how important these lyrics are. It's amazing how fast 19 years passed.

This hits so much different at 34 having lived life... It's not even depressing anymore. It represents freedom.

2022 and this hits harder than ever. The words "I tried to be perfect, it just wasn't worth it" for those who grew up listening to this proved true.

"It never gets easy" the truest line in a song.

It's the summer of 2005 again and we're sitting as teenagers on the stairs of the old stadium in my hometown. Some workers had brought a trailer to keep their instruments in. They had forgotten an old radio which was constantly playing in the background of our emotions. Suddenly this song comes on. All the teenage screems and kicks stopped and we all listened. When we made it to the middle of the song I felt the first autumn wind and it sent shivers down my spine. This was the first time that I knew 'this' wasn't gonna last forever. In an instant everything we had been through that summer hid in my back pocket as if it got cold. In January 2025 Sum 41 will perform their final show as a band and then they will break up. I will miss them like crazy. I hope i get the chance to see them live before that. I have many favorite bands but I don't think any of them made me feel more than Sum 41. I wish all of your favorite bands stay together!

my life..

All the teens that listen to this music today are ao cool :) This was my music when I was your age and I felt the same strange feelings you feel today. You are not alone. Embrace it. It is a unique thing that will make u remeber this times

Sum 41: Pieces Avril Lavigne: Fall to pieces Linkin Park: In pieces

Anyone here in 2024?

Oh god I feel like I'm 15 again :( so many memories!

I'm not a sum 41 fan by any means, but this song is hella beautiful

I listened to this on repeat in the midst of the worst depression of my life. Lyrics that got me: "these thoughts are so tempting". Don't give in to the temptation of your thoughts. It gets better, I promise.

The saddest thing is that some people really miss to have someone who will love you but you know that being alone is the best way for you...

Fuck. This hurts. I started listening to this band when I was a kid, grew out of them somewhat when I was a teenager, then revisited them in my 20s. Songs like this one still hit all the right chords, especially this video...how many of us can relate to watching our friends and family members grow up and enjoy success while we feel left behind? Thanks for the great music and the great memories, guys. 💜

Today’s music doesn’t come close to this masterpiece!

I’ve been listening to this song on repeat for the past few days. The line “this place is so empty my thoughts are so tempting” really sticks with me.

My first ever Sum41 Song, discovered around 2007. Listened to it on repeat for 2 days straight. This band has given me so much ❤

Literally the song I always played when I felt really depressed.

Happiness in life isn't determined by whether you being alone or the opposite. On that note, sometimes you just decided in life that you better off on your own. You'll realized that when your prefer people have no concern about you and in return you don't have to be concerned about them.

Use earphones and take the left one off at the beginning of the song, surprisingly it sounds amazing without the background guitar until 0:53

Anyone listening in 2024 July..??

I love this song so damn much. Walking my own path, going through life alone and there's always something "passing by" to remind me that the social norms look so perfect, but in reality they don't truly make me happy. Society has this way of making you feel like an outsider for just doing your own thing instead of the standard 'go to college, get married, have kids, vacation on the beach every summer, grow old with lots of family'. It's ok to walk your own path and do your own thing.

Dear stranger, whoever reads this: may your parents live over 100 years.

How I fucking feel everyday. I lost myself trying to make others happy losing my identity but how ever the pieces couldn't never come together until I fell rock bottom. Cold world like shit.... Better off my own !!!! Yep

⭐ 2024 20th anniversary ⭐ if someone listening, just such an honor

All this time I felt lonely. Like I'm all alone in this world, and it felt terrible. Until I discovered this song. Now I understand. And now I realise that maybe I was never planed to have a nice life with friends and someone I love and who loves me. I'm just not compatible with it. I'm simply... Better off on my own.

"It never gets easy" I believe you Deryck, I believe you😔

This song was my childhood. This band was my childhood. Disbanded or not, you guys will forever remain in my hearts and spotify playlists .😢 ❤

well here we are 15 year old me, we did our best bro!

Definitely his best vocals, he captures the feeling so well.

I feel like this song kinda signaled the end of the pop punk era from the early 2000s..

The essence of life is not being perfect, impressing people, or succeeding at everything.The essence of life is simply making mistakes and learning from them, surround yourself with people who love you when your being yourself and getting through the failures so that you can continue improving

Who's here in 2024??? Hit like

fuck, all the memories this band brings me back

This song describes my whole life, struggling with anorexia and harmful addictions. At the moment, after all these years I've been fighting and consuming myself, trying to be perfect, I've found out that my weight does NOT define me, being just skin and bones isn't the real me and nothing could ever be so wrong than starving. The other fact is that alcohol and cigarettes are not a form of true happiness, they just give you that illusion, while destroying you slowly . You have no idea how glad and thankfull I am now, finding this song which is such a relief, like healing my wrecked soul and mind. :')

love this song!

ALmost 30 years old. 1:25 a.m. i am listening to this and so warm memories come to my mind. Memories of being a teen in 00's. I would give a lot to live at least one summer day of that wonderful time. What a song, what a gifted singer Derrick is

Damn the 2000s were great.

“I tried to be perfect, but nothing was worth it” one of the simplest phases but also one of the most meaningful phrases ❤️

My friend recommended these guys to me as she is a super big fan. This is the first song i have listened to and i can already tell im gonna love them, this song was absolutely beautiful.

A family friend that use to babysit me growing up put me on to a lot of bands. Sum 41 was one of them. I’ll never forget the day he brought out that All Killer No Filler CD. I’ve been a fan since. As for this song, I remember being 12 or 13 watching this on Fuse. Now that I’m 31, I can’t help but feel some type of way listening to this.

I tried to be perfect But nothing was worth it I don't believe it makes me real I thought it'd be easy But no one believes me I meant all the things I said If you believe it's in my soul I'd say all the words that I know Just to see if it would show That I'm trying to let you know That I'm better off on my own This place is so empty My thoughts are so tempting I don't know how it got so bad Sometimes it's so crazy That nothing can save me But it's the only thing that I have If you believe it's in my soul I'd say all the words that I know Just to see if it would show That I'm trying to let you know That I'm better off on my own On my own I tried to be perfect It just wasn't worth it Nothing could ever be so wrong It's hard to believe me It never gets easy I guess I knew that all along If you believe it's in my soul I'd say all the words that I know Just to see if it would show That I'm trying to let you know That I'm better off on my own You guys are welcome :)

It's crazy that this song came out almost 17 years ago. It's almost legal.

2016 celebrated my new year alone.

I listen to this song as well as almost the ENTIRE Chuck record whenever I feel depressed and at some point or another I end up feeling better. Thanks for 27 years, Deryck, Tom, Cone, Dave, Frank, and Steve........

After 15 years I'm playing this . Feels preety good.

Being 31 now reflecting on how this song meant to me when i was 13 and 14 really makes me realize how ive felt pretty much my entire life even though ive blocked out most of my past. Ive never had anyone to rely on or trust, not even my parents or siblings or what I thought was my best friend. Ive always felt alone and this song makes me feel just a bit more ok with it.

this one introduced me to this band. definitely my favorite song from them, hands down.

I really miss the 00's!

Thnks 4 coming to Malaysia..we love u..🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾

I used to cry a lot to this song. To cut a long story short: mostly because at that time, everyone around was pushing high expectations on me(specially my family) while I was extremely depressed and I wasn't founding any meaning in life. Now, around 7 years later, I've overcome depression, I'm with someone I love with all my heart and I listen to this song and shout every word. I TRIED TO BE PERFECT IT JUST WASN'T WORTH IT, NOTHING COULD EVER BE SO WRONG!!

Damn story of my life this song is literally me

One of the best messages ever from a music video. This song is about not following the herd and being true to your personality. As it is shown in the end, even Deryck's own personality is a lie to you. You must be true to yourself.

I listened to this is in middle school at a time where I thought I was "left behind" by everyone, when you grow up you actually relate to the context of the song. All of your friends, family and relatives getting success and enjoying themselves while you stand at the same point you've been standing for years. And I just keep trying...

Since i was a kid, i've been suffering depression and anxiety, this song always touch me in so different ways.

i love when the 'f' falls of at the end so it spells lie. Puts the how music video into perspective with one simple drop of a letter.

this song can make any grown ass man break into tears

One can't express how creative this video is, it used every single member of the band in a creative way and gave them everyone a representation that, imo, fits perfectly, i can't imagine any of the roles being swapped in the video, the drummer have that smirk look that made them perfect on the "perfect vacation" bit, the guitarist being the taller and the bulkier made it the best for the wedding bit and the bassist being the skinniest made them perfect for the dorky look of the family bit, while the vocalist being skinny and small in comparison to the rest made it just perfect for him to be the sad contrast of the song.

I recently read your Instagram post about disbanding of SUM 41. Seeing the word 'disbanding' the soul was torn apart. I just want to say a huge thank you, SUM 41, for all the 18 years that I have listened to you. I am sure that there will be no more bands in my life that would influence my life in the same way. Thank you so much for your very energetic and sometimes depressing tracks, which are imbued with deep meaning, for incredible riffs and solos, for amazing instrumental and vocal accompaniment. Thank you for the past, the present, and for the future

One of my favourite songs to listen to when I feel alone

He walks a lonely road The only one that he has ever known

У меня почему то выступают слезы , когда я слушаю эту песню. Мне 33 года и у меня нет предрассудков и юношеского максимализма , не понимаю ...

I heard this song like 5 years ago and it still makes me emotional.

This describes my life perfectly. I'm tired of being in this living hell.

My 12 year self is still standing here today because of this song. The power of real music...