Three Days Grace – Break Lyrics

Three Days Grace · Life Starts Now

Rock

Tonight
My head is spinning
I need
Something to pick me up
I've tried
But nothing is working
I won't stop
I won't say I've had enough
Tonight
I start the fire
Tonight
I break away

Break
Away from everybody
Break
Away from everything
If you can't stand
The way this place is
Take
Yourself to higher places

At night
I feel like a vampire
It's not right
But I just can't give it up
I'll try to get myself higher
Let's go
We're gonna light it up
Tonight
We start the fire
Tonight
We break away

Break
Away from everybody
Break
Away from everything
If you can't stand
The way this place is
Take
Yourself to higher places

If you can't stand
The way this place is
Take
Yourself to higher places

Break
Away from everybody
Break
Away from everything
If you can't stand
The way this place is
Take
Yourself to higher places

Higher places
To higher places
Higher places
Take
Yourself to higher places

Comments (86)

Anonymous 2009-09-02 17:32:00

OMFG! this song is freakin amazing!! Three Days Grace is the best band ever!! :D
Anonymous 2009-09-02 22:04:00

It basically means, if you think you can do better, than go for it. Strive to be better. No ones forcing you to stay.
Anonymous 2009-09-04 00:06:00

THREE DAYS GRACE ARE THE BEST X EVER AND EVER AND THIS SONG IS COOL AND freakin amazing
Anonymous 2009-09-05 23:41:00

am I the only one who thinks this song is refferencing to doing drugs? haha! I love it though. Three Days Grace ROCKS!
Anonymous 2009-09-07 12:36:00

this is def about pot, that isn't even a question... ha. so far so good 3dg, hopefully the rest of the album will be even better... i have high hopes for the 3rd cd.
Anonymous 2009-09-10 22:21:00

If u r a DRUGY then yea i can see how u would assume the song is about tokin reefer but my first impression is its just an inspirational song and it kicks ass &amp; rocks pretty hard although it sounds no different than every other 3DG song 3DG GET A NEW F@%#$N SOUND! the drummer is like the white stripes drummer(boring as hell)add some FLAVA!
Anonymous 2009-09-10 23:33:00

i lloooveeeee this song. what are some other new songs by them?! let me knowwww
Anonymous 2009-09-14 09:16:00

this is not about doing pot, why would it fucking be? Adam was addicted once, why would he be fucking advertising drugs?! This song is about bettering yourself, your own life, coming from nowhere, going to 'higher places' however ridiculous some of these posts may be, enjoy!
Anonymous 2009-09-14 19:43:00

3DG!!! omg! this song is kick @$$!!!!!!! i love theses guys! i gotta say though, they're kinda backwards. on the last CD they had songs like "Time of dying" and now their new CD title is "life starts now" hahaha! just saying. no discredit to the band though. they are definetely in my top 3!!!!!!!
Anonymous 2009-09-15 00:08:00

your all wrong that it's about smoking, idiots. Adam Gontier, the lead singer was addicted to oxycontin. He's talking about taking yourself to higher places by doing better in life drug free, hence the new cd being called "life starts now".
Nicolette09 2009-09-15 00:20:00

Adam Gontier, the lead singer was addicted to oxycontin for years and went to rehab. He's sober now and that's why the name of the new cd is "Life starts now" because he's starting his life over so to speak, so the song is insinuating to take control of your life and do something with it.
Anonymous 2009-09-18 13:48:00

this song is badass and three days grace is refering to pot in this song but only about the times he had before when he did do it. oh yeah and you can't get addicted to it. anyway badass song can't wait for new cd.
Anonymous 2009-09-19 19:14:00

OMG - LOOOOVE THIS SONG
Anonymous 2009-09-20 21:23:00

You douche bags! Who cares whether its about drugs or sobriety. Isnt that the magic of music. Its whatever u want it to be. Lets face it smoking pots fun and its not a "BAD" drug. So all you straight edge vaginas just need to calm down. Us potheads hear the lyrics as good as you can and can connect to the song just as good or better than u straight edge losers... Come on fellow stoners stick up for yourselfs. Music is what you want it to be. So all you fags can shove it!
Anonymous 2009-09-22 17:16:00

drugs are not part of this song you dumb druggies like others have said hence the album title Life Starts Now DUH!!
Anonymous 2009-09-26 21:30:00

OMG THIS IS LIKE ONE OF THE BEST SONGS IVE EVER HEARD!!! I LUV THREE DAYS GRACE!!
Anonymous 2009-09-27 22:38:00

best song i've ever heard in the whole world Three Days Grace is the best band in the whole world
Anonymous 2009-10-04 14:57:00

I LOVE YOU THREE DAYS GRACE!!!! AWESOME SONG!!!! i am listening to it over and over again!!!!!!
Anonymous 2009-10-06 16:20:00

this song is F****ing awsome!!! i luv u 3DG!!!! the best freaking band ever keep rockin!! ;D
Anonymous 2009-10-08 23:12:00

reguardless of the name of the album, i still think this is about drugs. it works pretty nice as just improving your life situation, but "i need something to pick me up" and "I'll try to get myself higher Let's go! We're gonna light it up" What then?
Anonymous 2009-10-09 08:25:00

Yea this song is amazing sounds like a way different style for 3DG but I can say it's freaking awesome
Anonymous 2009-10-09 18:57:00

i have been a fan of three days grace since the begining and this song just about tops the rest of them except animal i have become...
Anonymous 2009-10-10 00:24:00

Fact: Lysol can help kill 99.9% of germs Fact people actually care about: 3DG is fucking amazing, and this song is badass
Anonymous 2009-10-12 14:01:00

well guys, i was told that this song is about starting chaos in places of order....contrary to what many people believe it to be about drugs
Anonymous 2009-10-14 21:33:00

o.o Actually you CAN get addicted to pot. Its been proven that you can get addicted to ANYTHING. Water, a person, pain. Not just drugs.I think songs have different meanings for everyone who hears them. Its nice hearing other people's opinions about songs. It shares a little about who they really are : )
Anonymous 2009-10-15 13:47:00

"Actually you CAN get addicted to pot. Its been proven that you can get addicted to ANYTHING. Water, a person, pain. Not just drugs."Habit isn't an addiction. It has not been "proven" source your information if you believe that. Pot has 0 chemically addictive properties. You can get addicted to a person and pain chemically. Water would have to be a habit or because its essential to life.
Anonymous 2009-10-16 13:36:00

will you ppl just listen to the song and quit talkin bout drugs my god
Anonymous 2009-10-21 18:23:00

I don't understand why people think it's about pot.My interpretation on it was that.Don't let others opinions matter to you.Be yourself, and do your best to make it in whatever you want to become.
Anonymous 2009-10-24 17:09:00

actually i analyzed the whole song and it really seems like its about pot or drugs " tonight my head is spinning" lots of stress or something im assuming " i need something to pick me up" some form of drug to make him feel better. "break away:" = get high and break away from everyone and the stress "at night i feel like a vampire It's not right but I just can't give it upI'll try to get myself higherLet's go! We're gonna light it up" vampire as in how they crave blood to how he craves more drugs or the feeling, hes knows drugs are not right, hes addicted and hell make himself higher...gonna light it up is pretty self explanatory. so it does seem like ita about drugs. just my point of view haha
Anonymous 2009-10-24 17:11:00

no not only a drugy would think its about drugs you douce, i think its about pot and im not a fuk.n drugy
Anonymous 2009-10-24 20:46:00

this song is about taking yourself to a higher consciouness or happy place if u cant take the world around you.... no pot is not addictive
Anonymous 2009-10-28 15:49:00

lol this song is about Crystal Meth, not pot or "happy state" only retarded people can feel happy for no reason, why? because that's just retarded. Rock the pipe with some blue dope you'll be taken to the highest conciousness available to the brain.
Anonymous 2009-11-18 21:22:00

This Sonq Is Deh Best Sonq I've Eva Heard! I Really Love Dis Sonq! Is Mah Fav
Anonymous 2009-11-21 21:52:00

i think the video was good even though i didnt get the whole paint thing. i luv them so it didnt matter to me. i still luv the song, it is so good!
Anonymous 2009-11-24 14:51:00

great song i love this band great song i love this band great song i love this band great song i love this band great song i love this band great song i love this band great song i love this band great song i love this band great song i love this band great song i love this band great song i love this band great song i love this band great song i love this band great song i love this band great song i love this band great song i love this band
Anonymous 2009-11-25 16:56:00

This song and World So Cold is truly some of the best songs i ever heard. The Guitar riff on this one i just great!!
Anonymous 2009-11-26 13:46:00

Sick song...amazingest song ever :P
Anonymous 2009-12-01 11:28:00

this song can be wht u want it to be about and you can be addicted to pot u retards! ppl who use pot are retarted bc thts alll it makes u! retarted!
Anonymous 2009-12-03 14:22:00

Personally, I get more of a religious message out of this song. BTW, whatever it's actually about, THIS SONG KICKS A$$!
Anonymous 2009-12-03 17:00:00

this song it's a beautifullllll and amzing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and the best freaking band 4ever keeeppppppp rockiiiiiiiin ???!!!!!!!;:
Anonymous 2009-12-04 18:57:00

i love this song...is awesome. i love three days grace the best and adam the best voice ever
Anonymous 2009-12-10 22:48:00

amazing song! , i seen them live tuesday night and they open with this one :P
Anonymous 2009-12-15 17:19:00

I look at this song as if he were really stressed out, but doesn't want to admit it. He's talking about needing/wanting something to end the frustration, and he wants to break away from everything so that he can just be himself. Sure, it does sound like he could be talking about drugs. But I don't think that's the message in this song. Not at all.
Anonymous 2009-12-19 13:41:00

For one i just thought i would say i love this song. What i think this song is about though is breaking away from situations in your life at the moment and getting away from them and making yourself feel better about life.
Anonymous 2009-12-19 17:00:00

This song is awesome, but i think is about smoking weed, if u think about it
Anonymous 2009-12-21 00:42:00

This is not about being addicted to drugs. It's about being addicted to a person. They are losing that person. In losing that person they are losing a part of themselves. Then he decides to go with her, he's saying this town is shit, take your self to higher places [you deserve more than this] and i'm coming with you.
Anonymous 2009-12-21 04:33:00

ok one leave adam alone some people do drugs and others don'T the point ooof the song is to have fun not to get hiii. yes adam got into druged but he got help.all u people that think this awsome song was about drugs ur on drugs. we all make mistakes why are yall hating on adam he is a great singer. second the song meenns to not do drugs but have FUN. also break away means to stay away from drugs NOT GO OUT AND DO THEM
Anonymous 2009-12-25 00:27:00

I think this is about him getting of drugs, to be honest i think it is a great song, the meaning and the sound.
Anonymous 2009-12-28 00:18:00

I think everyone listening to this song is dense cause the song is about being in a situation that you arent happy he's saying break away from everything thats bringing you down and bring your self to a better place in which you can be happy.If you dont like the way things are then don't complain change them ...SIMPLE!! everyone is trying to read so deep in between the godamn lines that they completely didnt listen to the words literal means
Anonymous 2009-12-30 19:12:00

I think most ppl has the meaning of this song wrong. I agree w one person that commented, he is sayin if u dont like the ways things are break away from it, go somewhere else, make yourself happy.