Cover art for Nothing on My Back by Sum 41

Nothing on My Back

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May. 8, 20011 viewer6K views

Nothing on My Back Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Was happiness a fad?
Or was it in the lost and found again behind the issues?
It might not be so bad
We're all addicted to our tragedy, I guess it's what it had to be

[Chorus]
With nothin' on my back, it's still enough to bring me down
Mind's about to crack 'cause what I thought could not be found
Matter of in fact, it's harder still when you're around
Nothin' on my back, I can't help but drown
(Switch!)

[Verse 2]
I might as well belong to both of you
And the mess you always seem to drag me through
That night, forever always haunting me
But I guess it is what it's supposed to be
But spare your thoughts of sympathy

[Chorus]
Nothin' on my back, it's still enough to bring me down
My mind's about to crack 'cause what I thought could not be found
Matter of in fact, it's harder still when you're around
Nothin' on my back, I can't help but drown
[Instrumental Break]

[Bridge]
With nothin' on my back, it's still enough to bring me down
My mind's about to crack 'cause what I thought could not be found
With nothin' on my back, it's still enough to bring me down
My mind's about to crack 'cause what I thought could not be found
With nothin' on my back, it's still enough to bring me down
My mind's about to crack 'cause what I thought could not be found
With nothing on my back, it's still enough to bring me down
My mind's about to crack 'cause what I thought could not be found

[Chorus]
With nothin' on my back, it's still enough to bring me down
My mind's about to crack 'cause what I thought could not be found
Matter of in fact, it's harder still when you're around
With nothin' on my back, I can't help but drown

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Coming right out of the intro, “Nothing on My Back” is a pop-punk banger about being tired of people putting their burdens on the narrator. The lyrics seem to describe something that happened between the narrator and the person he’s describing.

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Bass Guitar
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Release Date
May 8, 2001
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