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Nickelback was introduced to me years ago by one of my Grade 3 students. I taught this boy for a year as well as his older brother for two years. Both of them were heavily into baseball and hockey.

One day, I asked my class about the songs and music they usually listened to at home. This student surprised me with a band that I had never heard of at the time. He told me that his brother was taking guitar lessons and Nickelback was one of the rock bands that he was into. I didn't really make an effort to check this band out until Nickelback finally got big and won a few music awards.

Check them out. I like some of their songs; however, I found some of their songs tend to have similar rhythms and styles.


Far Away






Photograph






If Everyone Cared






Far Away lyrics



This time, This place

Misused, Mistakes

Too long, Too late

Who was I to make you wait

Just one chance

Just one breath

Just in case there's just one left

'Cause you know,

you know, you know



[CHORUS]

That I love you

I have loved you all along

And I miss you

Been far away for far too long

I keep dreaming you'll be with me

and you'll never go

Stop breathing if

I don't see you anymore



On my knees, I'll ask

Last chance for one last dance

'Cause with you, I'd withstand

All of hell to hold your hand

I'd give it all

I'd give for us

Give anything but I won't give up

'Cause you know,

you know, you know



[CHORUS]



So far away

Been far away for far too long

So far away

Been far away for far too long

But you know, you know, you know



I wanted

I wanted you to stay

'Cause I needed

I need to hear you say

That I love you

I have loved you all along

And I forgive you

For being away for far too long

So keep breathing

'Cause I'm not leaving you anymore

Believe it

Hold on to me and, never let me go

Keep breathing

'Cause I'm not leaving you anymore

Believe it

Hold on to me and, never let me go

Keep breathing

Hold on to me and, never let me go

Keep breathing

Hold on to me and, never let me go



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Photograph lyrics



Look at this photograph

Everytime I do it makes me laugh

How did our eyes get so red

And what the hell is on Joey's head



And this is where I grew up

I think the present owner fixed it up

I never knew we'd ever went without

The second floor is hard for sneaking out



And this is where I went to school

Most of the time had better things to do

Criminal record says I broke in twice

I must have done it half a dozen times



I wonder if it's too late

Should i go back and try to graduate

Life's better now then it was back then

If I was them I wouldn't let me in



Oh, oh, oh

Oh, god, I



Every memory of looking out the back door

I had the photo album spread out on my bedroom floor

It's hard to say it, time to say it

Goodbye, goodbye.

Every memory of walking out the front door

I found the photo of the friend that I was looking for

It's hard to say it, time to say it

Goodbye, goodbye.



Remember the old arcade

Blew every dollar that we ever made

The cops hated us hangin' out

They say somebody went and burned it down



We used to listen to the radio

And sing along with every song we know

We said someday we'd find out how it feels

To sing to more than just the steering wheel



Kim's the first girl I kissed

I was so nervous that I nearly missed

She's had a couple of kids since then

I haven't seen her since god knows when



Oh, oh, oh

Oh, god, I



Every memory of looking out the back door

I had the photo album spread out on my bedroom floor

It's hard to say it, time to say it

Goodbye, goodbye.

Every memory of walking out the front door

I found the photo of the friend that I was looking for

It's hard to say it, time to say it

Goodbye, goodbye.



I miss that town

I miss the faces

You can't erase

You can't replace it

I miss it now

I can't believe it

So hard to stay

Too hard to leave it



If I could I relive those days

I know the one thing that would never change



Every memory of looking out the back door

I had the photo album spread out on my bedroom floor

It's hard to say it, time to say it

Goodbye, goodbye.

Every memory of walking out the front door

I found the photo of the friend that I was looking for

It's hard to say it, time to say it

Goodbye, goodbye.



Look at this photograph

Everytime I do it makes me laugh

Everytime I do it makes me...



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If Everyone Cared lyrics



From underneath the trees, we watch the sky

Confusing stars for satellites

I never dreamed that you'd be mine

But here we are, we're here tonight



Singing Amen, I, I'm alive

Singing Amen, I, I'm alive



[Chorus:]

If everyone cared and nobody cried

If everyone loved and nobody lied

If everyone shared and swallowed their pride

Then we'd see the day when nobody died



And I'm singing



Amen I, Amen I, I'm alive

Amen I, Amen I, Amen I, I'm alive



And in the air the fireflies

Our only light in paradise

We'll show the world they were wrong

And teach them all to sing along



Singing Amen, I, I'm alive

Singing Amen, I, I'm alive

(I'm alive)



[Chorus x2]



And as we lie beneath the stars

We realize how small we are

If they could love like you and me

Imagine what the world could be


If everyone cared and nobody cried

If everyone loved and nobody lied

If everyone shared and swallowed their pride

Then we'd see the day when nobody died

When nobody died...



[Chorus]



We'd see the day, we'd see the day

When nobody died

We'd see the day, we'd see the day

When nobody died

We'd see the day when nobody died