“Catching Fire”, the closer to Order In Decline, was written from a place of hopelessness and pain. After the tragic death of music friends such as Chester Bennington and Chris Cornell, Deryck felt lonesome. He also wanted to write a song about his wife and ended up writing about how devastating it...
[Verse 1]
I never told you how I felt
Though I thought I'd said it all
And I never knew you needed help
Well, 'cause you always seemed so tough
But now I'm here alone
Without you by my side
If only I had known
That you kept it all inside
Now I'm trying to understand
Just trying to find a way
But forgive you, I just can't
It's all just too much for me to take
[Chorus]
And if I failed you, well, I swear I tried my best
But now you're gone, so all your tears can lay to rest
Just so you know
You meant the world to us, I know that it's too late
And all I want's another chance, I can't accept that you have left
[Verse 2]
Look at all this damage done
Are you happy with yourself?
And we thought the best was yet to come
And, and I thought I knew you oh so well
And the days just go by
While the moment seems to last
Like catching fire
All is gone, and it all went up so fast
[Chorus]
And if I failed you, well, I swear I tried my best
And now you're gone, so all your tears can lay to rest
Just so you know
You meant the world to us, I know that it's too late
And all I want's another chance, I can't accept that you have left
That you have left
[Chorus]
And if I failed you, well, I swear I tried my best
But now you're gone, so all your tears can lay to rest
Just so you know
You meant the world to us, I know that it's too late
But all I want's another chance, I can't accept that you have left
That you have left
Catching Fire was written by Deryck Whibley.
Catching Fire was produced by Deryck Whibley.
Sum 41 released Catching Fire on Fri Jul 19 2019.
Deryck told NME
The difficult thing was knowing I was heading into mental health territory. It’s not all about that but I was entering into it a little bit and wanted to be careful to not sound like I understand what it’s like to suffer from depression because I never really have. What I was trying...